Echgo - for Amazon Alexa app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Christoph Gogolin
First release : 06 Jun 2017
App size: 25.57 Mb
Echgo brings Alexa to your iOS Device.
Say Alexa and ask a question or write messages to Alexa.
All answers are spoken and transcripted within the Echgo App.
Echgo can be used truly handsfree*. The Alexa wakeword is supported. Simply trigger Alexas attention with your voice by saying Alexa.
NEW! Alexa-Cards support. Echgo is now able to present images, the weather forecast and much more in a nice clear way.
Echgo uses the newest Alexa Voice Services Api and also supports Timers, Alerts, Skills, Calendar, Weather, Smart Home devices, Traffic, Sports, News and Audio playback.
Listen to many Radio Stations and Podcasts powered by TuneIn (US iHeartRadio), relax to your Audible Audiobooks or let Alexa read you Kindle books.
Try Asking Questions, here are some examples:
"Alexa, hows the weather?"
"Alexa, timer 5 minutes"
"Alexa, whats in the news?"
"Alexa, play NPR"
"Alexa, turn on the lights"
"Alexa, play the podcast RadioLab"
"Alexa, play my Audiobook"
"Alexa, add an event to my calendar"
To setup you Alexa, set location, change temperature units, install skills and view Alexa Cards please use the Amazon Alexa App. (can be free downloaded separately)
Echgo supports the Alexa voice languages: English (US), English (UK) and German.
Echgo currently does not support Amazon Music due to Alexa doesnt allow the use of Amazon Music in apps. Only hardware implementations are allowed to play Amazon Music at this time.
An Amazon account is required in order to sign in and use Alexa service. This is a requirement of Amazon. Echgo is never given your Amazon account credentials.
*Echgo has to run in the foreground