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Old 01-31-2018, 12:39 PM   #2735
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Alexa can now send SMS text messages if you use an Android phone

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Alexa’s calling and messaging capabilities just gained a new feature if you use an Android phone. You can now use Alexa through any Echo device to send standard SMS text messages without ever picking up your phone. The messages are sent through your phone’s SMS app, so the recipient doesn’t need to have the Alexa app or do anything special to receive the messages.

The new capability is only available to users of Android phones and it likely will not be available to iPhone users anytime soon. That’s because Apple currently does not allow 3rd-party apps to send messages. On an Android device, Amazon relays your dictate message from the Echo device to the Alexa app and then uses the Alexa app to insert the message into the standard SMS text messaging app on your phone.
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