Is Alexa listening when muted?

Actually, Amazon’s smart speaker can perform several tasks even when the microphone is turned off. For example, say you want to use the Echo as a passive speaker in one room of the house, or you’re having a private conversation and want to make certain Alexa isn’t overhearing.

Does muting Alexa stop it from listening?

If you want to stop Alexa from listening temporarily, you can use the mute button to disable the microphone and stop audio to and from the device.

How do I stop Alexa from always listening?

Keep Amazon, Google and Apple employees from listening in In the Alexa app, go to Settings > Alexa Privacy > Manage Your Alexa Data. From here, select Choose How Long to Save Recordings > Don’t Save Recordings > Confirm. Next, scroll down to Help Improve Alexa, and switch the Use of Voice Recordings to off.

What happens when you say Alexa mute?

Alexa, Mute/Unmute The Mute command lets you temporarily turn off the audio on your Alexa-enabled device. This mutes any audio that’s coming from your device, including any music or voice recordings. Use the Unmute command to turn the audio back on.

Does Alexa hear everything you say?

“So, when you say ‘Hey, Alexa,’” Schaub explains, all of “the audio gets analyzed and is being listened to by the microphones on the device, and only if the keyword ‘Alexa’ is detected, then everything that you say after that gets” recorded.