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Amazon to kill off local Alexa processing, all voice requests shipped to the cloud
The Register, The Register, 2025
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- A March 2025 report quoting the email Amazon sent to Echo owners about ending the Do Not Send Voice Recordings option.
- How much weight it carries
- A technology news report that quotes Amazon's email directly. Amazon's own help pages are the primary source for current settings.
Facts taken from this source
- Amazon told Echo owners that from March 28 their voice recordings would be sent to and processed in the cloud and deleted after Alexa processes the requests.
“Starting on March 28, your voice recordings will be sent to and processed in the cloud, and they will be deleted after Alexa processes your requests” (Quoted Amazon email)