Users can change their voice by saying "Alexa, change your voice"…
New Delhi: From now, Indian users, for the first time, will be able to switch between Alexa's original voice and a new male voice, Amazon said on Thursday as its virtual assistant completed five years in India.
In an official statement, Amazon said while marking the milestone, millions of customers have purchased Echo devices in India.
"For the first-time, Indian users will be able to switch between Alexa's original voice and a new masculine voice. The new voice can respond in both English and Hindi languages," the statement read.
Users can change Alexa's voice by just saying "Alexa, change your voice" on the Echo device or from the Alexa app by going to individual device settings and selecting the device'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 Nation.
Mostly new customers started their Alexa journey on the Amazon Shopping App (Android only) which is leading to over 55 per cent increase in monthly active users every year," it said.
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