They could subtract the least useful ‘Alexa’ and be a lot happier – and probably less paranoid.
Get rid of Alexa (the device) and get Siri. Nobody names their kid Siri.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Distraught-Family-Pens-Letter-to-Amazon-Over-Bullying-Issues-With-Daughter-Who-Shares-Name-With-Alexa-Device-Jeff-Bezos-CEO-Massachusetts-501659891.html
Or you could rename the Dot (by changing the wake word). My devices wake with “Echo,” a less common girl’s name than “Alexa.”
Ashley is trendy and popular.
Alexa? Are you Siri-ous?
I have a great niece named Alexa. They call her “Lexi”. I can hear the lexi-con jokes coming…..
Doesn’t Suri have the fringe on top?
Thank goodness the device came 29 years after the 1985 birth of Billy Joel’s daughter.
I can tell you from experience. . .“Alyssa” is just as bad.
you can change the name of the device to a couple of other options
I don’t have that problem with Google Assistant, but I wish I could give a different trigger for each device. Every time I say “Hey Google”, my Mini, phone, and tablet all respond at the same time. When I get an LG 4K TV, it’ll get worse.
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sandpiper almost 6 years ago
They could subtract the least useful ‘Alexa’ and be a lot happier – and probably less paranoid.
dlkrueger33 almost 6 years ago
Get rid of Alexa (the device) and get Siri. Nobody names their kid Siri.
AlanM almost 6 years ago
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Distraught-Family-Pens-Letter-to-Amazon-Over-Bullying-Issues-With-Daughter-Who-Shares-Name-With-Alexa-Device-Jeff-Bezos-CEO-Massachusetts-501659891.html
SapphireSkies Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Or you could rename the Dot (by changing the wake word). My devices wake with “Echo,” a less common girl’s name than “Alexa.”
Zen-of-Zinfandel almost 6 years ago
Ashley is trendy and popular.
Stocky One almost 6 years ago
Alexa? Are you Siri-ous?
magicwalnut almost 6 years ago
I have a great niece named Alexa. They call her “Lexi”. I can hear the lexi-con jokes coming…..
zippykatz almost 6 years ago
Doesn’t Suri have the fringe on top?
Templo S.U.D. almost 6 years ago
Thank goodness the device came 29 years after the 1985 birth of Billy Joel’s daughter.
weikelk almost 6 years ago
I can tell you from experience. . .“Alyssa” is just as bad.
coffeeturtle almost 6 years ago
you can change the name of the device to a couple of other options
Coyoty Premium Member almost 6 years ago
I don’t have that problem with Google Assistant, but I wish I could give a different trigger for each device. Every time I say “Hey Google”, my Mini, phone, and tablet all respond at the same time. When I get an LG 4K TV, it’ll get worse.