Tap the Settings (gear) icon in the upper right corner, then scroll down and tap Wake Word, then tap the one you'd like to use.ģ. Open the Alexa app, then tap Devices on the bottom menu bar, tap Echo & Alexa at the top, then tap the name of the device that you want to change the wake word for.Ģ. There's the easy way - say, "Alexa, change your wake word" and then respond to one of the choices the voice assistant gives you. The steps are the same regardless of which option you want to change it to. The wake word is the name you say to activate Amazon's digital voice assistant the default wake word is Alexa. Switch your Echo's wake word to Ziggy like this
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Whether you think a masculine-sounding voice and the name Ziggy are a quantum leap forward in gender equity or you're just really into cha-cha-cha-changes, here's how to swap voices and wake words on your Amazon Echo speaker or display.Īmazon's voice assistant lives on all sorts of Echo smart speakers, displays and even earbuds. Jackson, Melissa McCarthy and Shaquille O'Neal - those add-ons don't replace everything Alexa says (the way the new voice option does), just select responses - like weather, timers and some goofy, personality-specific questions. How to change Alexa’s voice with an Echo device John Velasco / Digital Trends. Now, before anyone tweets about the three celebrity voice options you can pay to put on your Amazon Echo device - Samuel L. If you like, you can ask Alexa's gender, and the voice assistant will explain, "As an AI, I don't have a gender." What is the name of the computer on the television series Quantum Leap? #AlexaNewName #WhytheChange- Rob Milliken July 25, 2021