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having to disable cards as the only way to stop the rotating alexa suggestions is not really a sane option. considering the price of the device this should be easier to permanently disable instead of only being able to partially disable it (it will still show when interacting with the device) by disabling useful features. imagine going to the movies and seeing a banner at the bottom with "we are also playing this other movie you might like" and then 10 minutes later "did you know you can buy popcorn?" and then "we have free restrooms". I think they are going for this kind of experience. no matter how good the movie, the banners undermine it. I will keep it for now in case they release an update removing the advertisements. but I will probably be returning it if there is no permanent fix. EDIT: I have been exploring more and i can review some skills: smart ligths: works decent enough with philiphs hue. you can se a dimmer switch for the room you asked alexa to control. i believe it should have access to the smart home app showing all the lights. unfortunately asking alexa to show/open smart home doesn't show you the smart home instead it shows you some irrelevant "smart home tip" timer: works great!, timer stays on clock screen. is a simple task but really works perfectly spotify: major disappointment, puts in question the value of the device, the user interface is minimal there is only a recently played screen. no playlist or any other way to explore the spotify catalog!, I was expecting a way to explore the catalog as part of the minimum set of features. audible: like smart lights the screens seem disconnected. you can play an audiobook and you get basic controls play/pause back/forward 30 seconds but that's it. you can ask alexa to show you your audiobooks but it's a simple list with no options other than resuming the audiobook you select. no chapters no options. EDIT2: I started the return process.