A simple restart may fix Alexa and the Echo's Wi-Fi connectivity issues. Make sure your Wi-Fi password is correct. If you're connecting to Alexa with the wrong Wi-Fi password, this could be the cause of the problem. Test the Wi-Fi password on another device, and if necessary, change it and try connecting Alexa again. Use Alexa to play your favorite tracks in the Spotify app with your voice. Youâll also notice an enhanced music landing page to help you discover your new favorite song. Finally, weâve moved the Click-to-Talk button to the top left of the screen and the Wake Word button to the top right of the screen to help improve your experience. To unlink Spotify, open the Amazon Alexa app and go to Settings Music Spotify. Tap Disable Skill and confirm by tapping Disable. Next, tap Enable to use and follow the instructions to log in to. Clear the app cache and data. Uninstall and reinstall the app. Restart your Fire TV device. Press and hold the Select and Play/Pause buttons at the same time, for 10 seconds. For more help, try our Amazon Fire TV forum. Related Help Topics. Clear App Data and Cache on Fire TV Devices; Uninstall Games & Apps on Your Fire TV Device.
Mac miller live spotify. Use voice commands to control music and podcasts with Amazon Alexa!
Get started
Download the Alexa app, open it, and link your Spotify account with these steps:
- Tap the menu in the top-left.
- Tap Settings, then Music & Podcasts.
- Select Spotify, then Link account to Alexa.
- Enter your Spotify account details.
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Set Spotify as your default service for music and podcasts so you donât need to specify âon Spotifyâ at the end of your voice commands to play music:
- Tap the menu in the top-left.
- Tap Settings, then Music & Podcasts.
- Tap Choose default music services.
Note: To set Spotify as your default podcast service, tap Choose default podcast service. - Select Spotify and tap DONE.
Note: You still need to say âon Spotifyâ at the end of commands to play podcasts.
Now just ask Alexa to play something! E.g. 'Alexa, play Discover Weekly'. Check out the Amazon help site for supported languages.
Supported devices
Amazon Echo, Amazon Echo Dot, Amazon Echo Spot, Amazon Echo Show, Amazon Tap, Amazon Fire TV Cube, and all Sonos players.
Need help?
For help setting up and troubleshooting, go to the Amazon help site.
Check out other articles on our support site for help with your Spotify account and payments, listening offline, or if you canât play music. Download spotify albums to mp3 online.
Whatâs the use of a smart speaker if it doesnât respond to your queries? One would prefer to get a simple Bluetooth speaker instead. To the disappointment of many Amazon Echo users, Alexa does not respond to their voice commands. When they issue a command, Alexa hears it but doesnât say anything back. If your Alexa also seems to be on mute, this post will tell you why Alexa is not talking back to you and how to fix Alexa wonât respond issue.
Some Amazon Echo (Echo Dot, Echo Plus, Echo Show, etc.) users who had faced this problem suggest that the Alexa takes the command but doesnât work on it. For others, Alexa performs the command without replying to the user or confirming the action to them.
Letâs understand why Alexa is giving you the silent treatment and various ways to make it talk back.
1. Faulty Changes
The first thing that you should try is to reboot your Amazon Echo speaker. Often, we make a certain change in the Alexa app and it doesnât apply immediately. Thus, causing issues. For instance, a user had changed their Wi-Fi password causing issues to Alexa. A simple reboot applied the changes and brought back the voice of Amazon Echo. To restart your Echo, unplug the device for 10-15 seconds. Then replug it.
2. Low Volume
As implausible as it may sound, the low volume might also be the reason for Alexa not talking back. Use the physical buttons on the Echo speaker to increase the volume. Alternatively, issue the commands like, âAlexa, volume 5â or âAlexa, increase the volume.â For the unaware, Alexa has ten levels of volume. So you can go up to volume 10.
You can also take a look at the current volume from the Alexa app settings. For that, open the Alexa app and tap on Devices. Tap on your device under Echo & Alexa.
Change the volume under Audio.
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Read More3. Changed Wake Word for Alexa
The wake word is the name used for calling Alexa. By default, itâs Alexa, but you can change it to Computer, Echo, or Amazon. If Alexa isnât listening to you at all, you might have changed its wake word.
For instance, one of my colleagues had changed the wake word to Computer and later reset the Echo. Since resetting Echo clears its customization, Alexa didnât respond to the previous wake word â Computer and that left him clueless for a while.
So check the currently set wake word. For that, open the Alexa app. Go to your Echo speaker from Devices > Echo & Alexa > (Your Echo device). Scroll down and tap on Wake Word. Select the correct wake word.
Note: The wake word is device-specific. If you have multiple Echo devices, you will need to verify them individually.4. Attachment to External Device
If your Echo device supports attaching an external device such as a speaker or a headphone, you should plug it in once fully and then remove it. Sometimes, your Echo thinks itâs still connected to the external device due to improper removal of the device. So you donât hear anything from the Echo. Hence, attach and remove the aux cable of any external speaker or a headphone from your Echo.
5. Brief Mode
Typically, when you ask or tell Alexa to do something, it responds with a confirmation command. If you use Alexa often, the verbal feedback can be disturbing at times. To make Alexa a little less talkative, Amazon has a special feature for its voice assistant known as Brief mode. When enabled, you will hear a simple beep or chime sound after commands where she is supposed to do something.
This mode could also be the reason why Alexa isnât talking to you. To fix it, you will need to disable the Brief mode. For that, open the Alexa app and tap on the three-bar icon at the top. Choose Settings.
Scroll down in Settings and tap on Voice Responses. Turn off the toggle next to Brief mode.
Pro Tip: You should also try disabling Whisper mode in Voice Responses setting. Alexa might be hearing your voice as a whisper due to noise at your place. And as a result, she would be responding back in a whisper (or low voice) which wouldnât be audible to you. So one might think that Alexa isnât talking.
6. Follow-Up Mode
Coupled with Brief mode, the Follow-up mode on Alexa might also result in no voice from Alexa. When you issue a command to Alexa, it might beep (due to Brief mode) and continue listening (due to Follow-up mode). As a result, you might think, Alexa isnât responding. But in reality, she is doing her job well. You can try disabling Follow-up mode too and see if Alexa works as intended for you.
To enable or disable Follow-up mode, launch the Alexa app. Go to Devices followed by Echo & Alexa > Your Echo device. Tap on Follow-up mode. Disable it.
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At times, Alexa skills might not work as expected, and that could make Alexa go silent. Did you add a new skill to Alexa recently? Remove the recently added skill and check if Alexa responds back after that.
To add or remove skills, open the Alexa app, and tap on the three-bar icon at the top. Choose Skills & Games from the menu. Go to Your Skills.
Tap on the skill you want to disable. Hit the Disable skill button.
Note: Check out 13 essential Alexa skills for every Amazon Echo user.
8. Paired Bluetooth Devices
Alexa not talking back can also happen if your Echo is connected to a Bluetooth device. The audio would be routing through a Bluetooth device, especially a headphone. So check the paired devices and verify that no device is attempting to connect.
To check for the paired Bluetooth devices in the app, launch the Alexa app. Then go to Devices > Echo & Alexa > (Problematic Echo device). In your Echo device settings, tap on Bluetooth Devices. Make sure no device is trying to connect.
Pro Tip: You can also say, âAlexa, Disconnect Bluetoothâ to disconnect from any device.
9. Incompatible Default Music Service for Alexa
If you are trying to play music from a specific music provider and Alexa isnât responding or playing the music, you need to make the said app a default provider. Find out how to make a music service provider as default in Alexa.
Users facing this issue were able to play the music directly through the music app such as Spotify, but when they asked Alexa to do the same, it didnât respond. Find out how to fix Alexa not playing music from Amazon Music and Alexa having problems with Spotify.
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Read MoreStop the Silent Treatment
If Alexa still doesnât talk back or you need to reboot it repeatedly, your internet speed could be an issue. You can also try to reset your Echo device if the issue continues. Once you have reset it, follow our guide on how to setup Echo like a pro and various tips to fix Echo setup issues.
Next up:Alexa can be used to call people and for drop-ins. Find out how the two features differ from one another in our next post.
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