There are a plethora of cost-effective as well as efficient products to head towards the scenario of smart home lined up with the Amazon Echo. Most of the time you have the microphone listening but it is not always that you want it this way. Here we are specifically talking about Amazon event where they call out Alexa every 30 seconds. It is quite an easy task to turn off the microphone on an Amazon Echo. The thing is actually just a single click away. In this article we are going to discuss the steps to disable microphone on Amazon Echo
Disable the microphone on the Echo
There are few simple steps that you need to follow. Firstly, on the Amazon Echo you need to press the microphone button. As soon as the ring and button turn red, this implies that your microphone has been temporarily disabled. The moment this is completed, the Amazon Echo that you have will no longer trigger the word for ‘Alexa’. This implies that even if you give any voice commands the action will not be performed. There is only one alternative to get the task performed. You can make use of an Alexa Voice Remote for Amazon Echo.
Alexa Voice Remote functions independently
The Alexa Voice Remote has nothing to do with the microphone. It works independently of the mic mute on the Echo device itself. This is so because it only listens when you press the microphone button on the remote. If you take this positively then you do not have to worry about Alexa Voice Remote listening in. On the contrary, if you consider the shady side then there is an effort to make. Every time you wish to give a command you will have to assure that you grab the remote and then press the microphone button.
Time period for which the microphone stays off
Unless you do not press the mic button again your Echo device will maintain the red ring and the microphone will remain off. In case you lose power or your Echo reboots, even then you do not need to worry about the mic turning back on without you doing so. The Echo will remember the previous state that it was in and keep the microphone disabled.
Will Alexa turn off the mic if I ask her to do so?
You might expect there to be something for devices dependent on voice services especially the Echo products to accept voice commands to turn off the microphone but that is a questionable omission. It will be disheartening for you to know that currently there are no voice commands which you can employ so as to disable the microphone without having to use the hardware button. Unlike the Google Home devices as well as the Apple HomePod that have voice commands to mute the microphone anywhere across the room on the command “OK Google, mute the microphone” and “Hey Siri, stop listening”, there is nothing for Amazon Echo devices. In the same way you cannot even un-mute the microphone with the voice command.
Steps to re-enable the microphone on the Echo
So as to let Echo’s Alexa listening capabilities be ready for taking commands again, you need to follow few steps. You need to go to the Amazon Echo and there press the microphone button. As soon as the ring and button turns blue, the microphone will get enabled and e ready for taking commands. Once you are done with this, the microphone button as well as the ring will flash blue before turning off. Now you are ready to begin using the Alexa’s voice services the way that it was originally meant to be used.
All in all, these are the steps to disable microphone on Amazon Echo. In case there are any other questions that you have in mind related to the same, you may drop us a comment and we will try our best to give you the relevant answer.
