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Change the wake word
By default, your Amazon Echo device is set to
activate when it hears the word “Alexa”, but you
might want to change this if one of your family
members is called Alexa, or similar, and you don’t
want your smart speaker to activate whenever
you’re talking to them.
1. Go to the Alexa app
2. Tap the “More” icon in the bottom right
3. Go to “Settings”
4. Tap “Device Settings” and select your Echodevice
5. Scroll down to where it says, “Wake Word”
6. Tap this to get four options: “Alexa” (the
default), “Amazon”, “Echo” and “Computer”.
Whatever you select now is the word you use when
you speak to the device.