- Multiple users report that their first-generation Amazon Echo speakers have started malfunctioning.
- Speakers are reportedly slow to respond to commands or don’t respond at all.
- Amazon has not responded to Android Authority‘s request for comment.
Devices that rely on an internet connection to function are always at risk of aging out of usability as manufacturers drop support or issue destabilizing updates meant primarily for newer models. Today, we’ve seen multiple reports that say first-gen Amazon Echo speakers — the cylindrical model from way back in 2014 — are failing to respond to commands, but it’s not clear why.
Over the past couple of days, several owners of original Echo hardware have posted on the Amazon Echo subreddit with similar stories: Users VolTa1987, Ypoosn, JustSomeUsername99, and mathaic all say that their first-gen Echo speakers are taking an inordinately long time to respond to commands, if they respond at all, sometimes failing to understand commands that previously worked just fine. Commenters on each post say they’ve experienced similar issues.
