Long-term Alexa Plus test: better at the home, still limited as an assistant
What happened
The Verge published a long-term Alexa Plus test in a real home on October 8, 2026, finding improvements in smart home control, routines and kitchen help. Response times for weather and timers dropped from 10 to 15 seconds in 2025 to 3 to 5 seconds. The reviewer also had to clean up and rebuild the smart home setup to make it work. The verdict: Alexa Plus manages the home well but not your life, since personal assistant tasks still suffer from inconsistent execution, memory errors and ad interruptions.
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- The Verge · AIAlexa Plus is better at running my home, but it’s not ready to run my life
Alexa Plus 在长期家庭实测中改善了智能家居控制、例程和厨房辅助，但个人助理任务仍受执行不一致、记忆错误和广告干扰。天气查询、计时等请求的响应从 2025 年的 10–15 秒缩短至 3–5 秒，作者也为使其正常工作清理并重建了智能家居配置。
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