Many applications are now integrating Alexa. This leads us to the question: What are our favorite apps that use Alexa? With so many choices on the Google Play Store, finding apps that seem helpful to you can take time.
What is Alexa for Android?
Alexa for Android is a voice-activated remote control for your Android device. It’s like having a personal assistant who can answer questions, play music, and turn lights on and off by asking.
With Alexa for Android, you can use your voice to do things like:
- Play music from Amazon Music and Spotify
- Set a timer or alarm
- Add items to your shopping list
- Call or message anyone with an Echo phone number or Echo Show screen (excludes video calls)
- Control smart home devices, like lights and switches
How can I access Alexa on my Android phone?
You can get Alexa on your Android phone by downloading the Alexa app from Google Play. Once you’ve downloaded the app, sign in with your Amazon account and follow the instructions to connect your device to the Alexa service.
Once you’ve connected your phone to Alexa, you’ll be able to use any of the features that are available on other devices with Alexa. You can ask it questions about movies, music, restaurants, weather, news and more!
What can you do with Alexa in the Android app?
With Alexa for Android, you can enjoy the same great features as when using an Amazon Echo device. You can ask Alexa to play music, read audiobooks and news, set timers and alarms, control smart home devices like lights or thermostats, and more. And if you have an Echo device nearby, your requests will be sent to that device first!
Here are some of our favorite things you can do with Alexa on your Android phone or tablet:
- Listen to music by genre, artist or song title
- Find out what song is playing (or hear lyrics)
- Play audiobooks from Audible (U.S. only)
- Quickly add items to your cart by saying, “Add [item] to my cart.”
- Place an order from Amazon Fresh (U.S. only)
How to start using Alexa on your Android phone
To start, open the Google Play Store app on your Android phone and search for “Alexa”.
Once you’ve downloaded the app and opened it, you’ll be prompted to sign into your Amazon account or create a new one if you don’t have one already. After you sign in, you’ll be presented with a welcome screen that gives you some helpful tips about what to say after opening up the app for the first time—if you want to hear them again at any point in the future, tap “Help.”
There are some great features inside this new Alexa app for Android phones! You can use it to control your smart devices like lights and thermostats; ask questions like “What’s the weather today?” and “What’s going on in my day?” ; set timers and alarms; listen to music; and more!
We hope you enjoy using Alexa on your phone!
Looking ahead toward innovation
Alexa for Android is a new app that lets you use your phone to control your Alexa device. It’s like having Alexa in your pocket so you can use it anywhere.
The app gives you all the power of Alexa—ask, and she’ll answer questions, play music, read audiobooks, and more. Using the app’s hot word detection feature, you can also talk to her hands-free. And if you want to control your smart home devices or get news from sources like NPR or The Washington Post, say “Alexa” and ask away.
This new app helps make Alexa more accessible than ever before—so go on, try it out!
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