Amazon – Alexa adds new calling features so you can more easily connect with friends and family this holiday season.
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GROUP CALLING Video calling with Alexa has been more popular this year than ever before. Now, up to seven friends or family members can join a hands-free video or audio call. Simply say, “Alexa, call my family,” for example, to connect from supported Echo devices, such as an Echo, Echo Dot, or Echo Show. Only one customer needs to create and name a group in their Alexa app, and then any member of that group can start a group call by saying, “Alexa, call my [group name].”. ZOOM AND AMAZON CHIME ON ECHO SHOW 8 2020 has been the year of video meetings, with many using video to connect for both work and personal life more than ever before. Customers can now join a video conference call with Alexa through Zoom and Amazon Chime on Echo Show 8 devices. Just say, “Alexa, join my meeting,”“Alexa, join my Zoom meeting,” or “Alexa, join my Amazon Chime meeting” to join a video meeting with coworkers or friends and family. With the newly launched Call Captioning feature, Alexa can display text of what the other party is saying in near real-time during one-on-one Alexa video and audio calls and Drop In calls, helping customers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or in loud or noisy environments. Call Captioning supports U.S. English and is available today on all Echo Show devices. To learn more, visit the Alexa Accessibility hub. LEARN MORE
We asked some people who are doing some pretty amazing things what they needed to learn to do what they do (and what they continue to learn today). Along the way, we found out something remarkable. The things they needed to learn started when they were young but didn’t stop there. Learning how to learn was the first step, and it was often a
challenge. Breaking through that barrier opened up their lives to so much more. We make our tools to better human learning because we believe that learning isn’t the endgame—it’s just the begin- ning. If we can help lift barriers to learning, we can open up possibilities for life. With the right learning tools, the world is at hand. LEARN MORE
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