Alexa Integration is Coming to the Main Amazon App

Amazon has recently begun the rolling out process of Alexa, the artificial intelligence voice assistant they have, to the iPhone models through the major shopping app. Amazon, in turn, can collect more customer data and glean deeper insights from Alexa’s mobile interactions, particularly in areas like e-commerce. The addition of Alexa to their main app will likely be especially useful for Amazon devotees who already have an Alexa-based ecosystem within their home. Though its Echo speakers are Alexa’s most popular conduit, the service is showing up in a growing number of third-party apps and smart devices.

If you own an iPhone, you now have access to Alexa voice commands. Here’s everything you need to know about Alexa on iOS, including how it works and what it can do.

The iOS smartphone owners can now install the Amazon app, tap the microphone and throw queries at Alexa. This is why Apple built Siri into a long-press of the home button. Now, however, iPhone and iPad users have access to Alexa’s full skill set. Doing as such will show media player controls as an overlay on the screen, which can be minimized without pausing or stopping the music.

Now, giving iPhone users the chance to interact with Alexa will only make her smarter and more helpful by being able to learn and execute skills that are not necessarily tied to an Echo device. Besides, the personal assistant can also be productive when you have enough smart gadgets installed at your place and the new updated iOS app will save you from having multiple gadgets to have your diverse needs satisfied.

It just got much better too, with Amazon removing the need to actually be near your Echo speaker in order to make use of its dinner-ordering, weather-checking, thermostat-adjusting, music-playing ways.