Amazon Alexa Plus Bug Causes Echo Speakers to Repeat “Lalala” for Minutes at a Time
Amazon says a bug affects “a small number” of Alexa Plus users, making multiple Echo models repeat or sing “lalala” for minutes and interrupt conversations. Reports appeared on Reddit through October 2026; a fix is in progress, with no timeline.
A bug in Amazon’s Alexa Plus is causing some Echo smart home speakers to repeatedly say — and sometimes sing — “lalala” for minutes on end, often interrupting active conversations with users. When asked about the behavior afterward, Alexa shows no awareness that anything unusual occurred.
Reports of the issue have surfaced on Reddit multiple times over the last few weeks, as recently as three days before the story’s publication in October 2026. The problem has been documented across multiple Echo speaker models, with several users uploading video evidence of the behavior, including a clip shared by Android Authority on YouTube.
Amazon has acknowledged the issue, telling Android Authority in a statement that it is a bug affecting “a small number of Alexa Plus” users. The company says a fix is in the works, though no timeline for the resolution was provided.
The bug’s pattern — a looping, sing-song response that the AI assistant cannot account for — may raise questions for users about the reliability of AI-powered voice assistants in everyday home environments, though the scope of the problem appears limited based on Amazon’s characterization of those affected.