I'm sure Google will release a similar feature for their Home device
before long.
Google will probably want to integrate something like this with the
Hangouts App.
On 12/05/2017 9:37 AM, Kenny wrote:
Very nice review by you. I'll definitely keep this email for future
reference if I do decide to buy this item.
At 03:03 PM 5/11/2017, you wrote:
Here are my First impressions of the new Alexa calling feature using
the IOS Alexa app!
The setup was pretty straight forward.
You are asked to sign into the app and enter your credentials and
proceed to the setup. you will need to supply the phone number you
will be using to receive and make calls on your mobile phone whether
it be android or IOS.
When you continue you are sent a verification code to your mobile
phone. once you are verified, you will here a chime on your Alexa
device, and you are taken to a screen where you import your contacts,
allow Alexa to use the microphone and so on.
Once this is all done, you are given a brief explanation of how to
insert contacts to make calls and send messages, and so forth.
Making calls from the Alexa devices is quite easy to do. You say,
Elexa call so and so. As long as the person in your contacts has the
Alexa app on there phone, Alexa will make the call for you. Anyone
can download the app and enable the calling feature. I would think
they had better have an Amazon account though!
Making calls from the Alexa app itself is another matter. You search
for a contact in your address book and tap it to make your call. If
the person doesn’t answer,you don’t hear anything at all. You
can’t power down the phone or anything. you don’t have voiceover
to end the call. The only way I got voiceover back was to call myself
with one of my Alexa devices. The phone vibrated and eventually I
heard the Amazon ringtone and I could answer or decline my call. I
think I will stick to using the Elexa devices to make calls.
When I called my self, the audio was quite clear. I then told my
device at hand to hang up. it did and my phone when back to normal. I
guess the other party you are talking to will have to end the calls,
because there is no way to find the end call icon if you are totally
blind because you have no voiceover.
I think the Alexa calling and message feature has potential, and I am
waiting for some blind individual to buy the Echo show when it comes
out and let all of us know how accessible it is.
If you call yourself for testing purposes, make sure the volume on
the device is turned down low, or you will have ear splitting feedback.
The calls don’t show up in your IOS calls either.
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