How to stop Alexa from ruining holiday surprises

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When your Amazon packages are arriving, you can see when the smart displays are on.

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When there is a package on your doorstep, you can see it on the smart speakers and displays. It can be helpful most of the time, but around the holidays it can ruin some surprises.

If you want to keep the magic alive this holiday, avoid making any moves like the one in the Christmas movie and use the Amazon shopping notifications in the app. The notifications section of the app has options for tailoring package announcements, as well as a number of settings you can use to make the voice assistant more helpful when it comes to purchases you make on Amazon. Some of the most useful that you might want to change this holiday season are listed below.

How to turn off package notifications.

You can open the app.
In the bottom right hand corner, tap on More.
You can select Notifications > Amazon Shopping.
You can turn off items in your shopping cart marked as gifts, or those that might be gifts during major holidays.

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You can turn on and off different notifications on the Amazon Shopping Notifications page of the app.

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You will still get announcements on the speakers and on-screen notifications on the smart displays for your packages, but those you tagged as gifts in your shopping cart will not include a description of what they are.

If you want the household to know there is toilet paper on your doorstep, this is a good thing. When the item is in your cart, check to make sure it works.

You can turn off all the items under "Say or Show item titles." When a package is out for delivery or delivered, you will never know what it is.

If you don't want any package notifications from Amazon, you can turn off all items on the screen when you open the door. You will still get any notifications you sign up for, even if the settings affect announcements on the speakers.

How to stop the voice assistant from asking you to rate purchases.

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You can ask the voice assistant to stay quiet further down on the shopping page.

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If you have been getting annoyed by the fact that you have to rate the cheese grater you bought two months ago, there is a quick fix.

You can request to rate products you have purchased by scrolling further down on the Shopping Notifications page.

You can stop the latest deal on laundry detergent from being announced by the voice assistant.

You might want to check out the other options if you find your speaker flashing yellow, like it is trying to get your attention.

If you use Amazon's Subscribe & Save program, you can be notified if an item in your delivery is out of stock. This option will affect announcements about any order updates.

You can use this screen to stop the voice assistant from giving out recommendations and deals on your speakers, as well as turning off voice-assistant updates about your Audible account.