How to Change Alexa Wake Word to Jarvis

Here we answer the question: How to change Alexa wake word to Jarvis?

You can indeed change the wake word that Alexa speakers answer to when you say it.  But you can’t change it to Jarvis.  At least, you can’t do this through the Alexa app.  Currently, there are only five choices for the name that an Alexa speaker responds to, and those are, “Alexa…,” “Amazon…,” “Computer…,”  “Echo…”, and “Ziggy…”

The wake word is what you call out when you want this popular voice assistant to awaken, and start listening for a follow-up command / question.  It’s how you “get its attention,” so to speak.  This setting is not customizable beyond these choices above; at least, not yet.

You might change this wake word for a particular Alexa speaker, so that they don’t all respond at once when you call her.  You set this name on a per speaker-basis.  So if you have multiple speakers around the house, you could assign each one a different wake word

Following are instructions on how to set this watch word for a specific Echo device connected to your Amazon account.

How to Change Alexa Wake Word, but Not to Jarvis, Step by Step

1. Find the Alexa App  on your Mobile Device

We find our copy of the app on the third page of the Home screen on our iOS based iPad tablet, as shown next.

2. Then, Run the Alexa App to Change Alexa Name

You should then get the Alexa app Home screen, similar to the picture displayed next, although the latest versions of the Alexa app look somewhat different.

3. Tap the Settings Option to Continue with How to Change Alexa Wake Word, but Not to Jarvis

Find the Settings item highlighted by the pink arrow in the last picture.

Touching this item brings up the Settings screen, as shown next.

4. Tap the Echo Speaker Whose Name you Wish to Change

We’re going to change the Living Room speaker’s trigger word here.  So, when we tapped that device on the screen above, we got the next screen back.

5. Tap the   Wake Word  Item

Find this pointed at by the pink arrow in the last picture.

You should then see the Change your Wake Word screen, like the following.

6. Tap the Wake Word Choices Pull Down Menu Item to Continue with How to Change Wake Word, though Jarvis is Not an Option

Find this pointed at by the pink arrow in the last picture.

That menu then expands, and appears as follows. Note that Jarvis does not appear in the list.  But the available choices mentioned above do.

7. Tap the Wake Word Name Choice you Wish

In our case, we’re changing our living room speaker to   Computer.  So, we tap the  Computer  item on that menu.

The app then returns us to the  Change Your Wake Word  screen as follows.  But now, the value in the Wake Word Choices pull down combo box is Computer, as shown.

8. Tap the  Save Button to Change Alexa Name

See the Save button highlighted in the last screenshot.

Then, the  Changing Wake Word  window pops up briefly, as shown following.

Next, the Wake Word Changed  window appears as follows.

9. Press the Close Button

Your Alexa Echo speaker should now respond to her new name.  Test it out.

10. Done with How to Change Alexa Wake Word to Jarvis !

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References for How to Change Alexa Wake Word to Jarvis

1. How to Change the Amazon Echo’s Wake Words

Revision History

• 2021-08-23: First published.