How to Change Alexa's Name

A simple and easy guide to changing Alexa's name

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Last Updated: August 11, 2022 Tested

Maybe you don't like saying "Alexa" to wake your Echo. Although you can't change Alexa's name to anything you want, you can easily change it in the Alexa app to "Amazon," "Echo," or "Computer." This trigger word for your Echo is known as its "wake word."

Steps

1
Open the Alexa app. On your Android or iOS phone, open the mobile Alexa app and sign in to your Amazon account. It's the light-blue app with a white outline of a speech bubble.
- If don't yet have the Alexa app you can download it from the Google Play Store on Android, or the iOS App Store on iPhone and iPad. You need an app to use Alexa.
- Be sure you are signed in to the same Amazon account that you registered your Alexa device(s) with.
2
Tap ☰. It's in the top-left corner.

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3
Tap Settings. It's near the bottom of the menu.
4
Tap the Alexa device whose name you'd like to change. Tap the device you want to change the wake word for at the top of the Settings page.
5
Scroll down and tap Wake Word. This entry will also display your current wake word.
6
Tap the "Alexa Device wake word" drop-down menu and select a word. Select a new wake word from the following options:
- Amazon.
- Echo.
- Computer.
7
Tap Save. It's the large blue button.
- Amazon suggests that it may take a few minutes for the new wake word to be updated. You may not be able to use the device during this time.

Community Q&A

Question

If I change my device's wake word, will I have the option of changing it back to "Alexa" later?

Dsgyuu

Community Answer

Yes. It does not matter how many times you change it.
Question

Can I change the wake word to my own name?

Lily

Top Answerer

No, the other options are Amazon, computer or echo.
Question

How do you get it to drop in on "kitchen," for example?

Katie Dollar

Community Answer

Say "Alexa (or whatever name) drop in on the (name of device here)."