The Amazon company has just announced the availability of Amazon Kids on Alexa, a free service available on the Echo family of devices. The objective according to Amazon itself is to create a safe and adapted environment for children between 3 and 12 years old, in the domestic environment. It gives little ones access to appropriate content, while giving parents the peace of mind of a kid-friendly, age-appropriate experience, whether it’s playing or learning.
Access makes tools available to parents and guardians such as the Parental Control Panel, time limits, and a filter to block music that contains explicit lyrics. In addition, it blocks any type of purchase by voice, giving parents full control of these activities. It comes with various Skills, educational and entertainment, as well as playlists and educational content.
To be able to access the service, you must create and approve a profile for children through the App de Alexa. It is also possible to create a Voice ID and a Visual ID on devices with a screen and the experience can be activated on one or more Echo devices in the home, as well as use the child profile on a shared device or dedicate one for the exclusive use of the child.
Functionalities
Through the Parental Control Panel and the Alexa app, parents can customize their children’s use of Alexa, selecting the services and Skills they can use. Allows adults to view their children’s activities and, through the Alexa app, view and delete voice recordings.
When a child’s profile is created, Alexa recognizes their voice and automatically delivers child-friendly responses through compatible Echo devices. Alexa prevents children from making purchases by voice and gives answers appropriate for their age.
You can set daily time limits, when it’s time to go to bed, for example, to ensure that the children do not talk to Alexa at night, or pause Echo devices for dinner or homework.
There is a explicit content filter which automatically discards songs with explicit lyrics from Amazon Music, Apple Music, or Spotify.
Little ones can ask Alexa questions about science, math, spelling, definitions, or any other topic that sparks their curiosity.
Calls and video calls with contacts previously approved by parents, among other possibilities
Also note that new Skills arrive, to interact with Pocoyo or learn and practice languages with LingoKids, among others.
Coming to Echo and Echo Show devices through a new free software update.