Alexa was introduced on November 6, 2014, by Amazon and since then it has gone ahead to become one of the most used virtual assistants. With your Alexa enabled in your home, you can basically do a lot of stuff such as power on electronics, turn off the lights, and much more.
But as time goes on, people get bored with the constantly repeating Alexa word.
One of those boring words is “OK”
So, if you are here to figure out how to stop Alexa from saying OK since you are stuck and bored of it, we got you covered.
If that is the case, you are at the right place as I will be walking you through what you need to do to stop Alexa from saying okay.
How to stop Alexa From Saying OK
If you want to stop Alexa from saying OK, all you have o do is enable brief mode. You can do that by launching the Amazon Alexa app > click on More > Settings > Voice Responses > Brief Mode.
What brief mode basically does is make Alexa talk less, for example, it uses brief tones or sounds to confirm the execution of commands
Here is a detailed stepson on how to enable brief mode
- Launch the Alexa app on your smartphone
- on the app, click on more on the lower right corner
- Now, locate settings and click on it
- scroll down to the Alexa preference section. Over there, click on voice responses.
- Toggle brief mode
Once you do this it will be applied to all your Alexa-enabled device
Alexa Brief Mode
The brief mode was introduced by Amazon in 2018. It came as a result of users’ complaints about the chattiness of Alexa.
This might not be noticeable among new Alexa users, but if you have used Alexa for a month you might have a hang of what is going on.
Sometimes you could simply tell Alexa o do stuff such as turn on the light and she will keep saying “OK, turning the lights on”
While these might sound fun for new users, they get boring over time which is why you are here to figure out how to stop Alexa from saying OK
Alexa brief mode not working
If you tried activating brief mode and it is not working here there are a few things you need to check to resolve it.
Enable brief mode
Firstly ensure that brief mode is enabled on your device, this might seem unnecessary, but people do forget these things
if you are unsure of how to do that follow the steps below.
- Launch the Alexa app
- Now, tap the three-line menu icon at the top left-hand corner.
- Navigate to Settings and tap “Voices Responses”.
- Under voice response, you’ll see “Brief Mode”. Simply toggle it to enable brief mode
Power cycle your Alexa echo device
To power cycle your amazon echo device all you have to do is reboot your device, However, you’ll need to also unplug it from the power supply and connect it back
Here is how you can do that.
- Unplug the power adapter to your amazon echo device from the power source
- Now wait for 20-30 seconds before plugging it back, in
turn, the device on and see if the brief mode is working perfectly. If you are still stuck with how to stop Alexa from saying OK, progress to the steps below
Update your Alexa app
In some scenarios, it could be due to bugs or issues with the software which could be causing it to malfunction. To resolve it. You can either install a stable version or update the Alexa app to the latest version.
To do that, you simply need to launch “google play store”
Search for Alexa and see if there are any updates to your app. If there are simply update it.
After doing this, figuring out how to stop Alexa from saying OK should be resolved. But if it isn’t you have to carry out a factory reset
Factory Reset
If after numerous trials you are not able to get brief mode working, you might be left with no option but to factory reset your Alexa echo device
Here is how you can do that
For echo dot (2nd Gen)
If you own an Alexa echo 2nd gen follow the steps below
- Press and hold the Microphone off and Volume down button together.
- Hold them down for 20 seconds till the light ring turns orange
- Once it does that, it has been reset
For Alexa echo dot(3rd gen)
If you own an amazon echo 3rd gen device here is how you should go about resetting it
- Press and hold down the “Action” button for about 20-30 seconds.
- While doing that, the light ring will display an orange colour and turn off.
- Now, the light ring will turn on and it will show a blue light
- After a while, it will turn orange again making your device enter setup mode and reset
For Alexa Echo dot (4th gen)
- Press and hold down the “Action” button for about 20-30 seconds.
- While doing that, the light ring will display an orange colour and turn off.
- Now, the light ring will turn on and it will show a blue light
- After a while, it will turn orange again making your device enter setup mode and reset
Can I change Alexa’s ok response?
You can do this. All you need to do is tap the Customized option on the Alexa Says screen
Now type in what you want Alexa to always say in response
NB: your response can be a word or phrase not more than 250 characters
Alexa no longer says OK
If Alexa no longer says okay it means you have enabled brief mode or brief mode has been okay. This mode reduces chit chatty and limits its response to sounds and brief tones while replying.
If the brief mode doesn’t sit well with you here is how you can disable it
How to make Alexa say Okie Dokie
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- To make Alexa say these, follow the steps below
- You can simply do this by tapping the customized option on Alexa Says screen
- Now, type in “Okie Dokie“
- After doing that tell Alexa to do something for you and you’ll hear the sound “Okie Dokie“
- Alternatively, you can tell Alexa “stop” while doing something and you might hear the word “Okie Dokie“
By now you should have figured out How to stop Alexa from saying Ok all the time. If you are not able to get your Alexa into a brief mode after trying all these steps, you need to contact amazon support for that.