A new Amazon feature now lets you go hands-free in the Alexa app. Whether you are on the go, or at home but not near to your Amazon Echo, you can still access Alexa on your speaker with just your voice.
Users of the Alexa Companion App on iOS and Android are in for a different experience as Amazon is making a small change to the app and as a result. Now, the user is not required to tap the blue Alexa button on the screen anymore to say a voice command.
However, the new hands-free feature will work only if the user launches the app and continuously keeps it open on their phone, the Verge reported. iOS users will only be able to use Alexa on their iPhone after unlocking and launching it first.
Users who want to use Alexa as a voice assistant, can opt for Amazon’s co-branded “Alexa-Built In” smartphones where partners it with Android manufacturers like OnePlus, Motorola, and Sony.
On Windows computers, Alexa has been hands-free since last year. Amazon’s Music App has also had a hands-free mode since 2017, allowing the user to ask Alexa to play music with their voice.
Source: ANI, Verge