Amazon’s Alexa app for iOS finally gets voice control

Amazon’s Alexa app for iOS finally gets voice control

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https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/26/amazons-alexa-app-for-ios-finally-gets-voice-control/

Way back at the beginning of the year (seemingly 24 or 25 months, at this point), Amazon brought voice control to its Alexa app for Android. The move marked a big step toward the company’s push onto third party mobile devices. At the time, it added that it would bring similar functionality to the iPhone “soon” — a promise it’s delivering on today.

Users who’ve downloaded the smart assistant on iOS will be able to ask the app for assistance starting today. It’s not baked in natively, of course (turns our Apple’s got a smart assistant of its own it’s pretty fond of), so that interaction requires a tap of the button.

Amazon’s Alexa app for iOS finally gets voice control

Jun 26, 2018, 10:48pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/26/amazons-alexa-app-for-ios-finally-gets-voice-control/ > Way back at the beginning of the year (seemingly 24 or 25 months, at this point), Amazon brought voice control to its Alexa app for Android. The move marked a big step toward the company’s push onto third party mobile devices. At the time, it added that it would bring similar functionality to the iPhone “soon” — a promise it’s delivering on today. > Users who’ve downloaded the smart assistant on iOS will be able to ask the app for assistance starting today. It’s not baked in natively, of course (turns our Apple’s got a smart assistant of its own it’s pretty fond of), so that interaction requires a tap of the button.