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Amazon is planning to increase the footprint of its new conversational AI assistant Alexa+ to India and is inviting users in the country to test out a Hindi-language version.<\/p>\n
The company sent out emails to some customers, which were seen by TechCrunch, asking users to fill out a form in Hindi by June 22 to join the beta-testing program.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are invited to join the Alexa+ Beta programme in India. We are creating a new Alexa experience, and your feedback will be important to refine what Alexa+ will be able to do. By joining the Alexa+ Beta programme, you\u2019ll be notified when the testing experience in Hindi (India) is available to you,\u201d the email read. <\/p>\n
The email added that the beta software would have bugs and might give inaccurate information or mispronounce local nuances. The company confirmed that it is testing Alexa+ in India but didn\u2019t provide a comment. <\/p>\n
At the moment, Alexa+ is not available in India, and it is not clear when it will launch in the country. Amazon launched Alexa in India with English support in 2017 and added Hindi compatibility in 2019<\/a>. More than 600 million people speak Hindi in India, and Amazon is trying to tap the market of native speakers who might speak both Hindi and English in a code-mixed way. Companies know that voice might be a big factor in AI tool usage in India and are finding new ways to have people talk to assistants<\/a>.<\/p>\n Amazon first announced the generative AI-powered conversational assistant Alexa+ in 2025<\/a>. However, its rollout was slow, and the new experience was made available to all U.S. users only in February<\/a>. This year, the company has increased Alexa+\u2019s footprint to countries like the U.K., Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, and Germany, with support for local context. Amazon offers Alexa+ to Prime customers for free, and others can pay a monthly fee to access the updated assistant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission<\/a>. This doesn\u2019t affect our editorial independence.<\/em><\/p>\n