As much as Apple's HomeKit system has improved in recent years and the addition of support for the Matter standard has grown the list of compatible accessories, a lot of people still rely on Amazon's Alexa. The smart digital assistant has long been the go-to system for managing smart home accessories for a ton of iPhone owners, thanks in part to dirt-cheap Echo smart speakers. Now, those who have had to endure the Alexa app on those iPhones have some new features to enjoy.
Those new features are the latest in a line of additions that Amazon has made to the Alexa experience, with this latest round of updates bringing a number of notable improvements. And while we'd still suggest that using the Home app and the Apple ecosystem might be a better option for a host of reasons — HomeKit Secure Video being one of them — there's no denying that the sheer number of Alexa-enabled smart home accessories already in use means that probably isn't an option for a lot of people.
