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by MerryOscar 3224 days ago
You're right that Alexa does a lot of these features natively, but what we're trying to do is make each one better for users.

For example with reminders, we allow users to get notified of the reminders they set where ever they are via SMS. Or for news we give users the option of texting the full article to their phone.

Right now we're starting with simple productivity features, but going forward we want to make it easier for Alexa users to interact with other third party services without having to enable a whole bunch of different Skills.

IFTTT is a great service but a lot of Alexa users aren't familiar with it.
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colecut 3224 days ago
"For example with reminders, we allow users to get notified of the reminders they set where ever they are via SMS."

This was my #1 most desired feature!! Thank you

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MerryOscar 3224 days ago
No worries! Great to hear!! :)

If there's anything else you'd like to see added just let me know at om@asklifebot.com

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alasdair_ 3223 days ago
>For example with reminders, we allow users to get notified of the reminders they set where ever they are via SMS.

Why SMS over the calendar or other reminder features that are built into every smartphone?

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