Amazon Kids for Alexa also arrives in Italy, here’s how to set it up on devices

Amazon Kids is finally available on Alexa also in Italy addressing all children from 3 to 12 years old to be able to take advantage of the various services and extras designed ad hoc in a safe and secure virtual environment, devoted to learning and safety. The new service is available on the entire range of Echo devices and is designed to be easily used even by those who are not so accustomed to technology, guaranteeing tools such as the parental dashboard (called Parent Dashboard) that for example limit usage time and filter certain content as musical pieces with explicit text. How does Amazon Kids work and how can you easily set it up on any Echo devices at home?

In addition to the Dashboard, Amazon Kids for Alexa provides the voice assistant with a series of features tailored to children such as the child profile which allows the virtual assistant to recognize the interlocutor with whom he is interacting in an age-appropriate manner and deactivating some options such as purchases. Furthermore, with the so-called Questions and answers educational Alexa responds in a didactic way for children to questions and curiosities asked and at the same time adds very useful reminders such as the one to remind you to brush your teeth. The calls and video calls are only available to authorized contacts and it is always possible to use Echo as an intercom between one room and another. They complete the picture skill simple and secure and music playlists for children.

How to set up Amazon Kids

We start by creating a child profile from the Alexa app at Settings> Your Profile and Familytherefore inserting the child’s name. After confirming, you need to enter your date of birth and add your profile. The parent must then authorize it from Your profile and family> child name> Complete these steps> Parental authorization> Ok and follow the steps.

From the Echo device it is also possible to create the child’s voice and visual profile by going from the Alexa app and following the path Devices> Echo and Alexa, then selecting the device and profile, tapping on the gear icon for settings and moving the toogle to Active.

A mix of fun and safety disclosure, which can be exploited on the various Echos such as Show 5 of the second generation or on Show digital photo frame 15.