""This is getting ridiculous and I'm about to just toss the whole thing and move back to Google," one Redditor said of the "full-volume" ads for Alexa+ on their Echo Show."
"She reported seeing ads for "elderberry herbal supplements, Quest sports chips, and tabletop picture frames.""
"Users are unable to disable the home screen ads."
Echo Show smart displays have previously shown ads through Shopping Lists, Alexa skills, and occasional audio ads during Amazon Music playback. Users report a notable increase in home-screen advertising, including promotions for Alexa+, a subscription-based generative AI version of Alexa currently in Early Access. Ads can appear even when the display is set to show personal photos, and users cannot disable the home-screen ads. The increase in ads has driven some owners to stop using or return their Echo Shows and to consider switching to competing devices. Reported ad examples include elderberry supplements, snack chips, and picture frames.
Read at Ars Technica
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