Alexa Plus - Anyone Using It ?

molerat

My daughter has gone over to Alexa Plus and in my opinion it is awful. Unlike the old Alexa I have to talk to it slowly and concisely for it to understand then it takes ages for it to respond. And the new voice sounds condescending when it does deign to answer.

tetrarch

It can do things such as multiple commands and seems to be able to decipher more complex phrases, but it is definitively slower in responding and actioning routines

Jury still out for me

Regards

Tet

Glad

I hated Alexa+ too! I gave it a try but found it slower and much more irritating than the old Alexa, so I reverted back.

You can opt out and go back to the original Alexa. The easiest way is to say "Alexa, exit Alexa+". You can also apparently do it through the Alexa+ settings.

I read that Follow-Up Mode can stay switched on after you leave Alexa+. If you don't want Alexa continuing to listen for another question after she's answered, just say "Alexa, turn off Follow-Up Mode", I quite like that feature though, mainly for adding things to my shopping list.

I much prefer the old version and haven't regretted changing back.