It is off, and it was. Amazon was trialing some new thing. They also like to randomly turn that BS back on. Alexa is just so untrustworthy. It’s constantly trying to hawk me crap I don’t need. “Alexa turn off the kitchen.” “Ok. By the way. You can order more coffee filters by saying ‘Alexa order more coffee fillers’. Would you like me to order more coffee filters?”
amd2800barton
joined 11 months ago
I’ve ditched Amazon almost entirely. I still have a clock of theirs in the kitchen because I like the traditional analog face but it has a light up face for count down times when cooking. And I have their thermostats, which I don’t ever adjust much - basically it’s just nice to know vacation mode is on, and they were stupid cheap.
Otherwise, I’ve removed all the echo dots and Amazon plugs. Alexa literally interrupted a work meeting, without being prompted or triggered by a wake word, to tell me I should check the app for upcoming deals. Switched over to HomePod minis that week.
But you’ve probably heard of Anker, who owns Eufy. Eufy is just their smarthome brand. This is 100% Anker making these decisions.
Same, but a lot of people bought Eufy because they trusted Anker. Anler had a reputation of making reasonably priced cables & chargers that were still quality. It’s like people buying Hue products because it had the Philips name for instance. Anker decided to cash in all of their brand loyalty for some short term sales of its Eufy lineup.