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01-20-2018, 01:40 PM
Amazon updates the Alexa app so you can actually use Alexa
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Amazon's Alexa (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-alexa/) app is about to get a lot more useful.
That's because the company is finally bringing the full powers of its assistant to the Alexa smartphone app.*
SEE ALSO: Your bathroom could soon be a 'smart bathroom' thanks to Kohler (http://mashable.com/2018/01/09/kohler-launches-smart-bathroom/)
Until now, the Alexa app was primarily used for controlling settings, timers, and various Alexa-enabled devices, but you couldn't actually use any of Alexa's assistant capabilities. That's finally changing.
It's not the first time the full-fledged Alexa assistant has made its way to the smartphone screen. The company previously partnered with HTC and Huawei on integrations specifically for the HTC U11 (http://mashable.com/2017/07/19/amazon-alexa-not-ready-for-phones-htc-u11/) and the Huawei Mate 9. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/19/amazon-alexa-app-gets-alexa/)
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Amazon's Alexa (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-alexa/) app is about to get a lot more useful.
That's because the company is finally bringing the full powers of its assistant to the Alexa smartphone app.*
SEE ALSO: Your bathroom could soon be a 'smart bathroom' thanks to Kohler (http://mashable.com/2018/01/09/kohler-launches-smart-bathroom/)
Until now, the Alexa app was primarily used for controlling settings, timers, and various Alexa-enabled devices, but you couldn't actually use any of Alexa's assistant capabilities. That's finally changing.
It's not the first time the full-fledged Alexa assistant has made its way to the smartphone screen. The company previously partnered with HTC and Huawei on integrations specifically for the HTC U11 (http://mashable.com/2017/07/19/amazon-alexa-not-ready-for-phones-htc-u11/) and the Huawei Mate 9. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/19/amazon-alexa-app-gets-alexa/)
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