Turn off the Amazon Echo - these options are available

To turn off the Amazon Echo completely, there is no switch on the device. However, you can disable individual functions of the Amazon Echo or the entire device. For this, you have several options to choose from.

How to completely turn off the Amazon Echo

Unlike most other devices, Amazon's Echo speaker doesn't have a switch to turn it on and off. Nevertheless, to completely turn off the Amazon Echo so that Alexa does not receive any commands, your only option is to disconnect the speaker from the mains by unplugging it. This completely deactivates the Echo without losing the settings of the device.

These alternatives to complete deactivation are available

If you do not want to completely turn off the Amazon Echo, you have two alternatives to choose from. For example, the speaker has a low-power state that you can put the device in by holding down the "action button" and pressing the "microphone button" twice. You also have the option to turn off the microphone of the Amazon Echo so that the voice assistant Alexa intergated in the speaker can no longer listen in.

1. To turn off the microphone, please press the button with the crossed-out microphone on the top of the Amazon Echo.
2. Sobald das Gerät rot aufleuchtet, ist das Mikrofon ausgeschaltet und die Kommunikation mit Alexa ist nicht mehr möglich.
3. Möchten Sie das Mikrofon später wieder aktivieren, drücken Sie einfach erneut auf die Mikrofon-Taste und warten Sie, bis der Echo blau leuchtet.