![]() ![]() ![]() What could be worse than a Selina Gomez playlist? Well, how about making a voice purchase, controlling a connected smart home device or – shudder – playing a Michael Ball playlist. This illustrates an important point that Alexa’s pin-sharp hearing can be open to abuse. But don’t fret Slayer fans: in fact, Alexa has misheard and instead had popped on a playlist of Selina Gomez hits. Standing on the street and shouting ‘Alexa – play some Slayer’ through our front window resulted in a pretty horrendous din back on the inside. Now, before you start tutting, we have actually tested this – much to our neighbours’ amusement. Even a reboot won’t wake her up, the only fix being another press of the button. The glowing red light across the top of the Echo and Echo Dot is the big clue that Alexa’s ears are muffled.Īccording to Amazon, pressing this mute button disconnects the microphone circuitry in such a way that software cannot reconnect it. That’s when 'Microphone Off’ button on the top of the Echo family comes in handy. For reasons that will become clear, you might also choose to mute her mic if you’re away from your home. News reports have proven problematic too. Perhaps when watching the Adam Sandler romcom 50 First Dates, for example, or episodes of EastEnders circa 2012 (both of which feature characters called ‘Alexa' - thanks Wikipedia). However, there may be times when Alexa’s super sense might be the last thing you want. The Amazon Echo’s ability to discern a wake word amongst a sea of ambient noise is nothing short of remarkable, assisted in no small part by a seven-microphone array atop both the both devices. While nobody outside of Amazon knows what she looks like, one thing is for certain: Alexa has incredible ears.
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