Amazon’s Echo Show smart display recently encountered a nasty bug that consumed massive amounts of bandwidth. The bug has since been patched.

The issue was first flagged by former Microsoft engineer Dave W. Plummer, who noted on X that his two Echo Show units had burned through a staggering 4GB of data in under 24 hours. Reactions online quickly veered into conspiracy theory territory, but Plummer offered more grounded explanations: a software bug, a hefty update, or cached video.

At the time, plenty of explanations were on the table. Some users speculated the always-listening feature was to blame, with the device constantly uploading audio snippets for processing. Others pointed to Amazon Sidewalk , the company’s mesh network that lets smart devices connect across a neighborhood.

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