Goodbye Echo Shows: I am DONE!

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I have been using the Amazon Echo Shows since the first one came out. But not anymore. I am packing away the Echo Shows and am done with them in my house.
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@QueendomCome621 16 күн бұрын

No lies were told in this video. I use my Echo as an alarm clock and to play music. Otherwise its pretty useless.

@MarcusGarveysGhost 16 күн бұрын

Clock+Music+Photo slide of my two little girls, until it insist on displaying ads to enable some random skill. I have disabled every single nano marketing option in the settings, it still won't go away.

@CraigsTechTalk 16 күн бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate that. I try to keep it real, good and bad. Glad you are getting some use still.

@CraigsTechTalk 16 күн бұрын

Marcus, it’s so annoying to have to turn off the different screens. The deal breaker are those annoying ones you can’t turn off.

@1MarkKeller 16 күн бұрын

Yep ... clock, music, photos, and weather on my Alexa capable Samsung fridge. All the other hubs I have are Nest Max hubs ... and I use them the same way.

@lopezlopez7132 15 күн бұрын

Why did you buy an Echo device and not a music player with a built in clock? Could have saved a pretty penny...

@jackperron5537 15 күн бұрын

I renamed my Echo Show "Ad Server" about a month or so before finally pulling the plug. It now sleeps with the fishes. When Amazon anounced they would include ads in their Prime videos, THAT was the final straw for me and I ended up dumping Prime altogether.

@garethjones5068 16 күн бұрын

Amazon have never been about listening to their customers

@zachmosqueda3344 16 күн бұрын

I know right like it’s sad

@zachmosqueda3344 16 күн бұрын

I’ve had mine for the last 10 years and I was expecting to see more updates get pushed but no they clearly don’t care

@zachmosqueda3344 16 күн бұрын

I didn’t buy the echo show 8 to look at ads year after year

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

You got that right. It is unfortunate that they create in their own little bubble. Instead of just stealing good ideas from Apple and Samsung. Google does the same thing.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

I expected more updates too. Not losing features behind a paywall.

@rocraider163 16 күн бұрын

There’s a hack that I found on Reddit to stop all the ads and it’s worked for me for over a year. Im not sure if I can post a link here but you must change your device’s language in settings from English (US) to English (Canada) and I also changed Alexa voice to American 1, that second part is optional though. Canada has much more strict SPAM laws so no more ads. I’m in the US btw.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing and watching. That makes sense about the ads.

@SoCalVipers 8 күн бұрын

I just tried it. I'll report back to see if it works for me. if not, It'll be in the dump soon.

@rocraider163 8 күн бұрын

@@SoCalVipers cool. Let me know if it works for you.

@speedRacer05 5 күн бұрын

Yes, please let us know if it still works!

@SoCalVipers 5 күн бұрын

It seems to have solved the problem. I have not seen any ads since I made the change. :)

@b_tang 16 күн бұрын

I don't even use my Show to see the time and weather anymore because my ecobee thermostat displays it bigger than my Show, which has a larger screen! It's like Amazon never once talked to a real person who uses their devices.

@CraigsTechTalk 16 күн бұрын

That is a great point about the Ecobee display. You nailed it, Amazon isn’t taking input. They are in their own bubble.

@MN_Engineer 16 күн бұрын

Amazon cut much of their development staff for these devices. There's really no point in buying anything new, the devices are very limited in what they can do... Since Amazon makes no profit on these devices/Alexa, I suspect the whole ecosystem will start to decay... There needs to be an open source smart speaker option.

@janetwoodville3643 16 күн бұрын

I unplugged my Echo show. I don't know where it was coming from, but someone was harassing me through my Echo show. So I unplugged it. They're Fire TV devices are slow in their performance too. I also put my Chromecast Google TV back action.

@CraigsTechTalk 16 күн бұрын

An Open source option would be an interesting option. It doesn’t look good for the future with all their cuts.

@CraigsTechTalk 16 күн бұрын

That is crazy about your echo show. I do like the Google interface better than Fire TVs. Thanks for sharing.

@grantos8276 15 күн бұрын

@@CraigsTechTalkdo you remember “Mycroft Mark II” unfortunately I backed this open source device. But in the end they failed to bring to market - they ended up wasting money on all the problems it had, and its interface and AI were just too slow. There version one that used raspberry pi would have done much better

@JaneTaubman 14 күн бұрын

Home Assistant is getting there. Hopefully soon Nabu Casa will release a commercial one. I do have an ESPHome based speaker/voice control and it works OK.

@spacemanwho 12 күн бұрын

What's annoying is you turn stuff of and amazon turns crap back on.

@samcowell5554 9 күн бұрын

Tell me about it it’s freaking annoying the other week. I turned off some stupid shopping recommendation crap then I go to turn it on today then just showing me stupid shopping crap that I turned off previously. It’s bloody annoying but thankfully in the UK at the moment we’re not getting as many stupid adverts as people in America. So thank God for that saying that I’ve probably just gone jinxed it. It’s probably been jinxed.

@pitipan 16 күн бұрын

Still can’t understand the Alexa app, it's AWFUL. echo dot is OK, since it was 10$. I totally agree with Craig...

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

It’s crazy after all these years the app is not much better. Thanks for watching.

@pattyd888 11 күн бұрын

i’m surprised you didn’t mention how crappy the voice recognition have been, mine may listen to me 50% of the time, and even then it will say it didn’t understand me. i’d rather tap a couple times on my phone than bother asking my echo to do something

@paul454 15 күн бұрын

I'm frustrated beyond belief with mine. I agree with everything you said, but I must add one thing: I have EVERYTHING turned off on my home screen, and about once a month Amazon either adds something new, or turns things back on that I previously turned off. I'll be sitting on my couch and see something flash in the corner of my eye, and sure enough, it's showing ads again. Infuriating. I finally bought a tablet with a stand that I plan on using in its place. I am also done with these pieces of garbage.

@clintonelliott340 7 күн бұрын

Basically I went all in on Apple. Google and Amazon - I spent too much money on them - never again, and yep, you pretty much nailed everything wrong with Amazon echo’s, they should be paying us to place billboards in our house…

@callmeNeno 7 күн бұрын

You’re absolutely correct Apple’s business model is best for customers no advertising or selling your data to third parties

@730Frankr 13 күн бұрын

As an Echo user who has 9 echo's throughout my home and car....I agree 110% - The only thing that has kept me from boxing up my echo's is that I need a good product to replace them...The echo's do provide an option to control my lighting throughout the house. Hoping your video on Apple products provides a greater insight to use SIRI. By the way I too am frustrated by the ads they are senseless and not in tune with the products I am most interested in. Amazon does ask for feedback from customers via their memberships- but still waiting for some of my feedback to take traction. Keep up the great videos and DON"T HOLD BACK...The only way Amazon is going to change is from video's like this one!!

@FrioRocks 11 күн бұрын

I agree! I keep checking my settings thinking I can turn off the ads but I cannot. So annoying. You nailed it on this.

@davidflorence3510 15 күн бұрын

Hi Craig, I used to live in Agoura Hills and had a home computer/home theater company. I have stopped using my Echo Shows - have on in every room of my house. I have moved to using my Google devices. I get KZfaq TV native, better searches, faster integration with doorbells, cameras, thermostats, etc. I just used the Echos Shows for an OK Clock - so I wasted about $1000 on all of these shows.... And, don't get me started about stereo paired Echo Studios and Echos playing music filled with dropouts - pretty much stopped using those as well. I now use the Google Nest Speakers for three stereo pairs in some of my rooms. Since I am an audiophile snob, I use Sonos as background music in my two offices. Thanks for being real about the Echo Shows

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

Very cool David. I can understand having a home theater company, you need some good sound. Sonos are great. I can appreciate the switch to Google. The Nest hub has such a better interface.

@terryashford5755 16 күн бұрын

Packed mine away a year or so ago. I got tired of constantly having to change settings to block the ads and suggestions. I just wanted a display of the time and temperature. Instead, I paid for a device that allowed Amazon to advertise to me. I disconnected all echo devices in my home except for one. It sits in a remote bedroom and is only used as a hub to control my smart devices.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing Terry. It makes sense to keep the one for the hubs. No reason to spend more money.

@speedracer9132 16 күн бұрын

I appreciate this video Craig. For a while I stopped watching your videos because all these things have frustrated me and it seems all you posted was favorable videos about these devices. We need to come together as a community and find ways to take back our smart homes! Words can never describe how grateful I am for this shift in your channel, THANK YOU FOR FIGHTING FOR THE END USER!

@DaveB564 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for this video, Craig. I originally gave my Show5 a glowing review right after I first got it but for awhile now, every time I look at it for the current time or temp, all I keep seeing is ad after ad after ad and it’s pretty frustrating and I thought it was just me being fickle. But now I see I’m in good company. What a shame too because it really is (was?) a pretty cool device.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

I appreciate your honesty and letting me know that you had stopped watching. I do try to be positive and share what a device can do. But I need to be better about coming back around to these features and let you know if they are worth keeping. I love the coming together as a community and putting out the frustrations. I appreciate the kind words. I don’t want to go negative, but I do think we need to raise the bar, not go backwards. I think we need to ask if these things are really worth spending more money on for upgrades. Thank you again. Have a great day.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

Hello Dave, in my livestreams I kept hearing more frustration. That combined with my own and it was time to talk about it. You are not alone my friend. Like many others, we bought into something that was growing and positive for the user. Now it has become something that we didn’t sign up for. Amazon should give us users a kickback for the ad space they are using on my device.

@abutler625 11 күн бұрын

I’m about a year and a half or so into smart home life. Started off with Alexa integrated products. Seemed like more products worked with Alexa than anything else at the time so I went with it. Got sick of the interface on the echo shows. The ads. The useless info popping up. I had several shows in my house at one point. 5, 8, 10, 15 you name it. Blink cameras. Ring doorbell. All owned by Amazon. Started converting to HomeKit and will never look back. I have one device left from Amazon, the show 15 because it looks nice on my wall and I use it to control my roomba. All other Alexa/amazon owned devices are retired. good riddance

@djflook9465 16 күн бұрын

I agree totally with your rant! Thank you; I hope you are heard! I use mine for - time, weather, timer when cooking, FaceTiming family members. I use my Google mini to get answers to questions because the shows never seemed to answer the question asked.

@benh8199 11 күн бұрын

Glad I held off on ever getting one. Sounds like my Echo dot with clock does everything any of the Show's do.

@davidfarrell1062 15 күн бұрын

Have 8 inch echo show in kitchen and used for years to show me my next appointment from google calendar. Cant get it to do that anymore and cant find a way to fix it. The updates do go into calendar but no reminders when they are nearly due. Bloody useless.

@mikeoreilly4020 16 күн бұрын

I've had the same frustrations for quite a while now, especially about the ads. Great video.

@joek468 16 күн бұрын

Ihave been sick of the Echo Show just for the clock alone, being in the bottom left corner which I have asked you about. Just saw your video on the Nest Hub, I see the clock in the bottom left too, Do you know if the positioning can be changed to a diffrent location such as bigger in the middle or in an upper corner as the "default clock position" ? Or would you recommend something else as a better clock display, We pretty much have Google Nest thermostat and smart lights for the moment as far as smart products go. Thanks

@karlcleveley1114 Күн бұрын

Amazon do have a long way to go to make it fully AI friendly. I had a Echo Show for about a week and I ended up taking this back, because it serves no purpose. What Amazon needs to do now, is work with the top flat screen TV sets and perhaps incorporate show into the TV itself with your phone acting as a keyboard/mouse. Nobody wants these small screens in most rooms, collecting dust, forgotten about.

@bryman31 16 күн бұрын

what are you gonna use instead? just the standard screenless echo's?

@carrolllaw 12 күн бұрын

I originally used my Echo products for many features. The one I really liked was it would listen in while I was away and would alert me to sounds of entry, or my smoke detector going off. All of a sudden, with an update, that feature no longer worked. For well over a year, I’d get messages that they were still working on it. I have also since packed up my echos.

@arwenwestrop5404 16 күн бұрын

I couldn't agree more with you. I HATE all those ads for things I don't wnt. And I can't remember how ofter I've clicked on the 'no sports' button, it makes no difference, they are there all the time. It may stay till I move but then it's gone...

@wmcdougle 7 сағат бұрын

The only thing Amazon created was a customer info farm with ad manipulation features. It’s pretty gross.

@lynnmitch 16 күн бұрын

I still use the 15 in my kitchen for Fire TV, and all the rest are still around the house because I have them linked and I can play music house-wide via Spotify. I'm not particularly attached to them though, and agree with all your points.

@skycastle54 16 күн бұрын

100% agree with everything you've said. If I buy any echo devices going forward, none will have a screen because never once have I looked at their advertisements and said, "hey, I need that!" NOT ONCE. Why can't someone figure out a way to jail break these devices and let the end user decide what to put on the screen? Thanks for saying what everyone else is thinking. More smart home tech channels need to do the same.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏 I have to keep it real with you all. I am glad to help be a voice for frustrated users. You have a Great point, I have never taken action after seeing one of the ads or their recommendation screens. I like the jailbreak idea.

@Repent4yoursins 6 күн бұрын

Definitely agree with everything you’ve stated. One thing that drives me mad is the usability of others services. Amazon music - all works perfectly, wanna use Apple Music instead? No lyrics, won’t play the specific song asked for, lags terribly etc. I feel forced into using their services with their devices but even those aren’t reliable and being plagued with more advertising.

@TecTimmy 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for the honest review. I’m not ready to put my six Shows away just yet. I have also owned them all first gen through current. My biggest problem is the voice response sensitivity is just not really any better from generation to generation. I have to constantly repeat myself. And that stupid white cord on the darker devices! Amazon please take note and please please please improve these devices once and for all.

@LordFalon 3 күн бұрын

right there with you Craig. Also tired of features that were there when we bought the products but then are removed so that you are forced to either buy newer or buy a service from amazon.

@ARSJ116 16 күн бұрын

Hey Craig, I agree 100% with why you are getting rid of the echo show. I only have 1 in our kitchen and my wife and I just enjoy the photos and the timer lol, but those ADS are overwhelming. So what device are you going to replace the echo with?

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

I can appreciate the photos and timers. I am missing timers and the clock. As for what I will be using, it will be HomePods. I have been running my smart home with HomePods for a while. I made a video a year or so back on why I switched. I may need to revisit that to let people know what I am doing. Thanks for watching.

@lthomas63 16 күн бұрын

Craig, thank you for such a great video, I don’t look at my echo shows anymore. They just sit in the corner and I just use them for when I wanna know where my packages are that I ordered from Amazon prime which is overpriced. You made me laugh so hard at the end that was awesome. Thank you for a great video!

@4craigmetz 13 күн бұрын

Craig, Craig here! I am glad you made this video. I couldn't agree more. I was a beta tester for the first Alexa and have had several in my home with "upgrades" to Shows ever since. I now despise their intrusion in my home. The one feature I really wanted is the weather and time overlayed on my photos but oh, no all I get is ad's. Not just ad's, it is stupid stuff that most 5-year olds wouldn't want. I have replaced two Show's in my heavy use areas with Pixel Tablets, which to your point, do more useful things. I plan to add one more to replace all of my Show's which are now in Closets to turn on lights. It is hard to understand how tone def Amazon has become on this or how they have taken something with so much promised and squander it. Well I vented and thank you for your great channel and all of the hard work it takes to make such useful content.

@HumphreyvanLee 15 күн бұрын

Totally agree, I have 3, only use it for voice as touch is too slow and the widgets are confusing. We don't have adds yes in the EU, but man, the quizes and random videos of no interrest started to bug me as well last week. I even pullen the plug out of frustration.

@naizondj 14 күн бұрын

So what your recommendation? Now i have google home and i add echo show 5 for my ring doorbell! What you think about apple echo system? Any thoughts?

@garethholdcroft4130 8 күн бұрын

It feels like the people that develop the products don't use the products. I have reached out to Amazon to offer to voluntarily help them by pointing out the shortfalls but you just get passed around. They just don't listen to what people want; its like they develop what they want and not what customers want

@rickslife 3 күн бұрын

Same here. Unplugged all except the Flex in the bathroom. I use it for a radio in the mornings. Otherwise they are useless. I got tired of all the ads like you.

@thibDave 4 күн бұрын

Love, love the rant. Spot on! Finally. More of this needed. 👍🏼 !

@jwhsp 3 күн бұрын

Thank you I pulled the plug along time ago because of the ads and they have gotten worse so I have heard. I am not a google fan for automation but I have a google device I use for a digital frame and I love it because it shows me pictures NOT ADS

@Shundave 3 күн бұрын

I have an Echo Dot or an Echo in every room in my house. The Echo in my office (the big one) is a great speaker for music and Podcasts. The Echo Dot with a clock in my bedroom is my alarm clock. The others are used for home automation, information requests, or for playing music while I putter. I have wanted to get an Echo Show or two several times over the past couple years, but have run into the issues you described so well in this video. There is not a single Echo Show that does everything that I needed. The combination of features I want would require buying multiple devices. And there just wasn’t enough value in any one of them to justify the cost. I’ll keep using my Echos, but the Show is not something I’ll be getting into.

@artadmir 10 күн бұрын

True, and it is very annoying especially when there is an ad instead of the time being there. A very limited product. I'm also going to shop for a clock that is more reliable without the interruptions. Great video.

@ascernas 5 күн бұрын

That is the reason I keep using Google hubs screens. It cost double or the triple of the echos, but I guess the money for ads goes in a different direction as Google don't put ads on their smart screen devices (for now).

@Vic-sz4wx 6 күн бұрын

I"ve only got 3 of them to control my RING security system, mainly the Doorbell. That's it!

@stormrider8957 3 күн бұрын

All 9 of my Echo’s are sitting in a cardboard box in the basement. And since Amazon owns Ring, I dumped all those devices too. Alexa has left the building.

@LindaEubanks57eub 15 күн бұрын

Thank you !!!!

@rhosk 16 күн бұрын

I have Home Assistant fire a routine every 3 hours to show photos. That's ALL I use them for now.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

I love that you have Home Assistant keeping them in check.

@KankukanAiki 9 күн бұрын

Great video! The problem are also the Ads on Amazon Prime.. in 40 minutes video 3 or 4 ads long nearly 2 minutes (in Italy(... please !

@babybearvirgo 4 күн бұрын

I have three fire tablets that I use in show mode but when I don’t want to look at them I just put them screen down lol. One in my living room, one in the bedroom and the other one in my closet when I’m getting dressed I’ll skim the news and weather and that’s all.

@cdot.8492 3 күн бұрын

The ads are ridiculous. I’m planning on getting rid of the 8inch shows. Plus overall alexa is missing several commands daily.

@king112ify 11 сағат бұрын

Thanks - was considering replacing my Google Nest Max with an Echo Show, helped me make up my mind.

@100microapp 13 күн бұрын

is there a copy of the routine to stop the popups

@MsRockdoc 10 күн бұрын

My Show is on the counter next to the stove. Mostly use it to follow recipes while cooking. Or to add things to my shopping list 😅

@cocinaquemola 9 күн бұрын

I had 3 different Shows, I hated the slow processing, so now we switched all to HomePod. Not perfect but so much better for the smart home stuff

@Sah-dd1zh 10 күн бұрын

I’ve never spent a dime on Amazon smart home garbage

@iainharris3611 16 күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more - I tried a Show5 and a Show8 - both were sent back. The Show5 wouldn't just display a clock. I got the Show 8 to act a picture frame. Specs said it had the feature,, but a bit of digging and it turns out it stops the photo display after 3 hours and has to be manually restarted.

@jamesmonahan7872 16 күн бұрын

Like Craig I started with these years ago. Like Craig I updated these devices. They had a good run. I did not notice the demise till a little later around 2022 but agree it has been downhill since. And finally, like Craig, I will take my 6 echo devices and box up. Thank you Craig for doing the Homepod videos I will check them out.

@davidv7403 16 күн бұрын

I have Google displays and I never see ads. Also they offer a full screen clock. They are about the same as far as performance is concerned but much more customizable.

@zzbeasley 16 күн бұрын

I use the Echo to check the temperature before walking the dog. I ask it to play music in the kitchen while cooking. These are good features but your points about the waste of such a great resource are valid. Amazon could offer a video tour of Bezo's mansions and boats. That would incentivize us to work harder or not.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

😂 I love the Bezos tours. I like if they used resources to implement customer suggestions, people may use them more.

@zzbeasley 14 күн бұрын

@@CraigsTechTalk I missed out on his tours. You should cover what you love.

@dnoland77 16 күн бұрын

I can't believe that no one commenting has mentioned the Ring doorbell integration. I will have to keep 1 show just for that. When you switch back to a non screen echo you quickly realize how much better it is to just press the action button seeing as the shows never had one.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

I can appreciate that. I am so used to grabbing my phone. Thanks for mentioning this.

@Chris-il9mf 14 күн бұрын

Screw the shows…..put it on a tv with a fire stick….I got rid of my shows. Usless. I am just getting sick of Amazon itself. Next step to cancel the yearly subscription and just be done.

@fus149hammer5 4 күн бұрын

Not that it's even that good! Poor resolution especially at night and the delay???? The times I'm out, get a message that someone's rung my doorbell and by the time I've answered they're gone!

@michaelthaller407 15 күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more. All I wanted was a clock that would do stuff when and only when I asked. Instead, when I just want to know what time it is all I see is an ad or something Amazon thinks I should buy from them.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

Thanks Michael. It is so annoying that the device now serves Amazon more than us.

@themarketbarber1893 12 күн бұрын

It's relatively easy to turn it into a clock. You have to turn off all the options in Settings/Home&Clock/Home Content and then MOST IMPORTANTLY, set the Night Mode to 00:00 - 23:55 Daily. Now go back to home screen and after a minute or less it will switch to clock and stay there. No ads. Each time you interact with it, it will always return to clock after a short (minute or less) time. I have mine next to my PC and the ads were driving me mad and I was going to dump it but now it does it's job. I've had it like this for about the last year.. Thanks for the video though, I agree with the majority of it.

@oliverstemp9132 16 күн бұрын

You’re so right. The Echo Show is missing so many obvious features. Like being able to scroll through Spotify playlists on the screen and seeing updates about things I’m interested in rather than ‘trending’ gossip.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

Thank you. People would use the Echo Show more if it showed what you want and was easy to use with services like Spotify

@oliverstemp9132 15 күн бұрын

@@CraigsTechTalk I would really love proper music controls, including search, on that screen.

@josuejauregui8656 16 күн бұрын

I feel you I was just talking to my wife about that I hate all the ads and want to get rid of them because you can't personalize it to your liking. Do a video on one that you would change to or recommend please

@divaincantare 11 күн бұрын

I was noticing the same thing about the ads. I was trying to figure out what I can switch to for my smart home stuff since I bought it all to work with alexa

@juliomontiel 9 күн бұрын

It's true. Amazon is not giving their customers enough features and a returning value. I'm throwing all my echoes too, because ads are driving me mad too.

@pemaleso 2 күн бұрын

Echo Show for me is just an alarm clock, Spotify speaker, digital photo frame, and I use drop in feature to speak to family. Good enough for me. Other than that, use my tablet or smart tv.

@dominicdechangy8365 16 күн бұрын

I am surprised most of you get ads ?! Maybe an issue in USA only ? I live in Belgium, turned off ads in the settings 2 years ago and never see any of them. Use the device showings all my photos and for timers and reminders. All voice interactions are controlling my Home Assistant entities and it works perfectly fine. I can only agree on one thing: it is often too slow.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

I believe it is US only and is expanding to Canada soon. I have been turning off the suggestion screens as they pop up. But in the US when it says Sponsored in the bottom right corner, it is an ad.

@wolf040882 16 күн бұрын

I ended up turning my echo show on night mode or sleep mode 23hrs59mins a day. Can’t recall what’s it’s called . Just so I wouldn’t see ads anymore, but ever since I did that, it hasn’t been working right, it doesn’t detect motion anymore, when I say turn on lights. It turns on 1 out of 3 lights that should be in a group

@eleegs 9 күн бұрын

Agree 100%. The old echo spot worked best as a clock. It was small, round and looked ok on furniture. Amazon realized this and quickly cancelled the spot to replace it with the show .

@WhatSRV 16 күн бұрын

I agree with everything. I got one I just use for a few pictures that rotate for a reason. I use do not disturb which helps a lot for some of the random junk it shows.

@JummelHidrosollo 8 күн бұрын

Not only I feel the same way for echo show but I also feel their ring cameras have no development in a while also. I’m starting to look for alternatives away from Amazon products.

@aw7425 15 күн бұрын

You nailed it, we use it for our blink cameras and as a photo gallery, and shopping lists, otherwise….its useless

@andydavies27 16 күн бұрын

This is the same for the Nest Hubs - totally useless apart from an alarm clock and playing music. Slowest of the slow UI, everything has to be done on the Google Home app on my phone - no benefit to having the screen at all (apart from seeing a timer!).

@EGC316 10 күн бұрын

You are spot on Craig. Amazon should rewrite the software from the ground up for the echo show devices and make them fast, efficient, useful and minimalistic (if that’s what the end user wants). Do they listed to any feedback from customers or reviewers? Its voice and query recognition is also really poor. As you said, nobody wants to listen to long winded explanations (often about things that weren’t asked for). It looks like they have really sat back with no development in recent years.

@UltimateBrownie 16 күн бұрын

You get faster load times with their tablets?! Those things are worse than the echo shows.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

😂 That’s funny. Maybe it feels like the payoff is better with the tablets. Thanks for watching.

@curtispazarjr4985 16 күн бұрын

I have the original and I use it for a clock as well!!!😢

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

Nice that you have the original. It would be nicer if it could do a full screen clock now. Thanks for watching.

@jk330ci 11 күн бұрын

I’m with you on this Craig. I have slowly been moving to HomeKit and as you say voice requests are becoming less and less. I find the Alexa app frustrating and confusing now. I asked Alexa for a spelling of something to do with my wife’s death and it followed up with an advert right in my face. That was the point it almost got tore off the wall.

@GunnyPhillips 16 күн бұрын

Wow! You've just made me so happy I went with Google in this space. They're not perfect but much better than what you've described.

@zanetwiesman9079 3 күн бұрын

I am with you on this one. It is frustrating when you do a drop-in and the shows are spinning, or not, bad connection, drop call, and all the negative that you can think of. I do not know why I paid so much for something that cannot do a simple function. It shows ads all around because I do shop on Amazon. I will buy something and you can see on my husband's similar ads that his show is linked to his Amazon account. I love Amazon but these Echo's nope, not impressed ever.

@rcoletti1 15 күн бұрын

The echo show 15 is just a family calendar for us. I’ve turned off literally everything else that could pop up on the screens (except ads of course), though it doesn’t really allow it to be a fullscreen calendar.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

I can appreciate the family calendar. It would be nice if it flipped between some photos and a full screen calendar.

@ronm6585 16 күн бұрын

Thanks Craig.

@ronsuper100 5 күн бұрын

2 of my shows were filed in the trash. Now, I have only 1 that I use for alarms and timers. They're clunky, slow, and a waste of money.

@Juan-og1yz 15 күн бұрын

100% agree they are just selling home billboards are this point, there is no real progression on the hardware besides the form factor but the system is still super slow.

@Nitramgrob 16 күн бұрын

I totally agree…not just the Echo Show Lineup but Amazon as a whole….they are completely disconnected with their customers in all areas…their sole mandate is advertising dollars on all platforms…setup my house with Amazon Echo products to control smart devices but now moving to alternate - Echo Show is especially useless!…beginning of the end for Amazon Smart Home?

@LindaEubanks57eub 15 күн бұрын

I just un plug mine won’t work any my lights I was ready and I totally agree 😮

@jeanlucLeSaux 10 күн бұрын

Hi Graig, I fully support your POW, in addition of your relevant remarks, in Europe we are far having the last figures than you use in the US, it takes months and years for Amazon to update the Europeans erosion, it is very frustrating. But they very quickly update their adv..

@AuroraButterflyx Күн бұрын

This seems like just the old standard echo dot or even the echo dot with the clock is perfect. I bought my Echo Dot like 3 years ago for about £17. I still used to control my light and do simple mathematics. I was looking at the Echo Show but after this video, I will stay away from it.

@JoseRodriguez-gn3xl 16 күн бұрын

You are 💯 right this Echo are an advertising machine to the point that I ended up covering the screen with a small towel cloth and only removing it when I use it is ridiculous. I should be putting away the Echo show and look for another option. Ridiculous!!!

@sasankej 11 күн бұрын

All what I use it for is playing music and automating scenes that I create on home assistant if I want voice to run them. I think you can stop the adverts inside settings and use the show devices to just display family photos. They aren’t too expensive and the above uses I get from them generally justify their existence in my home. Compared to Siri, Alexa’s responses are faster. Usually Alexa comes up with some answer to the questions my kids ask while Siri fails miserably. So they have some benefits as oppose to the competition out there. But fully agree that the touch is rubbish. And fully agree that if they don’t up their game they are going to lose the race of being an integral part of a smart home very soon.

@callmeNeno 7 күн бұрын

I just deregistered my only echo device that I was just using it for clock , but I could not setup up as a dedicated clock with bigger dedicated clock display & advertisements are annoying. I am just sticking to HomeKit & Apple ecosystem.

@magnus33john 7 күн бұрын

The only show i have is the 5 which does display a full screen time. At some point someone thought these were great advertising devices and not smart home gadgets. Irony is this could be fixed with software and some cohesion across the devices. Here hoping they clue in at some point.

@pick42 16 күн бұрын

I have one but have not noticed the problem so much, can you not adjust settings to see less ads? I guess I'm not sure.

@CraigsTechTalk 15 күн бұрын

Hello, I don't know where you are located, but you cannot turn off the ads labelled "Sponsored" in the lower right hand corner. You are fortunate if you are not seeing those yet. As for the other screens, you have to keep turning them off as they pop up. Thanks for watching.

@feardorcha4686 16 күн бұрын

No longer using the shows. Studio's with the tv/fire stick and small echo with clock ...use it as a timer and reminders in the home office.

@markturner7748 15 күн бұрын

I’ve been increasingly tempted to retire my Echo Show devices too. In most rooms I also have a Google gadget, and guess which I use almost every time. The recent deluge of adverts is probably going to be my last straw too. I stopped using Prime Video due to the adverts, so Amazon’s desperate attempt to make money via the adverts actually drove me away to Netflix.

@mm12sutton 15 күн бұрын

I now use an old Google pixel as my bed side clock because I can't see the echo 8 show across the room.

@eldkir 13 күн бұрын

Totally agree with the ads rant! The only thing I use the Shows for (once in a blue moon) is to see what's going on with my cameras. What ever happened to the development of the echos being able to communicate with other apps? Like... "Alexa, order my favorite coffee from Dunkin Donuts." Or more of the conversational features in general?

@RobStevens64 15 күн бұрын

The genius of the standard Echo was that it was ambient computing ... it didn't require your attention or even your hands. You could just work with it while doing other things. The minute you put a screen on it, you undermine the core value prop, doubly so if you have to touch it to do things. The problem is Echo was always intended to get you to buy more, not be actually useful. That's why they went to screens so quickly ... so they could advertise to you. They (rightly) figured that the device speaking an ad to you was awkward and creepy. It's why the screen is such an afterthought. I'm actually considering getting rid of mine and moving to HomePods, but only if Apple does replace Siri with a ChatGPT-based replacement. It might actually be worth working with, and I'll stop getting all these stupid Amazon notifications and ads.