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Using Amazon Alexa
Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice service. Amazon Alexa is
built in the cloud, so it is always getting smarter. The more you use
Alexa, the more it adapts to your speech patterns, vocabulary, and
preferences with new features continually being added. Ask Alexa
to answer questions, play music, hear the news, get weather and
traffic reports, control your smart home, and more.
To use Alexa:
Say “Alexa” to the speaker (or press the button on
top of the speaker), then ask a question.
GETTING THE MOST FROM
ALEXA
Download the Amazon Alexa App on your
smartphone to unlock the full functionality of Alexa and your
speaker. Search for “Amazon Alexa” in the Apple App store or
Google Play and look for the icon shown here.
Once you’ve downloaded the App, launch it and press the menu
button to browse through the vast library of activities you can
do—from music, video, and books, to “Skills” you can teach
Alexa, such as home control, or quick news briefings, even local
traffic!
