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Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo devices to process Alexa voice requests locally
The change, which applies to the Echo Dot (4th Gen), Echo Show 10 and Echo Show 15, goes into effect March 28.
As of March 28, Amazon Echo models that were previously able to process Alexa requests locally will no longer do so, instead sending those voice recordings to the cloud. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the change to The Verge after a Reddit user posted a PSA about it on Friday, with a screenshot of an email they’d received from the company. Any previously saved voice recordings will also be deleted.” The move comes a few weeks after Amazon introduced Alexa+, which brings generative AI to the assistant.
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