Alexa, Amazon and Echo

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.
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.
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 is ending the option to not send Echo voice recordings to the cloud
Amazon is discontinuing a feature that allowed users of some of its Echo smart speakers to choose not to send their voice recordings to the cloud. According to an email the company sent to users that was posted on Reddit, it will disable the feature that allowed select Echos to process Alexa requests locally on the device on March 28th, 2025.
Amazon Discontinues Local Voice Processing for Echo Devices
Amazon is removing the ability for specific Echo devices to process Alexa voice requests locally, instead requiring all requests to be sent to the cloud. The change, which takes effect on March 28, applies to the Echo Dot (4th Gen),
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.
Your Amazon Echo will start reporting to Amazon on March 28
Owners of the Amazon Echo have long had the option for the device to process requests locally, thereby keeping their information off of Amazon’s servers. That functionality is going away starting on March 28.
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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’s AI Alexa Wants to Listen—And You Can’t Say No [Update]
Amazon's upcoming AI update to its Alexa voice assistant, called Alexa+, may have some loosening privacy restrictions.
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Alexa Plus leaves behind Amazon’s earliest Echo devices
though Amazon says they will continue to work with the standard Alexa. Alexa Plus won’t support “certain older generation Echo devices,” such as the first-generation Echo, Echo Dot ...
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Amazon Alexa Plus event — all the big announcements and new AI features
It's time to meet the new Alexa. Amazon's Devices event, which was held earlier today, was all about Amazon's assistant. Amazon didn't release any new hardware. This time the event focused ...