Alexa

Alexa in Germany helped to convict the murderer last week. The recording of his voice proved his presence

I mostly use mine for radio or random music, but she is good for information too, such as travel info. My daughter has a lightbulb linked to Alexa and can tell her to turn on the lights ?!

DS1 has Alexa in kitchen and bedrooms and on his smart TV. I use mine in my bedroom and it plays me to sleep. I tell it to stop playing after 20 or 30 minutes by which time I am usually asleep. If I have to be up early, it's also my alarm but normally I listen to the morning news broadcasts.

I ask her to play Ocean Sounds, it puts me to sleep beautifully.

Do you stipulate how long to play them for Shrub or are the waves still lapping the shores when you wake up?

Hello Urms you can stipulate how long she does / plays anything - radio, book etc.
Just say 'Alexa, stop playing after 30 minutes' or whatever. She'll repeat your instruction back to you so that you know she understands, and then just do it.
She's amazing. I love them!

Thanks FannyCornforth I'll try that (stopping after a time)
I think I am limited as I can't download the Alexa App. Even my new laptop tells me it is incompatible. So am unable to get much info on what my Echo Show can do.
But I am enjoying music, a much wider variety than usual, radio and audible and building playlists on youtube. As I have a screen I can watch as well.
I feel I should be saying please and thank you. It seems rude not to. I did say thank you and Alexa answered You're very welcome!