Turning off the Alexa microphone - is that possible?

Through the integrated microphone in the speaker, Amazon's Alexa voice assistant accepts your commands. This allows you to control other devices or make online purchases. If you do not want the microphone to be active all the time, then you have several options to disable it.

How to turn off Alexa's microphone

To ensure that Alexa's smart speaker can take your voice commands at any time, the microphone is always activated. This also allows the voice assistant to always respond to your commands. If you do not want the microphone to constantly listen in, it is necessary to deactivate it. There are several options for this.

1. To prevent Alexa from disturbing you while watching a movie or other situations, you can turn off the microphone using the corresponding button. On the button you will see a crossed out microphone. This is located on the top of the speaker. You deactivate the audio recording with the button. You can see if it worked by the permanently lit red light ring. You can turn on the function by pressing the button again.
2. The speaker only works with a constant power supply. Another way to turn off the microphone is therefore to interrupt it. However, you should not perform the operation frequently.
3. The Amazon Echo can also be switched off via the "Power/Mute/Switch off button". Hierbei müssen Sie den Knopf für einige Sekunden gedrückt halten, bis das Gerät heruntergefahren wird.