"Amazon says it's only upgrading Prime members with supported devices to Alexa+ Early Access in this new push. Alexa+ is currently free, and Prime members will continue to get it for free when it launches into the first full version, but it will cost $20 a month once it officially launches for non-Prime members. The list of supported devices is also generous, including the first generations of the Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show, Echo Spot, and even Echo Plus."
"If you didn't want to upgrade or don't like the experience, it's easy to switch back. Just tell your Alexa device, "Alexa, exit Alexa Plus," and it'll switch back to the original Alexa voice and experience. This works on supported Echo devices. You'll stop seeing the chatbot-like conversation style, and the assistant's responses will be less conversational. Other than that, you won't really lose your core capabilities."
Amazon is upgrading Prime members with supported devices to Alexa+ Early Access. Alexa+ is currently free for Prime members and will remain free for them when it launches fully. Non-Prime users will be charged $20 per month once Alexa+ officially launches. Supported hardware includes first-generation Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show, Echo Spot, Echo Plus, many Fire TV models, and Fire tablets. Users can revert to the original Alexa on supported Echo devices by saying "Alexa, exit Alexa Plus." Reverting removes the chatbot-like conversational style and returns less conversational responses, though core capabilities remain. Some Alexa app settings will require changes after reverting, which Amazon did not specify.
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