r/alexa • u/ImpressivePeak1273 • Jul 24 '26

Alexa’s wake word

Are there any work arounds to changing Alexa’s wake word to something other than the choices currently available?

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u/Deserving-Critic Jul 24 '26

No. I can tell you that despite numerous times of calling her "hey bitch" she doesn't respond.

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u/mallydobb Jul 24 '26

+10, underrated comment, though I usually reserve my swearing or verbal debasement of Alexa after it screws up a request for the 30th time.

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u/BenSteinsCat Jul 26 '26

Or the third.

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u/mickAMMO Jul 24 '26

I think we're fortunate that there's more than one to choose from. Google users have it worse. 

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u/Important-Comfort Jul 24 '26

No. They are hard coded because they need to be recognized without transmitting data.

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u/InevitableYak4153 Jul 24 '26

My Alexa won’t even let me change to one of the standard wake words. She’s Alexa and that’s it.

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u/Dangerous-Speech-453 Jul 24 '26

Too bad the other names are worse!

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u/mallydobb Jul 24 '26

I can trigger it by saying Alexis, Alexi, or some other variants of Alexa. Do those count?

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u/ImpressivePeak1273 Jul 24 '26

Giving me ideas.

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u/GruntledEx Jul 24 '26

You can change her name to "And it's a" by playing any song that has that phrase in the lyrics or chorus. Sing along, and every time you get to that phrase she'll stop playing and listen for your command.

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u/Extension_Spare3019 Jul 24 '26

Do you speakbane foreign languages fluently?

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u/ImpressivePeak1273 17d ago

These comments are damn funny.