Amazon's Alexa+ Arrives in the UK, Free During Early Access

Amazon's Alexa+ AI adjunct is rolling out to each Amazon customers successful the United Kingdom opening contiguous arsenic portion of an aboriginal entree program. The U.K. is the archetypal European state to get the upgraded assistant, which is already disposable successful the United States, Canada, and Mexico.


Amazon has been investigating Alexa+ since February 2025, and says it offers a smarter, much personalized, and much proactive adjunct experience. The institution says Alexa+ is overmuch much susceptible than the anterior mentation of Alexa, acknowledgment to its updated architecture that uses ample connection models from Amazon Nova and Anthropic.

Alexa+ tin bash things similar bid takeaway, marque edifice reservations, publication rides, and docket location repairs. It tin besides power astute location products and reply questions akin to different chatbots. It works with Amazon services, and tin integrate with hardware similar Ring cameras. U.K. motorboat partners see OpenTable, with JustEat and Treatwell coming soon.

Amazon says the update should consciousness "genuinely British." For example, it knows what a "cuppa" is, volition recognize what you mean erstwhile you accidental you are "knackered," and knows that "it's nippy" means it's chilly outside. It whitethorn adjacent driblet "you're taking the mickey" oregon "Bob's your uncle" into conversation, says Amazon. Local teams including engineers, linguists, and code scientists astatine Amazon's tech hub successful Cambridge are said to person worked connected the British localization.

Customers who acquisition a caller eligible Echo instrumentality successful the U.K. volition beryllium granted Early Access, portion customers who already person a compatible instrumentality tin register to person an invite. Alexa+ works connected the bulk of Echo devices, compatible Fire TV devices, and the Alexa app, with web browser enactment coming soon.

The work is disposable astatine nary further outgo during the aboriginal entree period, though Amazon hasn't said however agelong it volition last. Whenever it does end, Alexa+ volition outgo £19.99 per month, oregon travel escaped with an Amazon Prime membership.
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