Just like 'real' Alexa, there’s a bunch of profiles for English, so pick the right one for better results.Until teleportation becomes a thing, I’m fairly certain that no technological advancement will be able shock me. There are two settings you can change: the speaker(s) Alexa responds through and the language you communicate in. To do this, head into the Alexa Gear phone app. Read this: Best Samsung Galaxy Watch bands However, you probably just want it through the Galaxy Watch. As standard, you’ll hear the Alexa response through both your phone’s speaker and the watch speaker. There’s one more important part to cover. Wait for a beat or two for the data to be transferred to your phone, then to the cloud, and you should hear the answer from the usual Alexa disembodied voice. Press the microphone button and the app will listen for up to five seconds. It needs to be connected to your phone and can’t be used solo even if you have a 4G Galaxy Watch. You’ll see a little microphone button, and, if you’re successfully connected to your phone, an “Alexa ready” message in the centre. If you deleted the App Shortcuts one and want to reinstate it, just scroll all the way clockwise with the bezel until you reach the Add Widget page and select App Shortcuts. We’re assuming here you left the Galaxy Watch widget layout as standard. Read next: Best Samsung Galaxy Watch apps Add Alexa Gear to one of the spots here (by pressing the + icon) if your Galaxy Watch didn't do so automatically.
The best way to access it is to give the bezel two clicks clockwise to get to the app shortcuts widget. You can’t miss the big button in there.Īlexa Gear doesn't have its own Galaxy Watch widget, and its roots aren’t nearly deep enough to let you simply talk to the watch and have it respond, like an Echo Dot. You use the phone app to log in to your Amazon account and grant it access to Alexa.
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The phone-side app is called Companion for Alexa – install both of these apps. Make sure you have the Apps tab selected, else you’ll only see watch faces. Search for "Alexa" in the Galaxy Watch app’s Galaxy Store section to find the Alexa Gear app. This is the middle-man you install on both your Samsung Galaxy Watch and the connected phone. The app we need is 'Alexa Gear' – available on the Google Play store. Let’s be clear: This solution is nowhere near as slick as a first-party implementation, but you have to appreciate the effort a lone developer has gone to in order to crowbar Alexa into a wearable not made for it. And it’s all thanks to the ingenuity of third-party developers. Samsung may not want you to use the Bixby rival on the Galaxy Watch, but you can. Still, smartwatches and digital assistants are a natural fit.
And since it’s a data-gathering piece of software, and not a person, we don’t even have to feel bad for saying so. It’s an irritating try-hard almost everyone ignores. The Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Watch Active already have their own voice assistant, Bixby – but nobody likes Bixby. And just because the digital helper doesn't live natively on your Samsung Galaxy Watch, that doesn't necessarily mean you can't install and use it from there. When it comes to voice assistants, it's tough to beat Amazon's Alexa.
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