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Playing video clips uploaded to Amazon Photos on Echo Show 5

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Playing video clips uploaded to Amazon Photos on Echo Show 5
« on: December 08, 2024, 06:56:40 pm »
This is not likely a new issue but I can't find an answer that settles this with a definite and if so proven response.
The most annoying fact to this is that in the list of video sources given on Echo Show 5 "Amazon Photos" is not listed even though the storage is provided to promote private video in that database.
Please get me educated.

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Re: Playing video clips uploaded to Amazon Photos on Echo Show 5
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2024, 08:37:12 pm »
Maybe I remembered this incorrectly, but I do seem recall Amazon disabling videos in Amazon Photos several years ago.

Re: Playing video clips uploaded to Amazon Photos on Echo Show 5
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2024, 03:07:50 pm »
This is what I found from 2021
https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q000082FxmySAC/can-i-show-videos-ive-recorded-myself-on-my-echo-show-5

You may be right (amazon has a history of disabling features that could be rather commercialized)

Re: Playing video clips uploaded to Amazon Photos on Echo Show 5
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2024, 02:05:41 pm »
since amazon loves to advertise itself, I believe it would show up on the video source list you are talking about if you could play videos from amazon photos. 

Re: Playing video clips uploaded to Amazon Photos on Echo Show 5
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2024, 05:04:37 pm »
Since my question remains unanswered I have explored alternative ways to get some satisfaction with limitations
[1] Avoiding to give away private videos/photos to amazon photos (or other cloud based service) and not even able to
     display all on my echo show 5
     Stopping uploading to amazon cloud and using my local NAS as primary repository
[2] Display my stuff on network assessable devices using VLC
     TV via FIR Stick; Laptop; Desktop; and phone 

The next step will be to use a dedicated smart display with a smaller form factor and low power consumption that replaces the echo show for this purpose and renders it as display almost useless sitting next to my echo plus.

Please give me your alternative solutions I should consider to make this even controlled by Alexa.