Amazon’s Alexa is known for being a helpful and obedient voice assistant, readily available to answer questions, play music, and manage your smart home devices. But did you know that beneath that helpful exterior, Alexa has a bit of a mischievous side? If you’re looking to inject some fun and unexpected reactions into your interactions with your Echo device, you might be surprised at how easy it is to make Alexa sound “mad,” or at least a little more feisty.
Whether you’re aiming for a humorous prank on your family, want to spice up your daily routines, or are simply curious about the hidden personality of your smart speaker, there are several entertaining ways to elicit angry, rude, or sassy responses from Alexa. Let’s dive into the methods to unlock Alexa’s “mad” persona.
Speak Your Anger: Using Alexa Announcements
Need to make a point with some extra oomph? Alexa’s Announcement feature can be easily turned into your personal megaphone for delivering mock-angry messages around your home. This feature allows you to broadcast a message to all your Echo devices, and with a little creativity, you can make it sound like Alexa is the one who’s riled up.
To get started, open the Alexa app on your smartphone. Navigate to the More tab, usually located at the bottom right of the screen. From there, tap on Communicate, and then select the Announce icon – it looks like a bullhorn or megaphone. Now, you can type or speak the “angry” announcement you want Alexa to relay. Imagine having Alexa declare in a huff, “Dinner is ready, and if you don’t come now, there will be consequences!”
For added comedic effect, the Alexa app lets you include sounds with your announcements. You can choose from options like a fart sound, a dinner bell (used ironically, perhaps?), or a trumpet fanfare to precede your “angry” message. Once you’ve crafted your announcement and added any sound effects, simply tap the arrow icon to send it out to all your Echo speakers. Prepare for some surprised—and amused—reactions from anyone within earshot!
Craft Custom Comebacks: Angry Alexa Routines
For a more personalized and repeatable way to make Alexa express some simulated frustration, Alexa Routines are your secret weapon. Routines allow you to program Alexa to perform a series of actions based on a trigger phrase. This means you can set up custom “angry” responses that Alexa will deliver whenever you say a specific command.
To create your own angry routine, launch the Alexa app and go back to the More tab. This time, select Routines. To create a new routine, tap the + icon, usually found in the top right corner.
First, give your routine a name that you’ll remember, like “Alexa Get Mad” or “Angry Response.” Next, you need to set the trigger phrase. Tap When this happens, choose the Voice option, and then type in the exact phrase you want to say to Alexa to provoke the angry response. Something like, “Alexa, you’re being useless!” could be a good trigger.
Now for the fun part: setting Alexa’s angry reaction. Tap on Add action, then select Alexa Says, and choose Customize. Here, you can type in your desired angry response. Get creative! You could have Alexa say something like, “Useless? I’ll have you know I’m processing millions of requests per second! Maybe you’re the useless one!”
While you might be tempted to include actual swear words, Alexa will typically bleep them out. However, you can get around this censorship by using alternate spellings or words that sound similar to swear words. For example, instead of saying “damn,” you could try “darn” or “drats.” Once you’ve typed in your custom angry retort, select Next, and then Save to activate your routine. Now, whenever you use your chosen trigger phrase, Alexa will fire back with your pre-programmed angry response.
Embrace the Teen Angst: Teenage Daughter Mode
Want a taste of teenage attitude without the actual teenage drama? Alexa’s Teenage Daughter Mode is a hilarious hidden feature that transforms your usually polite assistant into a stereotypical angsty teen. This mode makes Alexa respond with grumpy, eye-rolling teenage sarcasm to your everyday requests.
To unleash Alexa’s inner teenager, simply say, “Alexa, enable teenage daughter.” Alexa will confirm that Teenage Daughter mode contains mature content and ask if you wish to continue. Say yes, and prepare for some serious attitude.
Once activated, try asking Alexa typical questions or giving her instructions. Ask, “Alexa, how was school?” and you might get a response like, “School was SO boring, like always.” Tell her, “Alexa, get to bed,” and she might retort with, “Ugh, why? What’s the point?” It’s a fun way to experience the world through the lens of teenage angst, all thanks to your voice assistant. To turn off Teenage Daughter mode and restore Alexa to her usual helpful self, just say “cancel” or simply stop talking to her. The mode will deactivate automatically.
Go for Giggles: Farts and Burps on Demand
For some low-brow humor, Alexa has a surprisingly robust repertoire of bodily sound effects. If you want to make Alexa sound a bit crude or simply want to elicit a giggle, asking her to burp or fart is a guaranteed way to do it.
Simply say, “Alexa, burp” or “Alexa, fart,” and she will oblige with a realistic (or perhaps hilariously unrealistic) burp or fart sound. But it doesn’t stop there. You can even request specific types of farts or burps. Try asking for “wet farts” or “silent but deadly farts” for a range of… olfactory experiences, virtually speaking.
To stop Alexa’s flatulence or burping concert, just say, “Alexa, cancel” or stop talking to her. It’s a quick and easy way to inject some childish humor into your Alexa interactions.
Unlocking Feisty Retorts: A Collection of Sassy Commands
Beyond dedicated modes and routines, Alexa has a collection of built-in sassy and sarcastic responses to certain phrases. These are pre-programmed quips designed to add a bit of personality and humor to your conversations. Experimenting with these commands is a fun way to discover Alexa’s hidden feisty side.
Here are a few commands to try to get a sassy response from Alexa:
- Say, “Alexa, roast me,” and Alexa will deliver a (usually mild and family-friendly) insult. Expect something along the lines of, “I’d agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.”
- Say, “Alexa, make me a sandwich,” and she might respond with the classic sarcastic retort, “OK, you’re a sandwich.”
- Try saying, “Alexa, say a bad word,” and she’ll likely refuse, responding with something like, “I’d rather not say anything rude.”
- Ask, “Alexa, can you give me some money?” and she might quip, “I’m not a bank” or “No pockets, no wallet.”
- Say, “Alexa, surely you can’t be serious,” and you might get a movie quote in response, such as, “I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.”
- Inquire, “Alexa, how much do you weigh?” and she often replies with a clever, weightless metaphor like, “I am weightless, like a cloud. Wait a minute, clouds actually weigh a lot, so that’s not quite right. Let’s just say I’m more sass than mass.”
- If you declare, “Alexa, I got 99 problems,” she’ll often complete the rhyme with, “…but a glitch ain’t one.”
- Ask, “Alexa, do you have any pets?” and she might reply with a humorous, slightly morbid response like, “I don’t have any pets. I used to have a few bugs, but they kept getting squashed.”
For more adult humor, you can even ask, “Alexa, tell me a dirty joke,” or “Alexa, say a bad word” – though responses may vary and might still be on the tamer side.
Embrace Alexa’s Playful Side
While Alexa is primarily designed to be a helpful and efficient assistant, these methods reveal a more playful and mischievous side to the voice AI. Experimenting with announcements, routines, Teenage Daughter Mode, fart and burp commands, and sassy phrases is a fun way to explore the unexpected personality hidden within your smart speaker. So go ahead, unleash your inner prankster and see how you can make Alexa act “mad” – you might just be surprised and entertained by the results!
