quickoreo.blogg.se - Remind me to take out the trash

The use case would be setting a simpler timed alert than an alarm ie., “Hey Mycroft, remind me to take out the garbage on Mondays” would use the default skill settings of 8AM/12n/4p/7p unless the reminder was dismissed.

Reminder: for me, this is less “formal” than an alarm…the difference is mainly in the interface than the action.For example I could imagine that the Reminder skill has options for default reminder times (ie., 8AM and 12n and 4PM and 7PM), default repeat/delay (ie., repeat reminder 3x, every 15min, unless dismissed).

Timer: a countdown given a duration from the present moment.

Alarm: happens at a fixed time, possibly with a repeating schedule, possibly with a “snooze” delay.

I’d say some of the differences between the three categories of timed alert are: Is it in how you create the reminder vs creating an alarm? Or are there more differences in how you’d expect a Reminder to work? In the example of taking out the trash on Mondays - how do you see this acting differently than a weekly recurring alarm for example? This is helpful if you happen to be in another room when Alexa announces your reminder, or if you tend to be forgetful.It’s been a topic of conversation many times whether things like Timers, Alarms and Reminders are 3 sides of the same thing, or if there are distinct uses and features of each. One last thing to note is that Alexa reminders will also pop up on any device on which the Alexa app is installed. If you only have one Echo device, it will be selected by default. I wouldn’t want the Dot in my office reminding me to take out the recycling when I’m generally in the Kitchen. If you have multiple Echo devices, this is important.

Finally, select a device on which you would like to hear your reminder.Once you have selected the days your reminder will repeat, tap Time and select the time you would like to have your reminder repeat.One for Monday’s, one for Wednesday’s, and one for Friday’s. If, for instance, you need a reminder on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, you will have to create three separate repeating reminders. Currently, you can choose: every day, weekdays, weekends, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. If you don’t want your reminder to happen every day, tap that field and select one of the options listed.

This will add another Repeat field below the switch, with a default entry of “Every day.” Tap the switch next to Repeat to make this a repeating reminder.In my example, I would enter “take out the recycling.” You don’t have to include “remind me to,” that’s included by default. Fill out the Remind me to field with whatever it is you want to be reminded about.

With the Reminders tab selected (that’s the default tab), tap Add Reminder.Open the Alexa app, tap the hamburger menu on the top left and then select Reminders & Alarms.If you’re still getting used to asking Alexa to do these things, or you prefer to set up reminders using the Alexa app, here’s how: