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Alexa Plus bug reportedly makes Amazon speakers hum 'lalala' for minutes

Amazon Alexa Plus keeps creepily singing ‘lalala’ for minutes on end

What happened

Alexa Plus on Amazon Echo speakers has a bug that makes it repeatedly sing 'lalala' for several minutes in the middle of conversations, without recognizing the behavior when users ask about it. The issue has been reported multiple times on Reddit in recent weeks across several Echo models, with the latest report three days ago. Amazon confirmed a bug affecting a 'small number of Alexa Plus users' and is working on a fix.

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