How to switch off the recording device on my Alexa?

Many complaints were issued to Amazon when people discovered they were being recorded without their knowledge. Due to the negative feedback, Amazon has since adjusted its Alexa settings so that users can turn off its recording device if they wish to. Here’s how to stop your Alexa from recording you at all times:

Open the Alexa app on your smartphone

Go to Settings

Select Privacy

Tap Manage Your Alexa Data

Select How Long To Save Recordings

Select Don’t Save Recordings and select confirm

Scroll down to Help Improve Alexa

Go to Use of Voice Recordings and toggle it off

How to fully stop Alexa from snooping on you

You can Mute Alexa Echos – the speaker or display will have a mute button that looks like the image you see in the photo below. Tap that, and a red light will appear on your device – this means Alexa will stop responding to commands.