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Have a slow PC, printer not working or need tech support you can trust? Post your tech questions and get concrete answers from me and other tech pros for free for 30 days. Speaking of keeping quiet, did you know you can text Alexa commands? Tap or click here to set up the new Text with Alexa feature. (This one is handy for pulling pranks ... Not that I would know.) Scroll down to “Alexa Preferences” and tap Voice Responses.To stop Alexa from verbally repeating every command, follow these steps: If you say, “What’s 34 minus 13?” you’ll hear the entire equation back before you get the answer. From there, hit Amazon Shopping and toggle the Requests to rate Purchases setting to off.Īlexa often repeats you to make sure she understands.Open your Alexa app and tap More > Settings.It can be unnerving to suddenly get this request - especially if Alexa’s asking you about something you bought a long time ago. Sometimes, Alexa will ask you to rate your past Amazon purchases. GET MORE: Top 20 Alexa commands you’ll wish you knew before 4. This feature is a great way to pinpoint the places where your Echo slips up. Still having trouble? Try this: Whenever you give a command, you can ask Alexa to tell you what it heard. Select Continue, say the on-screen phrase out loud and you’re good to go.To help Alexa out and save yourself the frustration, create a voice profile. How often do you hear your speaker say something like, “Sorry, I didn’t quite get that”? It can be frustrating if you have to repeat yourself multiple times. Scroll down to the “Alexa Preferences” section and select Hunches.Tap More at the bottom of the screen to open the menu. If you prefer, you can turn this off in the app: Say, “Alexa, disable Hunches” and you’re good to go. If you find those suggestions intrusive instead of helpful, just switch off the Hunches feature. If a light is on after you’ve said “Good night, Alexa,” for example, you’ll get an alert.
The Hunches feature alerts you when any of your smart home devices are on when Alexa thinks they should be off, or the other way around. Like what you’re reading? Get my tech tips straight to your inbox. It may think your words are background noise if you don’t address it by name.
After you’re done, say “Stop,” “Thank you” or “Go to sleep” to stop Alexa from waiting for further commands.įollow-Up Mode is off by default. After it follows your first command (like, “Alexa, turn on the hall light”), wait for Alexa to say, “OK.” Then, fire off your next command (“Turn on the bedroom light”) and you’re good to go.