"Many Echo Show owners have been frustrated for some time by unremovable ads on their devices. Ads suddenly appear between calendar, time, and family photos, sometimes in full-screen format. Amazon seems to be testing how far users will tolerate these measures. Now, the ads are even reaching pure Echo audio models. Alexa is Amazon's intelligent voice assistant, primarily used on Echo models. In addition to the various Echo Shows with displays, there are also Echos that function solely as speakers."
"Amazon is increasingly showing ads on its Echo Show devices-even in the middle of personal photo slideshows. Users report that the ads appear not only as tiles but even in full-screen. Many are particularly annoyed because the content cannot be disabled. Even paying subscribers or owners of the expensive devices-the top model costs around 400 euros-have no option to turn off the ads."
"The Echo Show displays recommendations for new movies, series, products, and more. This ad is marked 'Sponsored' at the bottom of the screen. You cannot turn off these ads, but you can skip an ad by swiping from right to left across the screen."
Echo devices are displaying unremovable sponsored advertisements across displays and audio models, sometimes interrupting calendar views and personal photo slideshows and appearing full-screen. Ads cannot be permanently disabled, and neither paying subscribers nor owners of high-end devices can opt out. Amazon confirms sponsored recommendations appear on Echo Show screens and allows only skipping by swiping. Advertisements range from product recommendations to Prime offers, and Amazon frames them as a small part of the user experience intended to help discover new products. Users also report declines in Alexa's responsiveness and accuracy.
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