Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice service. Alexa app is now available in India on both Android and iOS. The app is needed to set up the smart speaker by amazon named Echo. Amazon is beginning to ship Echospeakers in India this week.
Uses of Amazon Alexa App
The Alexa app can be used to add new skills, changing settings quickly, monitoring your previous requests, seeing what’s playing, and creating new routines. It can also help you in creating the to-do list and groceries list by talking to a voice assistant.
Ahead of its launch in India, Amazon partnered with news agencies like NDTV and Times of India among others, if you wish to get your dosage of tech news by having it read aloud to you.
It also allows you to access local skills, including the ability to ask for local weather and traffic, your best bet involves setting it up from scratch. During setup, you can then choose from English (India) out of the four language options.
Changes Made in Alexa App for India
Parag Gupta head of product management for Amazon Devices in India said in a recent interview. “We wanted our devices to talk, walk and feel Indian Alexa is not a visiting American, she has a very Indian personality”.
Alexa uses a blend of Hindi and English and speaks with an unmistakably Indian accent. Also, the app is fully remodeled for Indian Audience, for example, it tells jokes in Hindi and can give your live cricket score and can add jeera (cumin), haldi (turmeric) and atta (flour) to your shopping list.
Now Google and Apple are also remodeling their voice assistant targeting 1.3 Billion people of India by training virtual assistants in the heterogeneity of its languages and subcultures.
