It hasn’t been a great week for Alexa. Her TMZ-style meltdown, involving random, creepy laughter was plastered all over the web this week.
Thankfully, with Amazon working on a fix for her Britney moment, Alexa is finishing the week on a strong musical note.
We all have those moments where we can’t recall the names of songs we like. That’s a big deal if you’re only searching for them using your voice, rather than scanning an app until you recognise the song title.
Now, while listening to Amazon Music, users can ask Alexa to play music even if they can’t recall the title of the track (via The Verge).
For example, you can make casual requests like “play that Metallica song I listened to yesterday” or even “play that playlist I listened to on Tuesday.”
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Terms like “recently” or “lately” can also be used to summon tunes, while users can even request Alexa “play something I haven’t heard in a while.”
New features ahoy!
The new tools come after Amazon added Music Alarms, which enable users to make requests like “Alexa, set an alarm every day at 7am to country music” and “Alexa, set an alarm for 6am tomorrow (or every day) to Shake It Off.”
Amazon is also making it easier for listeners to pair music with specific activities, while you can now create playlists using only your voice.
The features are available to Prime Members as well as subscribers to the Amazon Music Unlimited service in the US and the UK.
The company is hoping innovative voice features will encourage people to adopt its music services over alternatives like Spotify and also Deezer, which gained full Alexa integration today.
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