One is a mute function, so Alexa won't answer your voice commands, and the other is
a microphone wake button.
Not exact matches
Amazon Echo was designed with more than one possible
wake phrase and with a hard «mute»
button that deactivates the
microphone without having to completely unplug the device.
You also can't easily
wake Google Assistant with the «OK Google» voice command or holding the home
button — instead, you have to launch the actual app or hold the
microphone down from the widget.
It doesn't stream anything without the
wake word and it has a physical mute
button that electrically disconnects the
microphone but, as with all groundbreaking technology, there is no doubt we are entering new territory here.
The sides have a small
button to launch the settings menu that also serves to dim /
wake up the display, a
microphone, and notches for securing the charger adapter.
You can still tap an action
button to
wake Alexa up without saying the
wake word, and you can still tap the
microphone button to put the system on mute.
A physical
button that toggles the products
wake - word capability on / off either through disabling the products
microphone or disabling its
wake - word.
A
microphone button on the top of the Tap will activate Alexa, but a firmware upgrade now lets you simply say «Hey Alexa» if you want to
wake it.
Continuing the theme, it sports the same 3.5 mm headset jack and dual
microphones at the top of the device, and the same top - mounted sleep /
wake button — something that seems less natural now that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have moved it to the side.