"Last week, Amazon launched a major update of its line of Alexa-enabled Echo smart speakers and displays. The redesign - led by former Microsoft design chief Ralf Groene, whom Amazon Devices & Services head Panos Panay coaxed out of retirement - included two new Echo Show smart displays. According to Panay, these new models are the first step on a road to building "products that customers love.""
"In recent months, full-screen display ads with the tag "sponsored" have been appearing on current Echo Shows, and users are not happy. These ads are new and very intrusive, appearing between photos when the Show is set to Photo Frame mode or between content if it's set to show different categories (such as music, recipes, news)."
Amazon recently updated its Echo smart speakers and displays with a redesign and new Echo Show models led by Ralf Groene and Panos Panay. Full-screen, "sponsored" display ads have begun appearing on Echo Shows, often interrupting Photo Frame mode and other content categories like music, recipes, and news. Users report intrusive placement between personal photos, with ads recurring frequently. Advertising on Alexa previously appeared in features like "By the way" and the optional Shopping category, but the new full-screen ads are more prominent and disruptive. The presence of these ads risks shifting the Echo Show experience from helpful assistant to sales-focused display.
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