Because no shit they were
this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2026
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"wake phrase" - So they're always listening.
Doesn't matter if it's a tiny cache that can't hold a complete sentence. They're. Always. Listening.
Yeah this is one of those things that has never made sense to me. If these devices aren't listening all the time then they won't hear you when you try to activate them with your voice. This is obvious and yet people are constantly surprised that any voice activated device is always listening. They literally cannot function as advertised if they don't.
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