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Ddavewoods

Echo activating without the activation phrase
« on: November 19, 2016, 01:47:28 pm »
Anyone else getting Alexa spouting random information without being prompted ??

DParker

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2016, 02:01:44 pm »
Seemingly spontaneous  Echo activation is a common phenomenon.  Occasionally it will pick up something that sounds knida' sorta' like the wake word and will incorrectly interpret it as such.  No big deal.

strayfish

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2016, 02:46:48 pm »
Yep, happens quite often and sometimes I've no idea what it can have heard because there don't seem to be any suitable sounds in the vicinity!

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2016, 03:30:13 pm »
Yeah that has happened to me too sometimes. :)
-Paul.

mike27oct

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2016, 05:17:09 pm »
Yep, it can happen often, and if it is too close to a TV/speaker; quite often.  A bluetooth signal on somewhere in house can also trigger these events.  Check the Alexa app history to see if it made a record of what it "heard".

strayfish

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2016, 06:28:46 pm »
Mine went into little fits when it heard the adverts for itself on the TV - kept trying to respond then getting confused by the dog biscuits and Buster playlist!

Ddavewoods

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2016, 12:54:03 pm »
Seemingly spontaneous  Echo activation is a common phenomenon.  Occasionally it will pick up something that sounds knida' sorta' like the wake word and will incorrectly interpret it as such.  No big deal.

It is a big deal when you are trying to convince your other half how we need this in our lives and all it does is annoy her when she's trying to watch Tv by spouting nonsense and starting to play music 😂

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2016, 01:08:32 pm »
Seemingly spontaneous  Echo activation is a common phenomenon.  Occasionally it will pick up something that sounds knida' sorta' like the wake word and will incorrectly interpret it as such.  No big deal.

It is a big deal when you are trying to convince your other half how we need this in our lives and all it does is annoy her when she's trying to watch Tv by spouting nonsense and starting to play music 😂

So tell her to hit the Microphone Mute button.
-Paul.

Ddavewoods

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2016, 01:10:04 pm »
Seemingly spontaneous  Echo activation is a common phenomenon.  Occasionally it will pick up something that sounds knida' sorta' like the wake word and will incorrectly interpret it as such.  No big deal.

It is a big deal when you are trying to convince your other half how we need this in our lives and all it does is annoy her when she's trying to watch Tv by spouting nonsense and starting to play music 😂

So tell her to hit the Microphone Mute button.

Defeats the whole point of having a. Pics operated device

Ddavewoods

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2016, 01:11:13 pm »
Seemingly spontaneous  Echo activation is a common phenomenon.  Occasionally it will pick up something that sounds knida' sorta' like the wake word and will incorrectly interpret it as such.  No big deal.

It is a big deal when you are trying to convince your other half how we need this in our lives and all it does is annoy her when she's trying to watch Tv by spouting nonsense and starting to play music 😂

So tell her to hit the Microphone Mute button.

Defeats the whole point of having a. Voice operated device

Ddavewoods

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2016, 01:12:02 pm »
Seemingly spontaneous  Echo activation is a common phenomenon.  Occasionally it will pick up something that sounds knida' sorta' like the wake word and will incorrectly interpret it as such.  No big deal.

It is a big deal when you are trying to convince your other half how we need this in our lives and all it does is annoy her when she's trying to watch Tv by spouting nonsense and starting to play music 😂

So tell her to hit the Microphone Mute button.

Defeats the whole point of having a. Pics operated device

That's voice not pics 😀

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2016, 01:13:47 pm »
Seemingly spontaneous  Echo activation is a common phenomenon.  Occasionally it will pick up something that sounds knida' sorta' like the wake word and will incorrectly interpret it as such.  No big deal.

It is a big deal when you are trying to convince your other half how we need this in our lives and all it does is annoy her when she's trying to watch Tv by spouting nonsense and starting to play music 😂

So tell her to hit the Microphone Mute button.

Defeats the whole point of having a. Pics operated device

That's why the mute button is there. Use it. :)
-Paul.

mike27oct

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2016, 02:04:26 pm »
Your Echo is likely too close to TV/speakers.  Too many people keep them too close together.

strayfish

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2016, 02:07:35 pm »
Mine suddenly said 'goodnight, sleep tight' first thing in the morning a propos of nothing at all!

mike27oct

Re: Echo activating without the activation phrase
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2016, 02:14:32 pm »
Obviously it though it heard the word goodnight.  Wait until you hear it say, " goodnight, and don't let the bed bugs bite!"