How to Set up Alexa in South Africa

Alexa is amazon’s cloud-based voice service available on more than 100 million devices from amazon and third-party device manufacturers. Alexa is a “virtual assistant technology” based on a Polish speech synthesiser, it has the ability to do the following voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, sports, and other real-time information, such as news. It can also control several smart devices using itself as a home automation system.

Do you need internet for Alexa in South Africa?

Yes, Alexa requires working internet connection to be able to access all important features. However, you can still use Alexa with a mobile hotspot, or as a Bluetooth Speaker even without an internet connection.

What do I need for Alexa set up in South Africa?

Follow these five easy steps.

Have your Wi-Fi password handy. You can also enable Bluetooth on your phone.
Download the Amazon Alexa app.
Plug in your Echo device.
Set up in the Alexa app.
Get started, just ask Alexa.

How much does it cost to set up Alexa?

No, there’s no monthly fee charged for Amazon Alexa. All you need is a stable Wi-Fi connection to make your Echo work. However, having an Amazon Prime account gives you various benefits of using the Echo.

How I set up Alexa on Echo or Echo Dot?

Install the Alexa app on your mobile device.
Plug in your Echo device.
Open the Alexa app, and sign in to your Amazon account.
You might see a message asking if you want to set up the new Alexa device.
In the list of All Devices, tap Amazon Echo.

Which is better Alexa or Google in South Africa?

According to a survey, Google Assistant answered 92.9% of questions correctly, whilst Alexa only scored 79.8%. However, the more you talk to your smart speaker, the better it will learn your voice and be able to interpret your commands more easily.

Can you use Alexa without an Amazon account?

No, you cannot. It is Amazon’s rival to Apple Siri and Google Assistant. It can help users set alarms, make calls, control smart devices, play games, and more by giving voice commands to Alexa. To use Alexa, users need to have an Amazon account, however, Amazon Prime membership is not required

How can I install the Alexa app in South Africa?

On IOS device

Provided you are not jail broken, the Web version of app will be accessible to you. You need to access it from a laptop or phone connected to the same Wi-Fi as your smart speaker. Proceed to do the following:

Go to https://alexa.amazon.com on Safari. You will get a prompt to download Alexa app ignore this.
Hold down the refresh button.
Select “Request Desktop site”
Log in with your Amazon details.
You should prompt you to set up a new device. If it doesn’t go to Settings → Devices → set up a new device.

On Android Devices

The alternative for android users is to download from outside play store, from apk third party websites like apkmonk. However, you need to be careful has sites like this are known to also have malware apps.

You can download the Alexa app from APKpure, which is a more safer option, then ,install the Alexa app.