Amazon's Alexa assistant is coming to iOSAmazon Alexa will join Siri on your iPhone via the Amazon app.
Amazon is rolling out an update to its iOS app that'll give you the opportunity to use Alexa on your iOS device. Chatting with Alexa will be as simple as launching the Amazon app and tapping the microphone that rests alongside the search bar.
It's worth noting many users will already see a microphone next to their Amazon search bar. Amazon's current voice search functionality will pale in comparison to the upcoming Alexa update. You'll be able to do the typical shopping with Alexa, sure, but you'll also be able to do many of the tasks that you'd normally need an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot to accomplish.
You can, for example, use Alexa to play music and audio books, ask Alexa questions, check the news, and most importantly — to me, at least — use Alexa's vast library of skills to control your connected devices and interface with third-party apps.
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Amazon's Alexa assistant is coming to iOS
