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Stavros_McGilicuddy

Change the name Alexa knows me as
« on: August 09, 2017, 01:30:45 am »
Is it possible to change what Alexa calls me?
For example: When she reads my flash briefing. she says "Here's Jim's flash briefing" I'd like her to say "Here is the Miller's flash briefing"

malliekm

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2017, 02:13:35 am »
Stavros McGillicuddy?  ;D ;D
General Hospital meets I Love Lucy?  ;)

I don't think it's possible to do what you want to do. The echo devices use your first name on the Amazon account from which you purchased the device.

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2017, 07:26:26 am »
I think Monica's right... unless you change the first name on your amazon account, along with any credit card associated with purchases (so your purchases will actually go through)... maybe you can get it to say whatever you want it to...
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Laurel

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2017, 12:11:11 pm »
My Alexa just says "here is your flash briefing". She doesn't use my name.

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2017, 01:16:05 pm »
Mine also doesn't use my name but my Alexa devices weren't purchased from Amazon directly.
I'm also not in the US.

malliekm

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2017, 01:32:06 pm »
USA, purchased from Amazon.  Flash briefing does not address me by name but she does know my name.

StevenR

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2017, 02:47:17 pm »
Mine didn't use originally use my name, but then I set up an Amazon Household and (because this means that you can have multiple profiles on the Echo) it then started using my name for Flash Briefings and when playing stations on Tunein.

Mara

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2017, 09:49:18 am »
Mine didn't use originally use my name, but then I set up an Amazon Household and (because this means that you can have multiple profiles on the Echo) it then started using my name for Flash Briefings and when playing stations on Tunein.

We also have Household set up.  I don't want Alexa to change my name, I just want her to pronounce it right. 

Ourdoc

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2017, 04:03:11 am »
It’s a great and often request. For instance my account is under Richard but I go by Rick. So it sounds irritating hearing her call me Richard, when there should be a simple way to use a nickname without code to fly to Mars. I’d like her to call me Rick, why is that so difficult AMAZON?

brain21

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2017, 10:22:22 pm »
You actually CAN change this, but it's well hidden.  Here are the steps:

NOTE: If this does not work for you, you *might* have to go through the set up voice recognition steps for the John Doe account (whatever your current default account is) first. Those are the steps where the Echo will give you 10 things to say so it can learn to recognize your voice.  Once that is complete....

1) Open the Alexa app.  On the bottom of the home screen you should see three icons:
i. a house (home screen shortcut)
ii. a talk bubble (a "Conversations" shortcut)
iii. what looks like a segmented bar graph (the Music shortcut)

Click on the "Conversations" icon.

2) You'll see at the top of the screen your name (or what the app thinks it is) and the text "Now you can call and message your friends a..."

ABOVE that, on the title bar you will see:
i. The "hamburger" menu icon.
ii. the word "Conversations"
iii. an icon that looks like a person  (like this  ---> oC but rotated 90* clockwise)
iv. an "Edit" icon (a square with a pencil in it)

Click on the person icon (  the oC one)

3) You should now be on the "Contacts" screen.  At the top, under the title bar You will see something like:
John Doe
My Profile

but with your name instead of John Doe

Tap on your name (IOW, the "John Doe My Profile" text at the top)

4) This will take you to a screen that shows your profile.  It will say in larger than normal font
John Doe at the top of the screen, under the title bar.

In the title bar on the right you will see the word "Edit"

Click on it.

5) The next screen will allow you to edit your first and last name (John and Doe, iow).  This does NOT affect your Amazon account!  This is kinda like your Alexa caller ID.

Change the first name to something else like "Yourhighness" or "Ohkaygoogle" or whatever.  The last name doesn't matter.

6) Click on "Done" and the top right of the title bar.  Give it a second and ask Alexa

"Alexa, who am I?" and you'll hear something like:

"I'm talking to Yourhighness.  This is John's account"

Alexa will now call you Yourhighness.

HTH

Laurel

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2017, 11:27:50 pm »
Thanks Brain21!  I am now "Your Highness" until I can think of something wittier. lol

malliekm

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2017, 12:57:55 am »
Wow.  I just say, "hey Google, call me Grammuffy.

picklebreath

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2017, 08:15:28 am »
My wife just gave me a couple of suggestions regards topic ;D ;)

Laurel

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2017, 01:16:23 pm »
My wife just gave me a couple of suggestions regards topic ;D ;)

As a wife of 49 years, I just changed mine to "Ray's slave".  Hubby got a good laugh.

picklebreath

Re: Change the name Alexa knows me as
« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2017, 02:37:41 pm »
My wife just gave me a couple of suggestions regards topic ;D ;)

As a wife of 49 years, I just changed mine to "Ray's slave".  Hubby got a good laugh.

Lucky Ray ;D