Amazon Alexa Routines

Alexa+ is Amazon’s next-generation version of Alexa, designed as a more conversational and proactive AI assistant. It runs on eligible Amazon devices like Echo speakers, Echo Show smart displays, and Fire TV, and is aimed at consumers who want hands-free control of their home, media, and everyday tasks.

The service focuses on natural, back-and-forth voice interactions, letting you move fluidly between topics and requests. According to Amazon’s product copy, Alexa+ works across “thousands of services” and smart home devices, with a built-in smart home hub on supported hardware. Getting started typically means buying an eligible device, opting into Alexa+ Early Access during or after setup, and then using voice commands or on-screen controls to manage your home, media, and routines.

Alexa+ leans heavily into agentic behavior inside the Amazon ecosystem: it can control and automate compatible smart home devices, react to conditions like temperature or presence via Omnisense technology, and trigger routines based on visual ID detection on supported displays. It also surfaces personalized, “glanceable” information on Echo Show home screens, and can offer follow-ups based on recent conversations, your interests, or previous activity. For everyday use—like controlling lights, checking cameras, watching streaming services, finding recipes, or managing shopping lists—it should feel more proactive and tailored than earlier Alexa versions.

However, many technical details are not disclosed in the provided content. The underlying AI models, how far its autonomy extends beyond Amazon-approved services, and how data is used for personalization are not explained here. Privacy is addressed at a high level (Amazon states it is not in the business of selling your personal information and highlights hardware privacy controls), but there’s no deep detail on data retention or model training in this snapshot. Alexa+ is also clearly a consumer product, not a developer platform—you don’t get tools for building custom agents or arbitrary automations outside the Alexa and smart home ecosystem.

Pricing information is partially clear: Early Access is free with eligible devices, and after that Alexa+ remains free for Prime members or costs $19.99/month as a standalone subscription. Enterprise options, developer pricing, or regional variations are not mentioned. If you’re looking for an open, programmable agent framework or business workflow automation, this likely isn’t the right fit; if you want a more capable, voice-first home assistant that can take actions across your smart home and media services, Alexa+ is closer to that use case.