Alexa’s whisper mode ensures Amazon’s voice assistant can answer your queries without disturbing the whole household
Amazon’s Alexa can be extremely helpful when it comes to controlling the best smart home devices — by controlling several gadgets such as the best smart lights and the best smart plugs at the same time. Simply utter one command to your smart speaker or smart display, and your whole room will spring to life (or switch off depending upon the phrase you’ve used). I use Alexa to control the lights and my TV and soundbar in my living room, but Amazon’s voice assistant’s responses are loud, to say the least. Most of the time this isn’t an issue, apart from first thing in the morning when my other half is still asleep when I start a workout. Since the pandemic, I’ve taken to using a fitness streaming service in place of going to the gym. I often start at 6am but Alexa’s booming voice has woken my other half on several occasions.
