Amazon is Automatically Upgrading Prime Members to Alexa Plus

Amazon's Alexa+ will run on almost all devices, but not everyone wants it

If you were thinking you’d have to upgrade your Amazon speaker or streaming device to access the new-gen Alexa+ GenAI assistant, you may not. Amazon says a whopping 97% of first-party devices that can support the more personal, more conversational, agentic Alexa+ assistant. That means there’s a good chance your Echo or Fire TV device will support the upgrade if you’d like to use it. That’s the “vast majority” of the 600 million devices currently…

Amazon force-upgrades Prime members to Alexa+

Amazon has begun automatically upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus without an opt-in option, as reported by users on the r/alexa subreddit over the past few weeks. Users receive device notifications stating they can revert by saying, “Alexa, exit Alexa+.” Multiple users shared screenshots of the exact message from Amazon on the subreddit. The notification explains, “After your device updates, you can still revert to the original Alexa by sayin…

Amazon is Automatically Upgrading Prime Members to Alexa Plus

Amazon has automatically started upgrading its Amazon Prime members to the Alexa Plus assistant. In the latest update, users of the Echo devices don’t need to opt in to upgrade their regular Alexa voice assistant to the new Alexa Plus version. According to various user reports on Reddit, they are receiving a notification message and a confirmation email once the upgrade to the next-gen voice assistant completes. For those unaware, Amazon’s Alexa…