Alexa has a very useful function that consists of connect with your Amazon purchases and shipments and notify you of news that there is about them. However, you may want to disable this option. Therefore, today we teach you how to stop Alexa from notifying you of the status of your purchases.Take note.
Many find it useful to turn off this feature, because This way they don't ruin possible surprisessuch as shopping for Christmas gifts – yes, those that you do at the last minute, as always.
Or better yet, in the middle of that family gathering, Alexa won't tell about your weird tastes and “alternative” hobbies, singing that another compromising thing is coming that you're spending your salary on.
How the notification service works
In case you haven't noticed, or you have a brand new Amazon Echo speaker, Alexa connects with your Amazon account to inform you of the status of your orders. This way, you will be able to:
- Notify you when a package is ready for delivery.
- Notify you when a package has been successfully delivered.
Besides that, you can also:
- Notify of the items that make up the order. On an Echo speaker without a screen, that means list it out loud to let everyone know that apparently you still don't have enough funkos. If you have the Echo Show model with a screen, the name of the products It will also appear there.
- Notify of the items that make up the order and that, in addition, be gifts because you marked them as such during the purchase on Amazon. Alexa has the option to distinguish this in notifications, but remember that only if you specified it correctly.
Thus, if there is no danger of anyone hearing what you have bought and spoiling the surprise, you can also be informed of the status of the gift when it goes out for delivery and when it arrives.
As you can see, the options are varied and you can configure the deactivation of Amazon purchase notifications in a granular way and to your liking. Let's see how to do it.
How to turn off all purchase notifications
Disconnecting all notifications is very simple, but you have to know where to look for it among the options offered by the platform. These are the steps to follow:
- Enter the Amazon Alexa mobile application.
- In the lower right corner there is an icon of several cubes and the + symbol that says “More.” Tap on it.
- In the new screen that appears, access the «Setting”.
- Once inside, you will see a section called “Notifications”is the one that interests us, so we click on it.
- You will see that you get several options, the second is the one we want to modify and it is called «Shopping with Amazon ». We also click there.
- In the new screen that appears, you will see a good amount of options to check or uncheck. Some are activated (appearing colored blue) and others will be deactivated (appearing white).
- If you don't want to complicate your life, and you want disable any notifications related to ordersthen you have it very simple: simply uncheck everything and leave each color option white.
Once you do this, purchases will be a total secret between you and Alexa, without anyone else finding out.
However, we must recognize that some of these purchase notifications are really useful. Therefore, you may want to have some of the options activated. We tell you which ones you should touch in each case.
Other specific notifications to disable
We have explained the general deactivation, but, as we indicated, some may be useful to you and therefore you may want to be more specific about what you want to have active or not.
How to disable Alexa from saying the content of your orders out loud
The default options in the application are to notify you of the order status, but to only show the items included in the order. when they are not gifts.
If you want Alexa to notify you of an order and its shipping status, but you don't want me to sing out loud what's in itthen you must disable the options that are grouped under the heading «Include product titles». There is no loss, because They are the first three options that appear on the screen «Shopping with Amazon» of the application that we have seen a little above.
This way, you will have updates on the order, but without Alexa going off on what's inside the box. Of course, another person who lives or is in your house may find out that an order is on the way or that it has arrived at their destination, and they may ask or inquire about it.
How to turn off order delivery notifications on Alexa
In the menu we will also find an exclusive option for delivery notifications. And the Amazon assistant can also notify you that a purchase is ready for delivery or even that it has already been delivered. This is the second section that you will see on the screen, called «Delivery notifications» and you only have to activate or deactivate what interests you.
How to turn off Alexa notifications about returns
Your Echo speaker can inform you of the status of returns, in addition to orders. If this doesn't interest you, You can deactivate it by tapping on the “Returns” option (should be left blank to ensure it is no longer activated).
How to disable order updates in general on Alexa
If you want to disable notifications for orders, including those you have in mode Subscribe and Savethe option you are looking for is called «Order updates» and it is below the previous one.
Again, tap until blank.
How to disable Alexa from making recommendations and offers
In this same section you have the option for Alexa to recommend offers and products based on your purchase history. Regardless of whether you want me to notify you of the status of your orders or not, you'll probably want to disable thisso it's also on this screen.
This is the option «Purchase recommendations » and it is the penultimate of those we are seeing. Within it you have the option “Offer recommendations” and “Repeat order recommendations.”
As you can see, Alexa can be very useful and sometimes also tell you about what you don't want. So that this doesn't happen to you with what you buy on Amazon, now you know how to deactivate notifications for your orders on your smart speaker and control them as you wish. The decision is up to you.
