Alexa Plus has a bug that makes it sing "lalala" on repeat
What happened
In recent weeks, multiple users have reported on Reddit that Amazon Alexa Plus is behaving oddly: some Echo smart speakers repeat "lalala" for several minutes mid-conversation, and when questioned, Alexa shows no awareness of its own behaviour. The reports cover several Echo models, and some users have uploaded videos. On 6 October 2026, The Verge reported that Amazon has confirmed this is a bug affecting "a small number of Alexa Plus users" and said it is working on a fix. There is no specific explanation yet of a completed fix or the cause.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 10 d ago
Timeline
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- The Verge · AIAmazon Alexa Plus keeps creepily singing ‘lalala’ for minutes on end
An unsettling Alexa Plus bug has seen some Amazon Echo smart home speakers reduced to saying - and sometimes singing - nothing but "lalala" on repeat for minutes at a time, often in the middle of conversations with users. When quizzed about the behavior, Alexa is apparently entirely unaware of what it's been doing.