Microsoft improves Alexa integration in the July update for its desktop console

Without being as common as the updates that come to Windows, those that the Xbox One receives are present there. They are fewer and also arrive without making so much noise, but when they are released to the general public they arrive loaded with improvements and new features

And with a month of July that we have practically just launched, the time has come to talk about a new update for Xbox One. In this case, it is the July 2019 Xbox update, a Update loaded with new features and improvements, among which the optimization to use Amazon's virtual assistant, Alexa stands out

Alexa now vitaminized

Little by little Amazon's personal assistant has carved a niche for itself in the Microsoft ecosystem Since it was announced, little by little it has been gaining prominence and for many it is even cornering Cortana, the original proposal of Microsoft itself.

Now, after receiving the corresponding feedback from users in the Insider Program, there are improvements for the use of Alexa in the Xbox One and thus facilitates voice control of various functions of the console.

Thanks to the July update, Alexa on Xbox One has seen how the bank of questions and answers has been expanded Of this Somehow, we can find out about a new game just by asking, the most popular titles or which games will be removed from the catalog soon.

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In addition, through voice commands we can find out which friends on our list are online and what they are playing simply by asking Alexa, ask Xbox what my friends play.We can even associate the control pad using Alexa voice control. In fact, they have enabled a support page with all the existing commands in Alexa."

The steps to configure Alexa on the console go through signing in to your Xbox so that it is linked. Accessible by path System > Settings > Kinect & Devices > Digital Assistants.

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Say Alexa, open Xbox and open the Alexa app, or search for Xbox in the Skills section of the Alexa app. At that point we select the Xbox skill and log in with the Microsoft account. From that point on, just follow the instructions."

In addition, users in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Spain can now access Xbox Skills for Alexa .

Source | News Xbox