Tech giant Amazon is introducing a new feature – Adaptive Volume – that makes Alexa react louder when it detects a loud background. According to the company, the mode is designed to ensure that users can still hear Alexa’s responses via background noise – like the sound of a dishwasher, people talking, or music playing on another device.
The company said the feature is currently available to US customers and can be activated by saying, “Alexa, turn on adaptive volume,” The Verge reported.
Amazon doesn’t mention that adaptive volume works in the opposite direction and becomes quieter when there is no background noise, but there are other ways to dynamically reduce the volume.
One of them is the whisper mode, in which Alexa whispers his answer when you speak to him softly. As this relaxing video shows, you can activate the mode by asking Alexa to turn on whisper mode.
If instead you just want to adjust the volume based on the time of day, Alexa enthusiasts recommend doing it by adding a “Adjust Volume” action to a custom routine that activates at a specific time or making it part of your bedtime routine .
It’s worth noting that the Adaptive Volume feature is not the same as the adaptive sound of the fourth generation Spherical Echo, which uses the device’s microphones to fine-tune the music to make it sound better in your specific room, it says Report.
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