If you are a regular reader of the posts on this site, then you know that one of the main uses our Alexa devices get used for are timers. A useful feature to know how long is left on your timer. “Alexa, how long’s left on my timer?” will solve that one for you.
Searching around on the internet the other day we also discovered that you can ask Alexa to “remind me” instead of “set a timer.” With Reminders, you can ask Alexa to alert you to anything of your choosing – even if it’s at a later date. For example, Amazon suggests you could remind yourself to pick up a parcel, or pay the electric bill. You can ask to be reminded at a particular date, day , or just time of day.
Timers can be assigned names, which will make them easier to manage. Especially when you have multiple timers going at the same time. To name a timer, you can just ask Alexa to set a timer using the name you want, like “Alexa, set a rice timer for…” Plus, you can cancel or check on these timers by name, as well, like “Alexa, how much time is left on the rice timer?”
You can also see a list of your active timers and reminders within the Alexa app.
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