Echo devices have previously processed sounds to the cloud if the selected "wake word," typically the saying "Alexa," alerts the device to listen. If users have the setting enabled by March 28 ...

With the old Alexa, you’d need to say a specific command such as, “Alexa, turn on the living room lights,” and “Alexa, set the ... For newer devices, just don’t sign up for Alexa Plus.

Amazon introduced a next-gen voice assistant called Alexa+ earlier this year. The new avatar of Amazon's in-house virtual assistant is turbocharged by generative AI. Think of it as the same ...

When you set up a voice ID, the audio recordings ... This feature allowed compatible Echo devices to process the audio of Alexa requests locally on device. As we continue to expand Alexa's ...

Alexa devices send recordings to the cloud by default. However, some high-end Echo models previously supported a setting called “Do not send voice recordings”. If this setting was enabled ...

Now Amazon is removing a setting that gave some Alexa device owners a more privacy-preserving option. Few people used that setting, but the change is a reminder that Alexa is a data hog and likely ...

Amazon's Echo speakers introduced Alexa to the world and now it's updated version ... This means you have full control over Zigbee-compatible smart home devices you may have set up already, including ...