Alexa, Amazon's personal assistant, continues to make steady progress in the market. So far its use is limited to some countries. But in certain markets Alexa has positioned itself as the undisputed leader in its sector. For this reason, from Amazon they want their assistant to continue with their expansion in the market. Now, new wizard features announced.
The company decides to add a few more functions to its assistant. Since they enter the world of video calls. To be more specific, video calling via Alexa expands to Kindle Fire, Android devices, and also iPad and other iOS devices.
This is an important step for the Amazon assistant. Since it seeks to begin to dominate also in the lands of its rivals. For what they want outperform Google Assistant on Android devices. Which is a huge threat to Google.
The new function that they introduce is that of video calls and send messages from these devices. To do this, you simply have to have the Alexa application installed on the device. Also, the user would not have to do anything. You just have to speak up and ask the assistant to do the homework. They will not have to type at any time.
Simply summon Alexa and say call (contact name). In this way the Amazon assistant will start the video call with that person. A function that can be very useful and stands out for the ease with which it can be used.
Amazon has successfully entered the smart assistant market. Alexa is a huge hit in countries like the United States. So it is a matter of time that it is also in European markets. With functions like this one, they are sure to make it a bit more complicated for your competition.