If you find yourself screaming at Alexa over the barking dog, the squealing children or the ridiculous volume at which your father insists on listening to the TV, Alexa is up to the challenge.

Say “Alexa, volume 10,” and the sound will be amped up to the highest level. More likely, you’ll want to shoot for a lower to mid-range level, anywhere from volume 3 to volume 5.

Amazon could auto-adjust speakers with a new "adaptive volume" feature that increases volume when the device is in a noisy setting. Amazon is now working to solve quite a frustrating occurrence with ...