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Offline fredgroves

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #180 on: 25 March 2021, 11:38 »
Just because I'm some sort of masochist, I decided to try and make Alexa work.

I've got it registered to my Amazon account, can see it in my Alexa App on my phone (along with my Amazon junk in my house) but I can't make it do sh1t.

I'm guessing it needs a data connection (either paid for data via the esim or my phone as a hotspot)... which I did have - my car was connected to the house wifi.
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Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

Gone: 2017 Mk7.5 GTD,manual, NavPro
Gone: 2014 Mk7 GTD, manual, NavPro, DCC

Offline Exonian

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #182 on: 25 March 2021, 20:56 »
That reminds me, I’m not 100% sure I’ve actually lifted my bonnet yet in three months.
I have a vague memory of squishing the bath sponge engine cover but that’s about it.
VW could’ve slotted a 1.0 3cylinder under my hood for all I know (hard to tell when you have DSG and are running in).

So, what we have here is the possibility of “Hey VW”, Alexa and Siri potentially all going to war with each other in the car cabin whilst all three data mine your every twitch and thought.
Paranoid? Moi?



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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #183 on: 25 March 2021, 21:29 »
OK so Alexa is working. It does need an Internet connection. So i used my phone as a hot spot. Back to using macro droid again i guess, there's progress for you.

Anyway, the fun thing with alexa is that it comes up and tells you that you can't login to alexa while the vehicle is moving. Sounds sensible... Only you actually only have to interact with the thing once to login. After that it's logging in when you start the app in the car.

I guess those safety conscious Germans can't have alexa trying to login while I drive, she might crash or something.

Anyway once it was working I was able to freak out everyone in the house by switching the lights on and off and playing motorhead at max volume.

Had to make my own dinner tonight and ate it with the dog in the kitchen.

The things I do in the name of experiments for you all  :grin:

Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

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Offline Brocky_

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #184 on: 26 March 2021, 11:52 »
Anyway once it was working I was able to freak out everyone in the house by switching the lights on and off and playing motorhead at max volume.

Had to make my own dinner tonight and ate it with the dog in the kitchen.

The things I do in the name of experiments for you all  :grin:
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #185 on: 26 March 2021, 11:58 »
I set MacroDroid up today (again.... I've not used it for a while since giving up with carnet traffic updates in my Mk7.5)

If you haven't used it before, its an automation system for your android phone.

I set up two routines:

1) "get in car" - triggered by my phone connecting to the bluetooth in the car, enables the wifi hotspot on my phone
2) "get out of car" - triggered by my phone disconnecting from the car bluetooth - disables the wifi hotspot on my phone

Its great....assuming my car connects to my phone using bluetooth in the first place.... bloody VW  :cry:
Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #186 on: 27 March 2021, 14:22 »
Today I’ve had a productive couple of hours in my friends workshop wrapping my roof(under his guidance lol).

He does wraps tints etc for a living,anyway I’m very pleased with the results.








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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #187 on: 27 March 2021, 14:37 »
that looks brilliant. The black pretorias really set it off too.
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #188 on: 27 March 2021, 14:43 »
Looks good. Really like the Moonstone Grey aswell.

Any plans to switch to black mirror caps?

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #189 on: 27 March 2021, 14:55 »
Looks good. Really like the Moonstone Grey aswell.

Any plans to switch to black mirror caps?

Considering it at the moment....may just wrap the grey ones.