Alexa, the voice assistant on your computer or phone, has a new whisper mode that can be used to communicate with other people. This mode is available in the Alexa app and on Amazon’s website. To use this mode, you need to set up a whisper account and add someone you want to talk to. Then, when you want to talk to that person, just say “Alexa, whisper ’name’”. The person will hear you and will be able to respond in the same way that they would if they were talking face-to-face. There are some limitations to this mode. For example, if you are talking with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, they may not be able to hear what you are saying. Additionally, if the person is busy or there is a loud noise in the room, they may not be able to hear you.
When enabled, Alexa will be able to detect when you’re whispering, and when she responds, she’ll whisper back instead of talking at her normal volume. It’s certainly better than her shouting responses at full normal volume when you’re trying to keep it quiet in a sleeping household.
There are a couple of ways to enable this feature:
Open up the Alexa app on your phone and navigate to Settings > Alexa Account > Alexa Voice Responses > Whispered Responses. Simply say “Alexa, turn on whisper mode. ”
Once you have it up and running, Alexa will automatically whisper responses back to you, depending on if you’re whispering or not. Even in brief mode, the “ding” chime will ring at a lower volume. Pretty neat!
