Millions of homes across the UK now have an Amazon Echo and while they have many benefits, there's still some frustrating aspects to the devices.
If you are the first up in your house, you might feel you can't use Alexa because of the volume the device always booms out a response to you.
But a clever update now allows you to whisper to Alexa with her then responding at a similar low volume level.
And you can also set up a routine that is triggered by a whisper command. For example, you can set an alarm, turn off lights and play relaxing music simply by saying, “Alexa, good night.”
You can easily create a range of customisable routines using the Alexa app.
Here’s how to set up Whisper mode on Alexa:
Open the Alexa app > Go to Settings > Next, click Voice Responses > Then activate Whispered Responses.
This mode should work on most of your smart speakers including the Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show and new Echo Studio.
