Hi. I certainly won't be paying $5 for a virtual assistant when I have Siri or Cortana at my disposal, which are free if I may add. Also Sieghard, I can confirm that this app isn't in the Canadian app store. So as Sieghard said, I'll wait until the app comes to Canada and until they release a free app with just the assistant.
Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On May 9, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Russ Kiehne <russ94...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is the following app accessible with voiceover? > So long, Siri: How to get Amazon Alexa on your iPhone > > Apple's virtual personal assistant Siri was unquestionably a groundbreaking > feature when it first debuted on the iPhone <https://bgr.com/tag/iphone>. It > got off to a rocky start — of that, there is no question — and people still > run into aggravating problems every day with Siri. But Siri has improved > dramatically over the years, expanding its functionality and growing more > accurate along the way. > Then, Amazon surprised us all when the Echo speaker > <http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-Bluetooth-Speaker-with-WiFi-Alexa/dp/B00X4WHP5E?tag=b0c55-20> > came out of nowhere and introduced the world to Alexa. And now, Alexa has > finally leapt off of Amazon hardware and onto Apple's iPhone and iPad for the > first time. > > Some believe that Alexa was intended to become a core part of Amazon's > smartphone and tablet offerings, but the company's plans were derailed in > light of the fact that the Fire phone was a spectacular flop. Perhaps as a > result, Amazon instead released a line of dedicated speakers including the > Amazon Echo > <http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-Bluetooth-Speaker-with-WiFi-Alexa/dp/B00X4WHP5E?tag=b0c55-20> > and more affordable Amazon Tap > <http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Tap-Portable-wireless-Bluetooth-Speaker-with-WiFi-Alexa/dp/B00VXS8E8S?tag=b0c55-20>. > The Echo and Tap serve mainly as delivery mechanisms for Alexa, which is > Amazon's own take on Siri. Alexa is controlled by voice just like Siri, but > its focus is on shopping and connected device controls, in addition to > providing answers to questions a la Siri. > Alexa is no longer confined to the Echo and Tap now that Amazon has given > developers access to various APIs, and the killer software feature is now > finally available on Apple's iPhone and iPad lineup. Amazon's assistant > arrives courtesy of a third-party app called Lexi, which is immediately > available for download in the App Store. > Simply install the $5 Lexi app and log into your Amazon account, and you'll > instantly gain access to Alexa. Ask questions like "what's the weather like?" > or "what time is the Yankee game?" and Alexa will serve up answers in no > time. Of course, you'll also be able to enjoy Amazon integration, so you can > order products or add items to a shopping list with simple voice commands > like "add toilet paper to my shopping list" or "buy more toothpaste." > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
