Throughout the company’s fall hardware event, Amazon revealed a number of new Alexa options for all of its Echo {hardware} and extra.
One of many extra low-key, but nonetheless vital announcement was the truth that Amazon is bringing Netflix to the Echo Present. Whereas most individuals most likely don’t watch motion pictures on good show, official YouTube and Netflix apps had been sorely missed when Amazon introduced the product, so it’s good to see no less than one in every of them lastly make it to the platform.
Alexa does group calls
Group calls are additionally coming to Echo units, permitting you and your entire household to leap on a name collectively from the consolation of your front room. You possibly can even arrange the function from Alexa to work with the command “Alexa, name my household,” to begin a bunch chat.
Zoom involves Echo Present
Common video chat app Zoom is coming to the Echo Present, which ought to assist some folks make group calls. A couple of folks I do know that preserve an Echo Present 5 on their desk will doubtless be pleased with this new function.
Care Hub
This function is designed to assist the aged or somebody who can’t be left alone always. You set it up within the Alexa app, after which can say “Alexa, name for assist” to get fast entry to a preset emergency contact.
The opposite a part of this function is form of creepy. The Echo system then appears for movement, and if it doesn’t detect motion at a pre-set time, it sends an alert to the emergency context to allow them to name to check-in.
“Alexa, delete the whole lot I’ve ever stated”
This command deletes all of the voice information that Amazon has gathered from you in a simple approach. Amazon additionally talked about that sooner or later, customers will have the ability to set Alexa to by no means document their conversations within the app.
If you wish to dive deeper into the brand new privateness settings, you’ll be able to learn Amazon’s blog devoted to the replace here.
New sound detectors
Amazon is taking its ‘Guard’ platform to the subsequent degree with new sound-based routines. Meaning Alexa can now hear for issues like a canine barking or a child crying and modify good lights robotically.
These appear quite simple, but when Amazon rolls out sufficient sound triggers, folks will have the ability to arrange quite a lot of computerized routines that might streamline their good dwelling setup significantly.
You possibly can be taught extra about Alexa’s new features here.
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