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Echo Show 15
Based on 60 credible posts from YouTube & Hacker News. 15 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
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Scored September 27, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Owners are split: 22% of 60 reviews are positive, 35% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. Praise centers on price & value. The most common complaint is camera (9 owners).
What owners like
Price & value praised by 2 owners
What owners complain about
Camera raised by 9 owners
“i dont want widgets popping up or stupid "recommendations" that effectively ruin the photo frame experience.”
Software & AI raised by 4 owners
“The software and capabilities are what is killing it for me.”
Display raised by 4 owners
“I can not get the touch screen to work for the pull down menu and can not get the music to play.”
What owners talk about
- Camera2 praise · 9 complain
- Display3 praise · 4 complain
- Software & AI0 praise · 4 complain
- Price & value2 praise · 1 complain
- Sound1 praise · 1 complain
- Performance1 praise · 1 complain
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i have been getting softweare photos duplicated 5 years over 3 devices and technical support is not understanding even when ive sent pictures videos and the device reset factory reset and new software updates nothing fixed
[...] I have an Echo Show 15 here that simply refuses to play BBC News and other "Flash Briefing" items when IPv6 is enabled. [...] An LLM startup with enough partner biz dev/sales talent could combine IoT API integrations from enough manufacturers to side-step the boring and limited Apple Siri, Google Hello, and Amazon Alexa oligopoly hegemonies and self-destructive platforms like IFTTT to execute on a compelling, competing replacement making good on all 4 points. However, I don't think giving away computing resources for free is necessarily a scalable business model but it's fair to charge a reasonable micropayment subscription to host and run your code and data.
Maybe it is not what you're looking for, but Fire TV, included within the Echo Show 15, is pretty snappy. All my TVs have Apple TVs connected, but my Echo Show 15 in the kitchen does a fine job of plating YouTube TV, so I can watch shows and sports while I cook.
[...] The software and capabilities are what is killing it for me. Seems like they could easily build Firestick software in my show devices which would enable so much more functionality including apps, like being a small TV with an integrated Firestick. Year after year, software update after software update, no change in functionality. Having a screen is just slightly better than an Echo Dot for me.
I just bought one lol please give your little sweet a big hug lol she's so so so cute
I don't know why but I do not have ads on my Alexa 21 inch or my Alexa 15-in is it for showing my pictures also cooking also music so many things
[...] Also - try to edit out the audio when you say Alexa so all of your subscribers can be less annoyed with you. [...]
[...] Update my calendar. [...]
I had the 15 inches echo show, I liked many features it have , but I took it down, because too many ads, every minute, that bothers me so bad, I paid near $300 for a photo frame and weather, but not as advertisement display,
[...] If you look at your Show expecting to see the weather, or your picture gallery, forget it. most of the time there will be an ad on screen. For now I have turned the brightness all the way down and put it on night mode for 23:59:00 every day. [...]
[...] If you look at your Show expecting to see the weather, or your picture gallery, forget it. most of the time there will be an ad on screen. For now I have turned the brightness all the way down and put it on night mode for 23:59:00 every day. [...]
got one for my L shaped work desk that's against the wall. really wanted it for watching stuff while i'm working, as i've been just playing things from my computer and letting it go as background noise. i always miss interesting stuff because i don't want to fully turn around just to look at the desktop. plus the calendar, weather, smart home features.. all right at my desk!
[...] also, love the ability to view my cameras around the house through the echo shows, change the temp in my house, etc. [...]
[...] My 5, 8, 10 and also the 15 have mutated into expensive Amazon advertising space. [...] When purchasing, there is no mention anywhere that Amazon shows annoying, unsolicited advertising instead of the vacation photos that were uploaded. [...]
Nothing like having ads running all day long tapping your brain. Sent mine back after 4 stupid purchases. Man its easy to buy crap you dont need having them things in your face daily. Another words you just paid to be advertised to. There is no other point, you may think there is
[...] My 5, 8, 10 and also the 15 have mutated into expensive Amazon advertising space. [...] When purchasing, there is no mention anywhere that Amazon shows annoying, unsolicited advertising instead of the vacation photos that were uploaded. [...]
That user Interface from the first generation is horrible and hardly had any updates, the fact that they still kept it around for a second generation tells me all I need to know… I predict very minimal support and updates
Just bought one for my entrance. Can’t wait to hook it up and do a step further into having a complete smart home.
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Can you please tell me how to get touch command to work? My echo 15 all sudden keeps asking me to connect remote to fire tv and I do not have that nor do I want to. It worked just fine until few days ago now when I go to you tube and try and choose program it doesn’t do anything but tell me to set up remote. Please help
i use mine for a smart home dashboard, it also shows to do lists, shopping lists the weather and a photo stream that i update with new photos of family all the time. [...] it also shows security cameras. [...]
Very informative, i just got mine for christmas and i love it
I have issues with my echo show 15 and Amazon customer service is no help so I was hoping maybe you might know how to solve my problem. As of several days ago my Show 15 won’t stay on the Home Screen. After 20 seconds it launches Photo Frame. I’ve given up trying to get it to stop since nothing works - factory reset, latest software, no Routines triggering it. I even gave customer support remote access to my device and they couldn’t fix it. [...] However I cannot change the length of time photos are displayed. They only stay on screen for 10 seconds. The setting to change the speed doesn’t affect Photo Frame. [...]
it’s a waste of money in my opinion. I wanted it as a hub but it’s worthless for that. [...]
[...] Having trouble with my Echo Show 15. I can not get the touch screen to work for the pull down menu and can not get the music to play. [...]
Love the echo show. I have set it up to control my smart TV, by being able to turn it off or on by voice command. Handy when hubby walks out leaving the TV on all the time.
Can someone answer me TWO very simple questions: When in photo mode - does the photo mode stay on indefinietly and does it have stupid watermark text in the corner of the photo mode? My stupid Echo show 5 has photo mode but always has water marks saying - "ask Alexa - when was this photo taken" etc.) I have unticked every single option in the settings menus to turn off recommendations to no avail. The whole reason I want to buy an echo show 15 is to use it as a frame 1st and smart device 2nd... i dont want widgets popping up or stupid "recommendations" that effectively ruin the photo frame experience. [...]
My Echo Show 8's keep popping up advertisements and there is no option to turn them off. Does the Echo Show 15 have that same problem?
I had just bought this and I’m a little disappointed I bought it to access recipes. [...]
[...] I don't currently have an Alexa with screen but use Alexa to directly control any browser on any device. [...] I use this browser system around my pool table to play & stack my chosen music videos onto large screen TV's. [...]
If you want to show a camera when motion happens (if Ring supports it like Eufy) then you could maybe use a Routine like I do. If motion is detected I get it to the command "Alexa Show Front Doorbell Camera" and it works. I have another routine that triggers with motion that starts with a wait 2 mins then runs "Alexa Stop showing Front Doorbell Camera" (this is for if the person I set it up for is not home I know it'll at least turn it off after 2mins)
I just got the echo show 15 inch and after a while of being on she doesn't talk back to me after I ask her how's the weather she just shows me or if I ask something else, Can it be something is wrong with it? Please let me know cause if this is a defect then I will take it back.
big disappointment this device - I have it and will be sending it back
I'm going to be honest, after wasting £250 on an amazon echo 10 (the rotating one) I'm never going to get another "smart display" from amazon. [...] Pretty sad since you cna just buy a cheap tablet and mimic all of those functionalities easily. [...] Again, easier and cheaper to get a tablet and keep it constantly plugged in to do all of this. Amazon, still making millions out off people whithout any idea 🙄 I want to say that I do use Alexas in every room to control lights and other stuff but again, my echo 5s and dots are doing just enough, for everything else I have my amazon cubes connected to tvs on wich just works better and it's actually cheaper as well and ofc not laggy as all echos with screens are... [...]
[...] Ugh so frustrating when you thousands of photos😭😭 Also I ask Echo to open YouTube and play my music since I have YouTube Premium Music. [...] Love the big screen!! [...]
[...] Your inbetween sound is terible with headphones, should switch that. [...]
[...] Because of this feature, I just bought an Echo Show 15. [...]
I have uploaded photos and videos to my album and sync'd to the echo show , but it only is displaying the pictures. Used an iphone with MOV file type is there a way to play video clips back from the album? thanks!
I have the echo hub mounted in kitchen and considering update to this. Hub has all the same widgets and no ads, but also no fire tv. Thoughts?
You can’t buy off the show….on mine I have to open my phone to make the purchase. You can browse and put things in your cart. You need to work on you guruness 😂 I could be wrong but I asked Alexa why I can’t make the purchase and she stated that something’s you can’t do due to security.
How is the background on the show your using have color like the blue. My calander has a black background.
I want to use this like a nanny cam. Can I put on my family members LAN and on my cell to my cloud. I suspect my disabled family member is being abused in his own apartment by unionized “support staff” . Too many “he says vs she says” incidents. Staff are lying.
I bought a new echo show 21. I am having trouble learning how to use it.
I have low vision. Is there a way to make the text size larger and to make that bluish background light blue background a darker color or black?
[...] According to Verge [1], this was only available on 3 devices: Echo Dot (4th Gen), Echo Show 10, and Echo Show 15 – and only for customers in the U.S. [...]
Not accurate this echo show 15 has a hub and is the exact same in every way as the 21 minus the screen size and ability to for more widgets on it. I know cause I upgraded from the original echo show 15. Hopefully my comment won’t get deleted for correcting you on this.
I’ve heard the Recipe keeper you can use with echo 15 and all your devices. I’m having trouble with this. Do you a a show about doing this?
How can I get to my google drive and pull up MY recipes that I have saved for years???
Could you cover how the Echo Show 15 will work with Amazon Astro? I have a memory impaired spouse and I would like tools to elk with her care.
Nice video. I just got a show 15 and and have my wyze video doorbell setup to show on it. Is there a routine i can make to make the popup maximize? And a routine to automatically remove itself after one or two minutes? Any help would be great.
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What owners report
“i use mine for a smart home dashboard, it also shows to do lists, shopping lists the weather and a photo stream that i update with new photos of family all the time. [...] it also shows security cameras. [...]”
“Maybe it is not what you're looking for, but Fire TV, included within the Echo Show 15, is pretty snappy. All my TVs have Apple TVs connected, but my Echo Show 15 in the kitchen does a fine job of plating YouTube TV, so I can watch shows and sports while I cook.”
“i have been getting softweare photos duplicated 5 years over 3 devices and technical support is not understanding even when ive sent pictures videos and the device reset factory reset and new software updates nothing fixed”
after 5 yearsView on YouTube“I had just bought this and I’m a little disappointed I bought it to access recipes. [...]”
Common Echo Show 15 problems
Issues at least two owners independently report.
- Camera9 mentionsView on YouTube
“I had the 15 inches echo show, I liked many features it have , but I took it down, because too many ads, every minute, that bothers me so bad, I paid near $300 for a photo frame and weather, but not as advertisement display,”
- Software & AI4 mentionsView on YouTube
“i have been getting softweare photos duplicated 5 years over 3 devices and technical support is not understanding even when ive sent pictures videos and the device reset factory reset and new software updates nothing fixed”
- Display4 mentionsView on YouTube
“I have issues with my echo show 15 and Amazon customer service is no help so I was hoping maybe you might know how to solve my problem. As of several days ago my Show 15 won’t stay on the Home Screen. After 20 seconds it launches Photo Frame. I’ve given up trying to get it to stop since nothing works - factory reset, latest software, no Routines triggering it. I even gave customer support remote access to my device and they couldn’t fix it. [...] However I cannot change the length of time photos are displayed. They only stay on screen for 10 seconds. The setting to change the speed doesn’t affect Photo Frame. [...]”