AMAZON Alexa is experiencing an outage as hundreds of people are struggling to access the service.
More than 300 Amazon Alexa users reported problems with the personal assistant app just before 8:15 p.m. EST, according to Fall detector.
About half of the reported issues are associated with Alexa’s ability to connect.
Alexa users took out their frustrations on little,” added another.
Amazon Help responded to the tweet: “Hi! We’re sorry to hear of any frustrations or concerns with Alexa not playing any music. Please try again in a moment.
“You can also contact us by phone or chat so we can discuss it further with you here”
Follow live updates on the Amazon Alexa outage…
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Solve streaming issues
If Amazon Alexa is having difficulty playing music, Amazon recommends the following steps,
- Turn off devices you’re not using to speed up your WiFi
- Move Alexa away from walls, metal objects or sources of interference
- Move Alexa off the floor
- Connect Alexa to your router
- Make sure your Amazon Tap batteries are charged
- Reset your Wi-Fi
- Check if your network firewall has these ports open: 123, 443, 4070, 5353, 33434, 40317 and 49317
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Map of outages in the photo
Many of the outages come from New York and Seattle, according to Downdetector.
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Amazon Help advises trying again later
Amazon Help notified a user on X to try Alexa in “a short time.”
Hello! We’re sorry to hear of any frustrations or concerns about Alexa not playing any music. Please try again in a little while. You can also contact us by phone or chat so we can discuss it further with you here: https://t.co/hApLpMlfHN.
-Pink– Amazon Help (@AmazonHelp) July 31, 2024
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Users struggle to play music
Amazon Alexa users are struggling to play music amid an apparent outage.
@AmazonHelp Hi.. I was wondering if the “Alexa” servers are down.. In the last few hours, none of my 4 Alexa devices have been able to retrieve anything I have asked for. They all said “sorry, I’m having trouble. Try again in a bit.”
-RagnaRick (@RickSinkoe) July 31, 2024
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Analysis of the most reported problems
The most reported issues with Amazon Alexa currently are connectivity, voice and app control.
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Amazon Alexa disabled
Amazon Alexa is experiencing an outage, according to Fall detector.
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