From PC Mag: The HTC U11 smartphone joins the Alexa family today, with a software update that brings "always on" Alexa functionality to HTC's top device. I've been using it for a few days on an unlocked U11.
I'm putting "always on" in quotes because it's a bit buggy and doesn't work all the time. Sometimes, I say "Alexa" and the phone wakes up just like that; sometimes, I have to say it two or three times, and I haven't been able to figure out what makes it work sometimes and not others. "OK Google" is still more reliable.
But it's definitely full Alexa functionality. It has all of the skills that are loaded into my account, and it can even play music through Amazon Music without the Amazon Music app loaded onto my phone.
Alexa co-exists with OK Google on the U11. You can say one phrase or the other. You can also set the U11 to activate Alexa by squeezing the phone. You can't change the Alexa wake word on the phone, though.
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