Voice In Canada Flash Briefing #1277
Hey, hey. Teri here. And I want to tell you about another announcement that Amazon made at the Alexa Live event a couple of weeks ago. These have been going on for a long time.
I know, because they announced so much. We’re… We’re almost at the end of the announcements, but it’s fun to talk about the new things that are coming down the pipe.
And this one is that Alexa is going to be incorporating this new interoperability protocol called Matter. And, it is aimed at making it easier for customers to know that their smart home devices will work with all major voice services.
So… Matter, again, is an open-source cross-platform standard. And it is coming later this year.
Alexa is going to be incorporating this new interoperability protocol
Like, Amazon says that it will be updating just about every single one of the plugged-in Echo devices. In fact, it’s only the first generation Echo and Echo Dot and Echo Tap that are not going to be updated to this protocol called Matter.
So, this will be interesting. I think it’s great. It’ll help us to make our smart homes a little more seamless and make sure that things work together. And we can look for that coming out soon.
The general idea is that Matter seems to be launching in late 2021. Will that launch in the US first compared to Canada? I don’t know. I wouldn’t be surprised.
But that’s kind of the timeline for this. Alright. I’ll keep you updated. As usual. Take care.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode
Other Useful Resources
- List of Voice Assistant Commands
- Alexa-Enabled and Controlled Devices in Canada
- Teri Fisher on Twitter
- Alexa in Canada on Twitter
- Alexa in Canada on Instagram
- Alexa in Canada Community Group on Facebook
- Please leave a review on the Skills Store!
- Shopping on Amazon.ca
- Create a Flash Briefing Tutorial – Free Tutorial to Create your own Flash Briefing
- Flash Briefing Formula – Your Complete Premium Step-By-Step Course to Launch a Successful Flash Briefing that Gets Found and Grows Your Brand
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1. Open your Alexa app and click on the Menu button > Settings > Flash Briefing.
2. Click on “Add Content” and search for “Voice in Canada”.
3. Click on “Voice in Canada” and the Enable button.
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