Amazon Echo gets updated to make things a lot more convenient for everyone in organizing their plans and schedule.
Thanks to the developers' hand in the wireless speaker, users can now have Alexa add events to Google Calendar via voice command.
To get things started, those who want to take advantage of this feature must link their Google Calendar account to Alexa. Here's a quick rundown on how to do it:
Step 1: Open the Alexa app and the navigation panel on the left to pull up the menu.
Step 2: Tap on Settings and Calendar.
Step 3: Choose Google Calendar and then click on Link Google Calendar account.
Step 4: Enter your Google login credentials, and that should do the trick.
Note : Echo Dot and Amazon Tap
The Possibilities
Once everything's set up, users can now tell Alexa, "Add an event to my calendar," and that should ... well, prompt Alexa to add an event to their calendar. Now that doesn't exactly sound natural, and it's a little light on the details, but it gets the job done.
Of course, users can go ahead and become more specific with their plans, and Alexa can handle it – because if not, then the update isn't really much at all. Anyway, they can say something along the lines of "Alexa, add breakfast with Mom to my calendar for Sunday at 8:00 a.m."
Here's the formula: Add [event] to my calendar for [day] at [time].
The Background
Google Calendar integration isn't new to Amazon Echo, though, but before this update rolled out, it could only check the users' events in the calendar and read them back to them.
The Bottom Line
This is a pretty nifty solution for people who schedule a ton of events and want to set them up without having to tap through the menus and whatnot. In other words, Alexa just stepped up to become the ultimate go-to virtual assistant.
