The indicator lights on your Echo speaker can flash in a variety of different colors. Here’s what they’re trying to tell you.

We compare the Echo Dot and Pop in this side-by-side review. Amazon smart speakers are always popular pickups during the holidays and sales events like Prime Day 2025.

Alexa skills are voice-activated functions for Amazon Echo speakers and displays similar to apps on a smartphone. This list features standout skills that highlight the platform's potential. They ...

The main selling point of the Echo Dot vs. HomePod Mini is well, the selling price. At just $49.99 on Amazon.com, the Echo Dot is about half the price of Apple’s speaker.

Alexa Plus is rolling out right now in Early Access for select Echo Show devices, including Echo Show 8, 10, 15 and 21.

The cheaper Amazon Echo Dot and Pop smart speakers are even cheaper today. Save $10 on either of them and make your home smarter!

An opt-in Alexa feature called "Do Not Send Voice Records" stops requests from being sent to the company. It will soon be removed.

Amazon is planning to remove a privacy setting on its Echo devices later this month that will allow virtually all voice requests to go to the company's cloud. The company's cloud-based voice ...

Come March 28, Amazon is disabling an option that allows your Alexa voice conversations to be processed locally instead of in the cloud.

The AI-powered Alexa Plus upgrade won’t work on many early Echo devices, leaving products like the first Echo and Echo Dot speakers stuck with the old Alexa.

The Amazon Echo Dot is an incredibly versatile smart device that many users have turned into dedicated music devices, but they can do so much more.

Echo Spot, Dot, Pop: Amazon Slashes Prices on Its Speakers With Built-In Alexa up to 55% The highest-priced model is $44, while the lowest-priced one starts at $17.