Amazon’s Alexa turns 5 in India, can now converse in male voice too

PTI | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny

Indian customers, for the primary time, will be capable to swap between Alexa’s authentic voice and a brand new masculine sounding voice, Amazon stated on Thursday as its digital assistant accomplished 5 years in India.

Amazon, in an announcement marking the milestone, stated thousands and thousands of shoppers throughout India have bought Echo gadgets.

“For the first-time, Indian users will be able to switch between Alexa’s original voice and a new masculine sounding voice. The new voice can respond in both English and Hindi languages,” the assertion stated.

Users can change Alexa’s voice by saying “Alexa, change your voice” on the Echo machine or from the Alexa app by going to particular person machine setting and deciding on Alexa’s voice.

“In 2022, requests to Alexa on Echo Smart speakers, Amazon Shopping App, Fire TV and many Alexa-enabled devices by other brands increased by 37 per cent versus 2021 – making it a household name across the country. Maximum new customers started their Alexa journey on the Amazon Shopping App (Android only) – leading to over 55 per cent increase in monthly active users year on year,” it stated.

Source web site: www.hindustantimes.com

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