Amazon updates alexa with location-based routines and reminders

Amazon has updated its personal assistant Alexa to add to this technology new functions revealed for the first time in September, among them we can find location-based routines as well as reminders.

Alexa already provides location-based routines and reminders

Users residing in the United States are among the first recipients of the new feature. With this, someone can ask Alexa to give them a reminder for a specific thing only when they are in the appropriate location, such as at home or in the office. Amazon first introduced these features on September 20, noting that users could soon use location-based routines, and reminders for things like taking food out of the fridge when they get home, setting routines that work when they leave the office., and similar things that help organize the day to day.

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Location-based reminders are sent through Echo devices, and as push notifications from the Alexa app, which means they're available when the customer needs them. Routines are a set of pre-set commands to activate with certain phrases. For example, there is a good morning phrase that can trigger a morning routine that provides the weather, traffic, and news. Location-based routines are similar, but they fit at home and at work, even if you're going to come or go.

Routine settings can be used that are triggered when the customer arrives home to ensure the music is playing, the thermostat is set, and the porch lights are on. In the same way, an end-of-work routine could be used to get traffic, for example.

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