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 for me. Until it didn't.
Alexa Plus, combined with a redesign of the Alexa app that puts the generative AI-powered assistant front and center, has made the entire process so irritating that I've reluctantly switched to Apple's Reminders app and Siri.
This is not what I wanted. I have Echos all over my house, but only a couple of HomePods, and Siri insists on saying …