Amazon Introduced an Awesome and Useful Alexa Feature
Alexa's ability to read email is gone, but music can now follow you between devices.
Amazon give and take This week, the company removed the ability to read and reply to email from its Echo smart speaker, but introduced the ability to transfer music from one device to another.
The latter is a frequently requested feature as Echo enthusiasts tend to have multiple devices in different rooms and often relocate older generations when new models hit the market. pick up where you left off.
This can be done in a number of ways. The first is to move the audio between groups. Just say “Alexa, move my music to [group name]” and whatever you’re playing will be redirected to the speaker of your choice.The second is to verbally pause your music on the current device and then say “Alexa, resume music here” to the Echo you want to grab.
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The third way is especially for Echo Buds owners. Just say “Alexa, move my music here” once you’re connected to your phone and the music should transfer to your headphones.
In addition to this Alexa feature, Amazon is removing one that is not generally advertised: Alexa’s ability to read your email and dictate spoken responses. because the feature is removed, which is unusually abrupt.
“We would like to inform you that email access will no longer be supported by Alexa clients from November 8, 2021,” said the email from Amazon. “This means that you can no longer link your Gmail or Microsoft email account to Alexa to navigate or manage your email, and any linked email accounts will be automatically disconnected.”
This means that email routines and email notifications will also not work, and neither will Alexa’s ability to track packages via shipping notifications. You can still track Amazon packages, but it’s a blow to people who aren’t entirely familiar with the retailer’s ecosystem. The integration of Outlook and Google’s calendar will continue to be supported, added Amazon.
Amazon gave no reason to withdraw, other than that the Alexa team “periodically evaluates the features and experiences available to customers, prioritizing those that make customers’ lives easier and enable them to get the most out of their experience do”. with Alexa. “Sounds like an elaborate way of saying that not enough people were using the feature to keep it going.
