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Hey Craig I just got my echo show 8 3rd gen I like it so far,can a Alexa remote be paired to the show 8 or not

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Does it have access to KZfaq App?

A burn-In is really rare I will have to say.

Even when there is one background picture, it will do a switch to the same picture but make the clock smaller. I think it may be Amazon’s attempt to help prevent burn in. If it was OLED, the screen would definitely be flipping through photos. Amazon warns against burn in when using widgets on the new Fire TV 4k Max with widgets.

@@CraigsTechTalk they should do what Samsung did for their TV's by putting a screen saver type of feature where after some time of the display not being used it would switch to the blackened screen saver with only a clock and the clock would switch to a different spot on the screen every minute or two , or the display should be like the Echo Spot which dims down into a very dimly lit clock when it's not being used.

Thank you for checking out the video. I hope you are doing well. The 8 is a solid update. I am curious how the Echo Hub will stack up to it.

Thank you very much. The bigger upgrade is to the new Echo Show 8 3rd generation. There is a nice sound improvement and smart home features.

Hello Gary, I will definitely do a comparison when the hub comes out. The hub has some nice smart home features. Like being able to map out your house in the app. It sounds like a smart home controller and less of an ad machine.

I look forward to seeing that review. Since the press info that the Echo Hub was going to be released have not seen much information. I have several Echo products such as the Show 5 1st Gen, some of the original tube Echos in my bottom drawer not being used. But I also have the Echo show 15 and the Echo Studio 2nd gen being used. Both of which I see has premium Echos but neither very good. The Studio has no hub so I have an older Echo sat next to it with mic switched off just to work as my HUB. Even the Echo show 15 has no HUB so it just sits on the kitchen wall to take commands and play radio, as it seems to be not good for anything else, and never got developed further on the software side. Not a fan off them wanting to map out my house with the new Echo HUB this may be a turnoff for me. Combined with the new Ring cameras it seems they want to have some big brother overview of my property.@@CraigsTechTalk

It is so annoying. it is something the started about 3 years ago. The cords became white and slightly shorter. Thanks for watching.

Thank you Andrew 🙏 I am sure it will. I can’t imagine they won’t put it on sale. Unfortunately they will be trying to clear out the 2nd gen 8, so I don’t expect as deep of discounts. The Echo show 5 has been on sale for half off and it came out in May. The 8 could do the same thing

🤣 I love it. That is what I have wanted for years. Amazon has broken that dream. It is so silly you can’t make a better clock at least.

That's called a tablet

Seems like the ads have increased in the last month or so.

There are some ads that you CANNOT disable. However, a trick I learned that made me keep my echo and not chuck it out the window… Set the language to “English: Canadian.” You can still go back and change the Alexa voice to American. And change all the measurement units. And it doesn’t mess anything up. Everything works the same, except NO ADS. Apparently, they will spam Americans at will, but not Canadians.

My apologies for the very late response. It is so disappointing how bad the ads are. You can turn off the different screens. But one or twice a day I will see a full on ad Pop up. It’s pushing people away.

That is a good use. They need some more gestures for smart home automations. Or Apple just needs to make a HomePod show. I hope you are doing well Gareth.

With the Echo show 5 you can. Unfortunately not with the 8. It is annoying that it is still not an option. Thanks for watching.

Thank you very much. Thank you also for being a channel member. I do appreciate your support. I just confirmed I am using the same software. I just removed my smart home favorite widget from the top of the screen. I had a hard time finding it to after removing it. I went to the widget galley, clicked all categories, scrolled down to smart home and it’s there.

@@CraigsTechTalk Hi Craig. Thanks for tracking this down. It's now working for me. What confused me was that it did not show up on the first screen of choices in the gallery. I really appreciate the extra effort.

Glad it is working for you now. It is weird that the favorites widget is not on the first page. You should not have to go into different menus to find a native Amazon app.

Should i get this for my bedroom or do people get the show 5 for the bedroom as its more like an alarm clock, i I'd like your advice please ​@@CraigsTechTalk

I highly doubt there will be updates to the 10. It is driving me crazy that Amazon is holding back on features between the different echo shows. Why no Fire TV option on the 8 or 10? They are trying to use those little features difference to push people to buy the different products. It is disappointing.

Thanks Craig for your true & candid reply. Not being able to update the software or OS on a pretty expensive & not very old piece of tech is way more than disappointed and needs to be pointed out to the many users of these devices!

Hello Dan, I have not checked the Echo Show 10 yet, but I do see the previous 8 gained the widgets.

Same

Amazon is shooting themselves in the foot with all of the ads. Regular users are getting frustrated with the ads and new users will just stop looking at the screen.

It's my biggest disappointment with these. Just stopped using it as even when turning off via Home Screen they come back like a bad rash!

Go to settings, then Home Content, uncheck the ad boxes and rotate continuously and that should take care of it

Same here I have 3 echo shows in my house 2 show 8s and 1 show 5 . I can’t count the amount of times that I have went into settings and turned off every option eventually even the ones I did use like the shipment notifications and weather , turned those off too and then they just come right back with ads randomly and I’m sick of it . May switch to google home or preferably if able made a HomePod with a screen I would buy that , Siri sucks but I know Apple won’t shove ads down my throat

Everything by default for cameras and doorbell comes up full screen. From my experience all the video options I picked came up full screen.

Unfortunately not. That is the one thing Echo Show owners have wanted for years on the Show 8 and 10. It is so silly it doesn't have it.

Hello, my apologies for the delayed response. The touch part is that the cylindrical Echo has 360 sound. It sounds the same from any position. The Echo show 8 is more directional. I think it sounds better because of the separate speakers and the Spatial Audio. But you have to be in front of it to get the good sound.

@@CraigsTechTalk Thanks for the info!

Thank you Ron. I appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. Have a great day.

I have only used HomePod Minis and Echos in the bathroom without any problems. I think you would be fine. You might get a little condensation on the screen. I guess it comes down to how moist the bathroom gets. I would not have a problem in my house

Yeah I don't need to worry about the condensation, I'll just clean afterwards or something. Thank so much, gonna buy it right now. @@CraigsTechTalk

My apologies for the delayed response. I am sorry to hear that the 3rd gen didn’t work for you. Amazon may have bricked that feature with the software updates to the 3rd gen. Thank you for the update.

That is a very valid point and good thing for people to consider. Thanks for watching.

Thank you Curtis. Hope you are doing well.

I would go with the 8 for all of its features. Better smart home features, sound and price.

No it does not. Just a clunky web browser

Thank you Thomas. You are not late, you are right on time.

Yes it does. You can setup do not disturb times or it will auto dim in a darker room.

Still not here in Australia either. At least they've added the adaptive content and home screen widgets to the second gen.

Not having a native KZfaq app is a bummer. Thanks for watching.

I am confused 🫤 Thanks for watching.

I am with you. Unfortunately it sounds like Amazon is going to charge for an AI version. Hopefully not. Thank you for watching.

Just buy a jbl clip... You'll have to use your phone obviously via Bluetooth but the clip is waterproof and super light so a basic commandstrip hook holds in in the shower no problem! It's what we've used for the last 2 or 3 years and love it! I use it every morning while getting ready for work