A short time ago Amazon has released a new update for its Fire tablets that makes these have full Alexa assistant. An assistant that will allow the user to listen, open applications, purchase and completely control the tablet without using their hands.
But something that many wanted seems to have problems. Or so it seems with the first incompatibilities that Amazon is announcing before its installation.
Apparently the new assistant Alexa will be incompatible with the parental control function of the tablets. Thus, while the control is activated, the user will not be able to use Alexa. And vice versa. Something that will make Alexa not available to the smallest of the house or at least it will not be without the supervision of an adult.
In addition to Alexa, the update brings performance improvements and bug fixes
Leaving this aside, to activate the new assistant on Amazon devices We just have to press the start button until a blue line appears on the screen. Once the line is active, the user can use the wizard without any problem.
In order to have this function as well as the rest of the news of the update, We must have version 5.6 of the firmware of our tablet. Something that we can also get through the official Amazon website. The update, in addition to Alexa, includes many improvements in the performance of the tablets as well as some changes in the app store and bug fixes. This makes the new firmware a more than important update for many users, unless you don't want to have Alexa on your device.
In any case, it seems normal to me that the assistant is incompatible with parental control because so there is no problem with unwanted purchases or actions that can cause problems, something that many parents will appreciate Do not you think?