Amazon Upgrades Alexa Plus with Exciting New Feature
Amazon has recently unveiled a significant upgrade to its Alexa Plus service, introducing a highly anticipated feature that enables users to instantly jump to their favorite movie scenes using a simple voice command. This innovative feature, dubbed “find a scene,” leverages enhanced visual understanding to identify and play specific scenes from Prime Video content, even if the user doesn’t mention the movie title in their query.
The new feature is currently available to Alexa Plus subscribers and is compatible with Fire TV devices that have access to Prime Video content. In addition to this exciting update, Amazon has also introduced several other improvements to Alexa Plus, making it easier for users to discover new content across their favorite services.
How Alexa Plus Scene-Jumping Works
With the “find a scene” feature, users can easily jump to their favorite movie moments without having to fast-forward. Amazon provides several examples of how this feature works, including:
- “Jump to the card scene in Love Actually”
- “Jump to the scene in Red One where Santa flies over the city”
- “Jump to the scene where Deloris Jordan says ‘a shoe is just a shoe until my son steps into it’”
- “Jump to the scene when John McClane says ‘come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs’”
- “Jump to the scene where Joshua asks, ‘shall we play a game?’”
- “Jump to the Ozdust ballroom scene in Wicked with Glinda”
- “Jump to the scene in Mamma Mia where Sophie sings ‘Honey Honey’”
- “Jump to the boulder chase scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Alexa Plus uses advanced artificial intelligence to identify specific movie moments and jump to them without requiring users to fast-forward. This feature works by analyzing various elements from a movie, such as captions and visuals, to gain a broader understanding of the plot and sequencing.
Additional Features and Compatibility
Amazon has also upgraded Alexa Plus with additional discovery features, making it easier for users to find new content. With contextual awareness, Alexa Plus can provide better suggestions, allowing users to say, “Hey Alexa, find us more action movies like the one we watched last weekend,” and it will take care of the rest.
Users can even find out more about specific actors and actresses, eliminating confusion about what movie or show they might know them from. The same applies to sports stars and events, with Alexa Plus now offering scores from favorite teams and stats across services like DirecTV, Sling TV, Prime Video, and more.
The new Alexa Plus features are currently compatible with a select range of Amazon devices, including the Fire TV Stick 4K Select, Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Hisense U6QF Mini-LED TV, and select Panasonic models. Users will need an Alexa Plus subscription and a Prime Video subscription to access these features.
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