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Navigation has worked fine for me every time.Navigation has never worked for me. She just complains that she doesn't have my exact location. If I provide a city, she tells me it's 4000 miles away or something equally stupid.
Alexa is one of the top 3 worst things about the vehicle. She's slow, incorrect, annoying, and if you want half the functionality, you have to sign into provide tracking to Amazon. No thanks.
That's weird because I use it all the time and say "Navigate to [store or restaurant name]" and it works fine. Lists possible matches, asks if I want to go to the top one."any navigation command generally works" - lol, I wish. Alexa is an embarrassment. I can't believe anyone actually uses it if they have a choice. I ask it to navigate to a contact, no idea what I'm talking about. I ask it to navigate to the address by spelling the whole thing out, doesn't understand what I'm saying, repeats back the wrong address. I'm visiting Milwaukee and ask it to navigate to the nearest <name your store> and it thinks I'm back home two hours away. It's been so utterly useless that I've honestly been astounded. Yesterday, I asked it to turn on the heated steering wheel, figuring that's a simple enough command. Nope, no idea what I'm asking for. What a joke.
All the things Alexa control for media are because it is linked to Alexa, nothing to do with the car. I can play Spotify or Tidal through Alexa commands, but it isn't using the account in the car. This is the same for most skills that work. I can set my house alarm via commands in the car. Only a few car specific things are linked, I assume there is a Rivian skill it is using for that is kind of hidden.How? Through your phone? Audible isn't integrated in the vehicle, so how does Alexa control it?
Yes Tidal works. Need to have it linked to Alexa app like everything else.“Alexa, play Amazon Music/Spotify/iHeart
Radio/Deezer/Kindle/Audible/TuneIn/Pandora/SiriusXM."
Has anyone had success getting Alexa to play anything but Amazon Music?
Or open/close garage door?
The only Alexa commands I use is for a feature that the truck doesn't support natively.
"Alexa, play Butthole Surfers Radio from Pandora"
We know there is plenty to add still but there are some things that work better than I thought!
here are some of my commands I use. hat are other commands that work for you?
“Alexa…
Open trunk” (front trunk opens)
Close trunk”
Open tailgate”
Turn on lights” (cabin lights)
Turn off lights”
Volume ##” (puts volume at level)
Turn on front defrost”
Turn on rear defrost”
Turn on seat heat”
Turn up seat heat”
Turn on seat vent”
Turn on outlets” (is for vents NOT 110v)
Edit: removed mention of navigation, we know it’s not perfect and it wasn’t the point of my thread.
Admin: added list of voice commands --
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I also use Amazon prime account for music and it sounds great! Really like just telling Alexa what to play. Zac Brown Band "Toes" sounds phenomenal!O ise Alexa for amazon music, since the tune in is so weak
Open lift gate works most reliably.Open Trunk on the R1S opens the back tailgate. I use it all the time.
'Frunk' has worked since day one, but it's not as reliable as 'hood'.I used "frunk" the other day instead of "hood" and she actually did it they must have added that. Also I like to use the "Alexa take me home"
odd I had tried it many times before and it didn't work. Maybe I've just always said it wrong.'Frunk' has worked since day one, but it's not as reliable as 'hood'.
I say trunkodd I had tried it many times before and it didn't work. Maybe I've just always said it wrong.