Amazon Alexa Plus Spookily Repeats ‘Lalala’ for Several Minutes Straight
Alexa Plus on Echo Studio reportedly repeats 'lalala' for minutes, disrupting home control; Amazon is aware but the bug remains unresolved.
Key Takeaways
- Amazon Echo Studio speakers running Alexa Plus have glitched into repeating “lalala” for several minutes, interrupting conversations.
- Reddit users reported the bug across multiple Echo speaker models, with some recordings showing Alexa unaware of its own behavior.
- Complaints continued as recently as three days ago, indicating the issue remains unresolved.
- Amazon has acknowledged the problem to media, but no fix or further update has been announced yet.
Meta description: Amazon Echo Studio speakers running Alexa Plus have repeated 'lalala' for minutes, Reddit reports say, with complaints as recent as three days ago.
Tags: Alexa Plus, Amazon Echo Studio, smart speaker bugs, Reddit reports
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The Amazon Echo Studio Alexa Plus bug has turned some Amazon Echo smart home speakers into machines that repeat "lalala" for minutes, interrupting conversations and exposing a glitch in Alexa Plus home devices. It matters because these devices are central to hands-free home control.
Background: Known Alexa Plus hardware
The Amazon Echo Studio is one of the speakers that runs Alexa Plus, a conversational smart-home assistant.
Development: 'lalala' repeats appear in conversations
Over the last few weeks, Reddit users repeatedly reported the bug across multiple types of Echo speaker. Some units say, and sometimes sing, nothing but "lalala" on repeat for minutes at a time, often in the middle of conversations with users. When asked about the behavior, Alexa is apparently entirely unaware of what it has been doing. Multiple users uploaded videos, and Android Authority also posted one to YouTube.
Latest: Amazon is aware
Amazon is aware of the issue and told Android Authority, according to The Verge, which also credited a photo by John Higgins. Reports continued as recently as three days ago, and the current stage is an acknowledged, still-unresolved smart-speaker glitch. What to watch next is further Amazon communication.
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