Your Amazon Echo is losing the ability to process Alexa commands on-device
Amazon is removing Alexa’s on-device processing capabilities in preparation for its generative AI upgrade. The company ...
Amazon is removing an Echo privacy setting that keeps Alexa recordings from the company
An opt-in Alexa feature called "Do Not Send Voice Records" stops requests from being sent to the company. It will soon be ...
Amazon to kill Echo's local voice processing feature in favor of Voice ID [u]
If you own an Echo smart speaker, it will soon lose a key privacy feature — and be replaced with cloud processing of all ...
Get an Amazon Echo Dot (newest model) for just $39.99 ahead of Amazon's Big Spring Sale
SAVE $10: As of March 24, you can get an Amazon Echo Dot (newest model) for just $39.99 at Amazon. That's a 20% discount and ...
Amazon Echo Dot and Pop deals: Save as much as 25%
The cheaper Amazon Echo Dot and Pop smart speakers are even cheaper today. Save $10 on either of them and make your home ...
Amazon is making a privacy change to Echo — those who don’t agree may end up with a useless device
Essentially, everything said to your Amazon Echo from March 28 on will be sent to Amazon’s cloud, and having the setting to ...
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Amazon to end local voice processing on Echo devices—but do people care?
Amazon Echo devices will stop supporting local processing of voice requests starting March 28, 2025. In a few days, all ...
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Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
With Alexa+ rolling out to Amazon Echo devices in the coming weeks, we’re getting a clearer view of the privacy concessions people will have to make to maximize usage of the AI voice assistant ...