Does Android have Alexa?

You can now set Amazon Alexa as the default voice assistant on your Android phone. It replaces Google Assistant when you hold the home button. You can use Alexa to order from Amazon, call friends, or perform most of the tasks of an Amazon Echo.
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What is the Android version of Alexa?

Google Assistant is the AI-powered software you talk to when using a Google Home speaker, or when you long-press the Home button in recent Android phones. It's Google's Siri, if you like. Alexa is Amazon's equivalent technology and what you talk to when using an Amazon Echo smart speaker, or a Fire TV remote control.
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How do I get the Alexa app on my Android phone?

How to Set Up Alexa on Your Android
  1. Go to the Google Play Store. ...
  2. Search for the Amazon Alexa app. ...
  3. Tap install. ...
  4. When it's done, go back to the home screen and tap the app to set it up.
  5. Log in using your username and password from your Amazon account.
  6. Then tap the Get Started button.
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Does Alexa work with Samsung phone?

Alexa works with the Samsung Galaxy S10 if you install the Alexa app from the Google Play Store. You can use Alexa by starting the Alexa app, or you can set Alexa as the default assistant that starts when you long press the Galaxy S10's Home button.
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Is Google Assistant same as Alexa?

Both speech assistants work the same in that respect. The difference is mainly in specific functions. This means you have more time at Alexa to give a second assignment without the trigger "Alexa". Google Assistant, for example, is already available in Dutch.
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Who is better Google or Alexa?

In 2019, Google Assistant answered 92.9% of questions correctly, whilst Alexa only scored 79.8%. The more you talk to your smart speaker, the better it'll learn your voice and be able to interpret your commands more easily.
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Is Google Home same as Alexa?

So, what is the difference between Google Home and Alexa? The most literal answer to this question is that Google Home is a smart speaker powered by Google Assistant while Alexa is the virtual smart assistant behind Amazon's Echo smart speaker.
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Is there a monthly fee for Alexa?

There is no monthly fee involved in using Alexa. Once you purchase an Amazon Echo device, you have full access to Alexa's AI.
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Is Alexa always listening?

The short answer is yes, Alexa is always listening to you. Or rather the microphone on your Alexa smart speaker is always active (by default, at least) and is constantly monitoring voices in your home in order to hear its wake word.
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Who is better Siri or Alexa?

So Loup Ventures ran a similar test, and in the battle of being the most accurate between Alexa vs Siri vs google assistant, they didn't change their ranking. Google assistant secured the same place. Google Assistant with 92.9%, Siri with 83.1%, and Alexa with 79.8% accuracy of all the questions.
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Can Alexa spy on you?

No, Alexa does not record all your conversations — just some of them. According to Amazon, Alexa records what you say only after the Echo or Alexa-enabled device detects your wake word. Then — or after you press your device's action button — Alexa starts recording your request, sending it up to Amazon's cloud.
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What is Google's version of Alexa called?

The Google Home wireless speaker (powered by Google Assistant, a cousin to Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa) offers decent sound and promising smart-home control for Google users.
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What will replace Alexa?

Alexa.com Alternatives
  • 1: Ahrefs.
  • 2: Semrush.
  • 3: Similarweb.
  • 4: Moz.
  • 5: Serpstat.
  • 6: Ubersuggest.
  • 7: Spyfu.
  • 8: Kissmetrics.
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Which Alexa device is best?

The best Alexa speakers you can buy today
  • Amazon Echo Dot with Clock. The best Alexa speaker overall. ...
  • Amazon Echo (4th Gen) Best Alexa speaker under $100. ...
  • Sonos One. ...
  • Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd gen) ...
  • Amazon Echo Dot (4th gen) ...
  • Amazon Echo Dot (3rd gen) ...
  • Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen) ...
  • Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition.
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What is the difference between Alexa and Echo?

The difference between them is the fact that Alexa is the software, located in Amazon Servers, and the Echo devices are the hardware, which allows you to access Alexa. Put in more simple words, Alexa is the virtual assistant that answers any questions you have.
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Who is better Siri or Google Assistant?

The results for answering the simple questions correctly was Google at 76.57%, Alexa at 56.29% and Siri at 47.29%. The results for answering the complex questions correctly, which involved comparisons, composition and/or temporal reasoning was similar in ranking: Google 70.18%, Alexa 55.05% and Siri 41.32%.
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Can Google and Alexa work together?

Yes. Both Alexa and Google Home devices can be used and carry out their full functions in the same house. They can even be located in the same room without interfering with each other. It would be easy to assume that since Alexa and Google Home have different technologies they must be used separately.
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Which voice assistant is best?

When it comes to answering questions, Google Assistant takes the crown. During the test of more than 4,000 questions led by Stone Temple, Google Assistant consistently outperformed other industry leaders including Alexa, Siri, and Cortana when recognizing and responding to questions correctly.
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Which home assistant is best?

The general consensus seems to be that Google Assistant is, largely, the most accurate voice assistant. If you've got a lot of Apple products, of course Siri is the best and for overall compatibility, you're best opting for Alexa.
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Can Alexa be hacked?

With the barrier to entry being so low, fake Alexa skills are quickly becoming the easiest way that hackers can access your Echo device. To avoid this, make sure to regularly check if you installed the correct and official applications on your device.
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How do I stop Alexa from listening?

However, it's a truth that yes, Alexa is always listening.
...
To turn off the Drop-in feature on an Echo Show you need to:
  1. Open the Alexa app and open devices.
  2. Select Echo & Alexa and then choose your device.
  3. Select Communications and Drop-In and choose which permissions to disable/enable.
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Can you talk dirty to Alexa?

To set a swearing routine for Alexa, open your Alexa app for iOS or Android and tap More > Routines. Next, tap the + and type the name for your new routine, such as "Alexa swearing." Next, tap When this happens and choose your trigger to start setting up your Alexa swearing routine.
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Who is the real voice behind Alexa?

Nina Rolle is most likely behind Alexa

According to Wired, Stone's research for his book, "Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire," pointed to Boulder, Colorado, voice actress Nina Rolle.
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What Android has like Siri?

(Pocket-lint) - Samsung's phones come with their own voice assistant called Bixby, in addition to supporting Google Assistant. Bixby is Samsung's attempt to take on the likes of Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
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