Help with Alexa Alarm Turning off

David 1969 on 11/08/2022 - 22:26

So, I'm a lazy sh#t and decided that putting a $19 Alexa dot in the far corner of my bedroom with alarms was a smart move to for me to get out of bed and turn her annoying sound off; my phone alarms were useless.

But of course "Alexa stop" fixes that and the whole premise was a waste of time 😂🤣😂🤣

Is there a way to set an alarm in Alexa that means you MUST press a button on the dot, hence making me get out of bed instead of shouting at her so I can go back to sleep?

🤞🤞Someone has a hack or workaround for something like this. Cheers 🤟🙏

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Comments

  • vinnychase on 11/08/2022 - 22:35

    Hopefully you live alone so you're not waking up your poor tired younger brother like my sister does.
    Echo dot has a microphone mute button which means it won't listen to you. Not sure if alarms play when it is muted tho but I can't see why not.

    • David 1969 on 14/08/2022 - 11:28

      I'll give this a go, cheers 👌

  • Hybroid on 11/08/2022 - 23:06
    +3

    Plug your phone to charge where your Dot is right now. That'll ensure you need to get up to switch it off.

  • AustriaBargain on 11/08/2022 - 23:07
    +1

    You could buy a smart bulb and set it to turn to max brightness a minute before your alarm goes off. Some bulbs, like LIFX, go very bright so being blasted with that in the morning might help wake you up. Or do what everyone does, just set a dozen alarms on your phone a few minutes apart. Although "hey Siri, disable alarms" will turn them all off…

  • SF3 on 11/08/2022 - 23:29

    Sounds like you don't suffer from 'serious' consequences if you don't get up on time? Rather than looking to fix the symptoms, look at addressing at a deeper level. An OzBargain consequence is your miss out on great deals if you don't wake up on time ;).

    • David 1969 on 14/08/2022 - 11:26

      😂 that's gold.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/08/2022 - 06:34
    +3

    One suggestion I have is to get a smart bulb/lamp and create a routine:
    When: An alarm is dismissed
    Action: Turn on the light

    • David 1969 on 14/08/2022 - 11:30

      Yes, I think I need to learn more than the basics with smarthome stuff like routines.🤔🤔🤔

    • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2022 - 11:36

      An east-facing bedroom allows the 'smart' sun to be your alarm and light ;)

    • David 1969 on 14/08/2022 - 11:32

      Tried that beside the bed so the light don't keep me awake, putting it in another part of the room would make the light worse. Think I'll try and sort some routines out instead, trying to use smart tech instead of buying more low-tech options.🤟🙏

  • ECE on 14/08/2022 - 18:16

    Alexa alarm off 😷😂

  • David 1969 on 25/08/2022 - 07:53
    +1

    FIXED!! 👌👍🙏

    1) "Alexa set alarm for 7am"
    2) 'Ok, alarm set for 7am tomorrow morning '
    3) Press the mute button (The Dot glows red).
    4) Alarm goes off and you HAVE TO get out of bed to turn it off by pressing a button as the microphone is muted…Thanks all for your help.🤟

    P.S:
    4a) Ensure the dot is on the other side of the room.
    4b) Put your phone out of reach to prevent your half-asleep self turning the alarm off via the Alexa app.
    4c) Head to kitchen and make coffee……. because every morning starts with coffee.😁

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