You can't change Alexa's name on your Amazon device, but you can change its 'wake word' — here's how (2024)

• You can't change Alexa's name on your Amazon speaker, but you can change your speaker's "wake word" to one of several other available terms.
• Amazon speakers are set to listen for the name "Alexa" as its default "wake word," though you can switch its "wake word" to "Amazon," "Echo," or "Computer."
• The process of setting a new "wake word" for your Alexa device can be completed remotely via the app, or directly through your speaker.
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Since the release of Amazon's digital assistant Alexa in late 2014, that name has been said billions of times by millions of people followed up by a command like: "Play 'Africa' by Toto" or "turn off the lights."

However, if you're tired of calling out to Alexa every time you want to hear "Africa" or have the thermostat turned up, then you have some options at your disposal. You can change your device's "wake word" to four different options, including Alexa.