The new Alexa App Home Screen is now customizable
The app of Amazon Alexa features a new home screen with an update to navigation and a sleek new design to get things done faster and more efficiently.
Available for iOS, Android And Fire OS, the update allows customers to access the most used Alexa app features directly from the home screen and navigate in a simplified layout. But the Alexa app also aims to be smarter as customers will receive more and more personalized recommendations as they use the app. The customization of digital interface systems therefore seems to be confirmed as a trend also for 2020, but the update also promises new ways of interaction that will certainly make the experience more and more pleasant to use.
The main novelties of the Alexa app interface
- More personalized experience: personalized suggestions based on the topics they are most interested in, such as accessing reminders or listening to an audio book with Audible. Customers will see controls for active or frequently used features
- Interaction with Alexa: To make interacting with Alexa even easier Customers can activate the experience of interacting with Alexa without using their hands, simply by saying the word “Alexa” every time the app is open on the screen
- Tips for New Customers: New customers will have helpful instructions to get started with Alexa and to do things like, play music from Amazon Music or manage their shopping list
- The “Other” item has been moved: customers can now select the “Other” item in the bottom navigation bar to view – in the format of an app – features such as reminders, routines, skills, settings and more