Alexa is randomly singing 'lalala' for minutes on end, and it's scaring some Amazon Echo owners
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TL;DR
- Amazon Echo devices are spontaneously singing "lalala" for minutes on end.
- The glitch affects both Amazon Echo and Echo Show devices.
- Users initially suspected hacking, but Amazon confirms it's a bug affecting "a small number of Alexa Plus" users.
- The assistant has no memory of these "lalala" episodes when questioned.
- Amazon is developing a fix for the "lalala" glitch.
- A temporary workaround involves asking Alexa a random question to interrupt the singing.