Alexa+ gains web version in Brazil to control your smart home directly from your PC

The web version offers resources to answer questions, create texts, help with studies and analyze documents, images and emails — including extracting dates for the calendar and retrieving family routine reminders. The user can also organize weekly menus and plan trips complete with schedules, to-do lists and luggage checklists.

The browser also gained controls for smart home devices in the conversation window itself. Using the computer, it is possible to activate lights, regulate the air conditioning and view cameras from brands such as Positivo, Intelbras, Elgin and i2Go, without relying on voice commands or a smartphone.

Conversations maintain context across different devices. Thus, an interaction started on the computer can be resumed via the cell phone app or Echo devices. The PC interface offers command suggestions and the “Recent Conversations” tab to resume conversations on any device. According to Amazon, Alexa recorded more than 60 billion interactions in Brazil in the last three years.

Those who do not yet have access to Alexa+ can request participation in the program in two ways:

Say “Alexa, I want Alexa Plus” to a compatible device;

Access the page www.amazon.com.br/alexaplus.

To participate, you must have an active account on Amazon Brazil, live in the country and configure Alexa and compatible devices for the Portuguese language.

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