Alexa+ has been rolling out to everyone with a Prime membership, even if you didn't ask for it. Here's how to change it back.

Amazon announced in early January during CES that it'd be rolling out the new assistant to all Alexa+ Early Access customers, and that turns out to also include all Prime members, even if you weren't on the Early Access list.

Alexa+ is still in Early Access, as it has been since it launched in spring last year, meaning that the assistant isn't fully complete yet, nor is it requiring you to pay the $20 monthly fee if you don't have Prime. However, the waiting list is done, and it's become fully available. Even if you didn't want it, if you have Prime, Alexa+ and its new voice will start showing up on your device.

Here's what's going on and how you can switch back to the original Alexa voice—which is still not quite the same as it once was.

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