We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa can be too talkative for its own good at times, which can be a bit overwhelming for users constantly telling ...

She’s one of the world’s most popular virtual assistants, her robotic voice reverberating through millions of homes every day. But while the voice-controlled helper Alexa is more often than not a ...

While I appreciate everything a smart speaker assistant can help me with, I don’t want to get caught in long conversations with Alexa. I certainly don’t need her to respond out loud to every request ...

It’s really amazing how life-like voice assistants have become. They’re at the point where you can basically have a full on conversation with them. However, there are times when you don’t want them to ...

Longtime owners of an Amazon Echo (or any other Alexa-enabled smart speaker) may have noticed that Alexa is asking a lot more follow-up questions than before. And if you just want an answer to a ...

You can change Alexa's volume directly on most devices or by using your voice, but did you know you can change Alexa's speed at which the device talks to you? Say "Alexa, speak faster" or "Alexa, ...

Amazon seems to always be adding new features to Alexa and ways that it can help you with various tasks. So even if you've been using the digital assistant for years now, there could be a few things ...

From interrupting your chill dinnertime playlists with the “ding, dong!” alert of an incoming package to blaring out full-throated responses in the dead of night, Alexa has a bad habit of piping up at ...