Want Alexa+ Today? Everyone In The Us Can Finally Try It Now - Here's How

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Alexa+ is now disposable for each US users.
Alexa+ is included pinch a Prime subscription.
Alexa+ useful by sound aliases done nan Alexa app and browser.

The hold to usage Alexa+ is over, arsenic Amazon has announced its wide motorboat for each US users.

Amazon first announced Alexa+ a twelvemonth agone arsenic a generative AI-powered version of its celebrated virtual assistant. Alexa+ is precisely what you whitethorn person envisioned erstwhile you first heard of virtual assistants for illustration Alexa, Siri, and Google, but without nan accompanying disappointment astatine their shortcomings.

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The improved sound adjunct tin make responses alternatively of simply repeating what it's been programmed to say. With generative AI, Alexa+ engages successful much earthy conversations pinch users, alternatively than simply listening to a punctual and responding pinch a predetermined action.

It besides supports representation to callback preferences and conversations, maintaining discourse throughout. This allows it to retrieve what you asked astatine nan opening of a chat and respond successful that discourse without you having to say, "Alexa," again.

How to get entree to Alexa+

Alexa+ is yet wide disposable to US users. You tin sign up here to get entree aliases hold until your existing Echo devices punctual you to upgrade. If you bargain a caller Echo device, you'll besides get Alexa+ erstwhile you group it up.

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Echo devicescompatible pinch Alexa+

If you already person aliases bargain 1 of nan Echo devices below, aliases its Kids variation, you tin bask entree to Alexa+:

Echo Show 8 (2025)
Echo Show 11 (2025)
Echo Dot Max (2025)
Echo Studio (2025)
Echo Show 8 (2023)
Echo Show 10
Echo Show 15
Echo Show 21
Echo Show 5
Echo Hub
Echo Spot
Echo Dot (2023)
Echo Pop

Once you person Alexa+ connected 1 Echo device, you tin usage it connected nan remainder of your compatible Echo speakers and devices, successful nan Alexa app, connected compatible Fire TVs and Fire tablets, and done Alexa.com.

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Echo devices that don't support Alexa+

While nan caller virtual adjunct is compatible pinch astir Echo devices, nan pursuing don't support Amazon's Alexa+, though you'll still beryllium capable to entree modular Alexa connected them:

Echo Dot 1st Gen
Echo 1st Gen
Echo Plus 1st Gen
Echo Show 2nd Gen and older
Echo Spot 1st Gen
Echo Buds 1st Gen
Amazon Tap
Fire TV Cube 2nd Gen and older
Fire TV Stick 4K Max 1st Gen
Fire TV Stick 4K 1st Gen
Fire TV Stick
Fire HD 8 Tablet 11th Gen and older
Fire HD 10 Tablet 12th Gen and older
Fire Max 11 12th Gen and older
Amazon Astro (planned for nan future)

Yes, Alexa+ is disposable successful nan US, aft Amazon gradually expanded nan assemblage for its generative AI assistant.

To summation entree now, you tin motion up connected nan Amazon Alexa+ website, inquire your Echo instrumentality astir it, aliases acquisition a compatible Echo device. If you do, you tin group up Alexa+ during nan first setup.

Amazon is offering Alexa+ arsenic a Prime benefit.

If you'd alternatively skip nan subscription, Alexa+ costs $20 a period and is disposable arsenic a abstracted service.

Amazon is besides offering a free Alexa+ scheme that gives users entree to chat pinch nan generative AI virtual adjunct done nan Alexa app aliases a browser astatine Alexa.com.

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