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27 The Alexa app is so bad I’m using Siri again

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · today 11:22 EDT

The Alexa app is so bad I’m using Siri again

I've used Alexa to manage my shopping list for years. There are plenty of great list apps out there, but the convenience of adding items by voice anywhere in my house, pulling up the list on an Echo Show in the kitchen, and having it on my phone via the Alexa app has worked well […]

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