Not only does it show you the quickest route in real time – accounting for delays and line closures – it also tells you the exact time you’re due to arrive at your destination. I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently, and have come up with a list of the 5 apps I would like to see develop Alexa skills over the next few months.Īs an agency owner and adopted Londoner, I’m not quite sure how I’d get by without Citymapper, the public transport app.

Once users are able to use all of their favourite apps on it so that it has a similar level of functionality to a laptop or smartphone, it’s going to really take off. For me, skills really are the future of Alexa as a platform. However, there is one major issue a lot of apps do not have an Alexa skill available yet. If you didn’t know about skills before, you may be tempted to head to Amazon’s store right now and start searching for your favourite apps to add to your Alexa device. Once it has been set up on your Alexa device, you can order a cab from a pre-destined pickup location simply by saying ‘Alexa, ask Uber to request a ride’. For the uninitiated, you integrate an app with Alexa by downloading ‘skills’ from the Amazon store that add new functionality to your Alexa device.

While the ‘out of the box’ Alexa experience is powerful in its own right, integrating your favourite apps with the platform is what really takes it to the next level.

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