I'll stick with Hound, which is better than Siri. Kelly
On 5/10/16, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > When I installed Roger it just showed up somewhere and you basically add > Alexa just like a Contact and send a message to her, the reply comes a few > seconds later. A nice toy to play with, but not that useful. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Shawn Krasniuk > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 12:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: So long, Siri: How to get Amazon Alexa on your iPhone > > Please explain how I would get Alexa with Roger. You've got me curious now. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk > Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs > Skype username: bbstheblindrapper > Facetime: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > On May 10, 2016, at 1:23 PM, Scott Davert > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Just use the Roger app, which is free, and get at Alexa that way. I > know Canada has that app. As for Lexi, it's not technically > accessible, but there is only one button on the screen. I could not > get VO to find the button, but was able to activate it with VO turned > off. > > Scott > > On 5/9/16, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > 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: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > On May 9, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Russ Kiehne > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 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. 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