Amazon Alexa Plus keeps creepily singing ‘lalala’ for minutes on end
Some Amazon Echo speakers running Alexa Plus repeatedly say or sing “lalala,” and Amazon is working on a fix.
An Alexa Plus bug has caused some Amazon Echo speakers to say or sing only “lalala” for minutes, sometimes in the middle of a conversation. Reddit users have reported the behavior across multiple Echo models over recent weeks, and Alexa does not acknowledge it when asked. Amazon told Android Authority the issue affects a small number of Alexa Plus users and that a fix is in progress.
- Some Echo speakers say or sing only “lalala” for minutes.
- Reports cover multiple Echo models over recent weeks.
- Amazon says a small number of Alexa Plus users are affected.
- Amazon told Android Authority a fix is in progress.
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The Amazon Echo Studio is one of the speakers that runs Alexa Plus. | Photo by John Higgins / The Verge An unsettling Alexa Plus bug has seen some Amazon Echo smart home speakers reduced to saying - and sometimes singing - nothing but "lalala" on repeat for minutes at a time, often in the middle of conversations with users. When quizzed about the behavior, Alexa is apparently entirely unaware of what it's been doing.
By Dominic Preston · theverge.com
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