Voice In Canada Flash Briefing #666

Hey there. So, I have a little tip for you today. As you may know, the word that we say to get Alexa to respond to us is known as the wake word, i.e. her name, but there are also other different wake words that you can set it to.

Now you can’t choose any word that you want, but you can choose, well, Alexa, you can choose Echo, you can choose Computer.

And, previously you had to do this through the app, but you can actually select this by voice.

You simply have to say, “Alexa, change your wake word” And, she will ask you a series of just a few questions to help you change your wake word.

 You can’t choose any word that you want.

Change the Wake Word by Voice

So when would you want to do this? Well, I’ll give you a great example.

Say you have somebody in your home that is named Alexa, and you don’t want it to go off every time somebody says that person’s name, well, there you go.

Or, if you just prefer to have a device named Echo or device named Computer.

If you want to be able to control different devices with different names, then you’re set.

So if you were wondering if you can call Alexa a different name, you can, and just ask her to change the wake word. Okay?

Have a great day, I’ll talk to you tomorrow. We’ve got a really cool podcast out tomorrow, so listen in for all the details.

Talk to you then.

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Listen on your Echo Device! Easy as 1-2-3!

Voice in Canada Skill Logo1. Open your Alexa app and click on the Menu button > Settings > Flash Briefing.
2. Click on “Add Content” and search for “Voice in Canada”.
3. Click on “Voice in Canada” and the Enable button.

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