Amazon, Alexa and Echo

Ultimate Alexa Guide: 200+ Voice Commands to Master Your Amazon Echo
With the new premium $35 Alexa Voice Remote Pro, you can say "Alexa, find my remote" into any Echo device you own (or the dedicated Remote Finder button in the Fire TV app) to play a sound from your remote, making it easier to find when it's lost.
Amazon to kill Echo's local voice processing feature in favor of Voice ID
If you own an Echo smart speaker, it will soon lose a key privacy feature — and be replaced with cloud processing of all voice commands.
You can no longer stop Alexa from sending voice recordings to Amazon
Some Echo devices have a feature that allows you to block voice recordings from being sent to the cloud, but Amazon is killing it.
Amazon's Echo devices will send all voice recordings to cloud from March 28
The move is seen as connected to the launch of its generative AI-powered Alexa Plus, which is slated to be released later this month
Amazon to Axe Setting That Lets You Store Alexa Voice Recordings Locally
On March 28, ahead of its Alexa+ rollout, Amazon will get rid of the “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” setting on Echo devices that let people store voice recordings locally.
Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo devices to process Alexa requests locally
Amazon Echo models that were previously able to process Alexa requests locally will no longer do so, instead sending those voice recordings to the cloud. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the change to The Verge after a Reddit user posted a PSA about it on Friday,
Recordings of requests to Alexa will soon go to Amazon cloud
All voice recordings of commands or queries given to Amazon voice assistant Alexa on the company’s Echo devices will go to the Amazon cloud starting March 28.
6 reasons why I've decided to buy the 21-inch Amazon Echo Show
The Amazon Echo Show 21 is designed to be used in a communal space like the kitchen, making it the perfect family planner ...
Amazon Echo Pop review: A great, compact smart speaker that’s hard to recommend
The Echo Pop is the cheapest smart speaker that Amazon sells but for an extra £10, the superior Echo Dot is an easy-to-justify upgrade ...
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Alexa Plus needs a flagship smart speaker – here are 5 things I'd like to see in the next Echo
When paired with the new Alexa+ voice assistant, the next Echo speaker could be unstoppable ... (take a look at the Echo Pop and the Echo Dot Kids), there’s only so far you can go with black ...
The Sun29d
Four places you should never put your Amazon Alexa device – and the first could result in a bank-raiding attack
AMAZON'S Alexa devices are dotted around millions of homes worldwide. But many folks could be keeping their Amazon Echo and Dot gadgets in risky positions. Experts say you should keep your Amazon ...
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Best Amazon Echo deals: Save on Pop, Show, Dot, and Studio
If you’re shopping for your first Echo speaker, we recommend sticking with one of the cheaper Echo Dot models, as this is an inexpensive way to give Alexa a spin and get a grip on all of the ...
The Verge18d
Alexa Plus leaves behind Amazon’s earliest Echo devices
Products like the original Echo and Echo Dot will still work with the normal ... the quirky modular Echo speaker that plugs straight into a wall outlet. And people can still get an ...