Once given permission, Alexa can learn your voice. Now tap on Wake Word then pick from the options, which are: Scroll to the Alexa device you want to change the name of.

Tap on the three-lined icon in the top-left corner.To do this, open the Alexa app then follow these instructions: You might want to change the word Alexa responds to, perhaps because you have a family member of the same name. How to delete your Alexa voice recordings GearBrain Tap on a recording then tap Delete Voice Recording to remove it from the app and Amazon's server. Tap the three-lined icon in the top-left cornerįrom here you can view and listen to all of the times Alexa has recorded you speaking with it.Yes, Alexa does record everything you say to herĪs we mentioned above, these recordings can be deleted by heading into the Alexa smartphone app for iPhone or Android. Thankfully, there is a mute button for when you want to switch the microphones off.

It can also be a little creepy, especially when Alexa records a conversation and sends a recording of it to someone you know. This can be annoying, especially when Alexa says: 'Sorry, I didn't catch that' out of nowhere. Echo speakers will often start listening by mistake, thinking they have heard 'Alexa' when they have not. You can also delete these recordings (from the app and the server), although Amazon claims that doing so will prevent Alexa from learning your voice and becoming more accurate over time.īut Alexa can make mistakes. This recording is saved on Amazon's server, and you can listen to it through the Alexa app. Once you have finished speaking, this recording is quickly sent to Amazon's servers and analyzed, before an answer is sent to your Echo, ready for Alexa to say a couple of seconds later. The microphones of your Echo speaker are constantly on and listening for the 'Alexa' hot word, which brings the device to life and starts recording. First up, let us get this out of the way.

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