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As with any software, there will always be the odd bug to deal with. Plus, it's quickly done, only taking a few seconds to try!Įven while writing this article, I encountered a bug in the App with the Workout functionality, which resulted in a white screen that I couldn’t close out of.

New customers will be offered the Irish-English voice option during their device set up.I always start with the easiest solution first … which means closing the app and opening it again.īy closing, I mean completely removing it from background processing which can iron out any glitches responsible for slowing or lagging app functionality. Once available, customers with existing applicable Echo devices can switch to the new voice option by navigating to Device Settings > Device Options > Language in the Alexa app and Echo Show devices. To access the Irish-English voice option, customers need to have the latest software on their Echo Device and Alexa app, and set their device location to Ireland for an optimised experience - customers who chose a location setting outside of their actual location will lose access to local information. The new Irish-English voice option will start rolling out gradually to customers from today, 17th November, on Echo Show and Echo devices.

“Alexa, what's the best Irish film ever?”.

Here are some new fun things which Alexa can now respond to: We’re really excited to launch this new voice option and welcome all customer feedback to help us refine and improve the experience.”Īs well as the new voice option, Alexa has become smarter about Ireland, with new topics that interest users in the country. “Our team of language experts created a number of different accent variations and we tested them with internal and external Irish natives to help us define the final accent. “When customers told us they wanted an Irish-English voice option for Alexa we knew we had a big challenge on our hands as there’s so many different and distinct Irish accents. “Personalisation of Alexa’s voice is a highly desired feature by our customers” said Dennis Stansbury, Alexa Country Manager for UK and Ireland. Alexa first launched in Ireland in 2018 and today there are hundreds of thousands of Amazon Echo devices in homes across Ireland.