Double Check That “Brief Mode” Or “Whisper Mode” Isn’t Enabled In the above example, Alexa set a timer after it successfully heard us say “ Alexa, set a twenty minute timer“.īut it might also have misheard you, playing a weird and unexpected sound – and this screen is really helpful for determining these cases. To dig into things a little more, click “More ⌄” on a result and it will tell you what Alexa thought it heard to cause that action/response to play. If you see something unexpected here, this could be the cause of the random noises you’ve been hearing. What’s useful here is that you will see all activity that Alexa registered on your Echo devices, which could include alarms, playing paired Bluetooth music/audio, setting a timer and a whole lot more. You can also check the Bluetooth settings in your phone, to see if it’s connected to anything, and clicking the paired Echo device should disconnect it:Īll activity on registered Amazon Echo/Alexa devices – and why Amazon performed this activity (based on what it heard). Either way, this is useful information to know and may resolve your issue. It’ll either disconnect from a paired device and tell you this, or it’ll say “ Hmm, there’s no Bluetooth device to disconnect – but you can disconnect or unpair a device using your Alexa app“. To quickly test this theory (or rule it out), simply say “Alexa, disconnect”. Maybe you paired your smartphone years ago, and it has auto-paired in the background. Related Reading: Is Amazon Alexa Getting Worse? (Some Say It’s “Terrible”) Double-Check for Paired DevicesĪ common cause of weird noises is due to a paired Bluetooth device which you forgotten about. So if you try this method and it doesn’t work, keep reading! In my experience, it’ll work for the most common ‘random noise’ reasons – but not for some of the weirder causes. This is definitely the first thing to try, however, because it might give you the exact reason why it did something. This update was rolled out to the UK in March 2020, although support in other countries varies. Ask Alexa DirectlyĪ September 2019 Alexa update in America allows you to ask “ Alexa, what just happened?” or “ Alexa, why did you say that?“, and Alexa will hopefully reply telling you why it made that unexpected noise. When your Alexa is making weird/unexpected noises, there are a few things to check. Phew, that’s quite a long list of random – and sometimes creepy – sounds! Let’s take a look at some of the most common reasons for them playing – and crucially, how to stop them! How to Stop Alexa From Beeping/Laughing/Chiming A train sound, described by /u/mitalis on Reddit as a “magic effect backwards”! There’s even a YouTube video capturing this odd noise – which is still unexplained to this day.A “ringing” sound (like a phone call is being received, even though no call is setup). Static or feedback type noises, just like old radios and TVs would make back in the day.A “creepy laugh”, which some people have said is “evil” sounding – not what you want to hear at three in the morning!.My white Echo Dot 2nd gen making a random noise.įrom my own experience of owning an Echo and speaking to others (along with scouring the internet), some of the weird noises that Alexa randomly seems to make includes:
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