How to Stop or Change the Amazon Alexa Flashing Green Ring

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

Walking into our office the other day, our Amazon Alexa had a green ring that was spinning or flashing. We assumed good old Alexa was eavesdropping, but we knew something was wrong when it wouldn't go away. Here's what we discovered.

The spinning or flashing green light means you have a shipping notification. If a light bulb just went off over your head as it did ours, ask Alexa to "play your messages," and the green ring should disappear.

Until next time. Let's manage our notifications or stop the flashing green ring entirely.

If you'd like to turn shopping notifications off, click the three lines (More) in the bottom left corner and go to Settings > Notifications > Amazon Shopping.

While you're here, be sure to check all of the settings, especially if you shop on Amazon frequently, to quiet Alexa down.

While our screenshots are from an iPhone, yours should be similar.

Notifications you can turn on or off include:

Out for delivery

Delivered

Order updates

Reorder notifications

Recommondations & deals

Answer to your product questions

Request torate products you've purchased

Follow updates (books, brands, influencers)

Hopefully, you now have Alexa Notifications the way you like and are enjoying a better experience.

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