How to turn on Alexa Brief Mode and Whisper Mode
To turn on Brief Mode, which makes Alexa talk less and removes things such as confirmations for when you ask it to do something, just say Alexa, turn on Brief Mode.
Or, you can do this if you re not near your Echo:
Open the Alexa app on your iPhone or Android phone.
Tap More on the bottom right of the screen.
Choose Settings.
Turn on Brief Mode.
While you re at it, you might want to turn off Alexa s suggestions that you buy stuff. It just did that while I was writing this guide, asking if I wanted suggestions for funny gifts. No, thanks.
How to Get Amazon Alexa to Whisper and Talk Less
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Tired of Alexa repeating everything you say? Do this to make it stop CNET 1/7/2021 Katie Conner © Provided by CNET You don t have to listen to Alexa repeat what you just said. Chris Monroe/CNET
For example, when you say, Alexa, turn on the lights, it ll say OK, turning on the lights. Amazon s reasoning behind this is to let Echo owners know what Alexa thinks you said. But this feature isn t needed anymore now that you can simply ask, Alexa, what do you think you heard?
Fortunately, there s a setting to turn off this annoyingly repetitive feature of Alexa s. And once you turn it on, your Echo speaker will only play a short sound when you ask it to do something, rather than Alexa telling you what it s going to do. Here s what you need to do. Open the Alexa app and tap