The HomePod is not doing so well as far as market share is concerned, at least based on new information from the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.
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How to use your iPhone shopping and to-do lists with Alexa
You can do some really cool stuff with your iPhone and the Alexa app for your Amazon smart speaker. You can use Alexa to find your phone, listen to Apple Music, manage your iCloud Calender, and more. So, why not use this combination of devices to keep up with your lists?
Depending on which iPhone shopping or task list app you use, you might be able to take advantage of it with Alexa. Here’s how to use your iPhone lists with Alexa and your Amazon speaker.
Amazon reportedly working on an Echo speaker to compete directly with the HomePod
Amazon has a variety of Echo speakers available already, including the Echo Show with a 5.5-inch display that it announced earlier this year. But it sounds like it has another one on the way.
Amazon announces Echo Show 5 with a 5.5-inch display
Amazon already has a healthy lineup of Echo smart devices with Alexa built in, but the company is not resting on its laurels just yet. The new Echo Show 5 has a smaller display than the standard Echo Show, but a smaller price tag to go along with it.
Apple Music comes to Alexa in Australia and New Zealand via Echo, Fire TV & Sonos devices
Apple Music is now available on Amazon Echo and Fire TV devices and Sonos speakers sold in Australia and New Zealand, allowing customers to request a song through Alexa.
How to use Alexa and Amazon Echo to find your iPhone
You can use your HomePod and Siri to find your iPhone, but if you don’t have a HomePod or use your Amazon Echo and Alexa more often, then this article is for you.
The Alexa app offers a skill that can help you find your phone when you can’t. It’s easy to enable and set up. So it’s definitely worth your time to do it and have it ready for that day when your phone is missing in your house somewhere.
Here’s how to use Alexa and Amazon Echo to find your iPhone.
Some Amazon employees who listen to Alexa requests have access to users’ home addresses
Bloomberg recently reported that Amazon has a project with some of its employees listening to some of the audio recordings made by Alexa speakers when users interact with them, but it now appears that those folks have access to customers' home addresses, too.
Bloomberg: thousands of Amazon employees are listening to Echo voice recordings
Amazon has thousands of employees listen to Echo audio clips as part of improving Alexa's machine learning so that the personal assistant could better respond to voice commands.
The Apple Music-Alexa integration launches for Echo customers in the UK and Ireland
Beginning today, Apple Music’s integration with the Alexa assistant is picking up compatibility with Amazon's Echo devices for customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
How to enable Do Not Disturb for Alexa and Amazon Echo
Just like with your iPhone, Alexa has a Do Not Disturb feature for the Amazon Echo speakers. To keep alerts such as calls, messages, and drop ins from bothering you, you can enable the feature as well as schedule it for a specific time frame.
Here’s how to enable Do Not Disturb for Alexa and Amazon Echo.
How to manage your music on Alexa and Amazon Echo
We’ve shown you how you can listen to your Apple Music tunes on your Amazon Echo speaker. But what if you use more than one music source? Maybe you also subscribe to Amazon Prime Music or SiriusXM, or just enjoy music apps like Pandora or iHeartRadio.
The nice thing about listening to music with your Amazon Echo speaker is that you have many options. You’re not just stuck with one music service. Here’s how to manage your music on Alexa and Amazon Echo.
Half of smart speaker users say they don’t seek out any voice apps at all
Every other smart speaker user who participated in a survey by voice software site Voicebot and Voicify, which makes developer tools, has said they don’t discover any voice apps.