Amazon "Alexa" installed on smartphone for the first time-Huawei "Mate 9"

Amazon's artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Alexa, was initially available only on Echo devices, but has since been available on Fire TV and Fire tablets. ing. And now, for the first time, Huawei is bringing Alexa to its smartphones.

If you're already using Alexa on Amazon Echo, you'll be able to use the same commands on Huawei's US version of the Mate 9.

Huawei announced on March 22nd that the "Alexa Huawei" app will be available on the "Google Play" store on the afternoon of the 22nd. To use Alexa on the US version of Huawei Mate 9, you need to install both the "Amazon Alexa" app and the Alexa Huawei app.

Alexa works in response to voice, but the Alexa Huawei app currently doesn't have an always-on listening mode. First you need to launch the app and enable listening mode. The most convenient way to do this is with Qeexo's "FingerSense" feature built into the Mate 9. Simply reassign one of the four letters (c, e, m, w) to the Alexa Huawei app and instantly launch the app with a knuckle gesture.

According to Huawei, the features of the Huawei Alexa app include home automation, games/trivia, shopping, fitness/health, news and entertainment.

According to Huawei, Amazon Alexa has more than 10,000 functions, and many more will be available for the Mate 9 in the future.

Alexa for the Mate 9 will be available in the US first, with additional territories underway with Amazon.

This article was originally published by CBS Interactive and edited by Asahi Interactive for Japan.