Your Amazon Echo can do so much more than play music or set timers with the Alexa on Windows app. You can connect Alexa to computers to use it as a speaker, use Alexa for PC, and more. In essence, it's nearly a full preview of what Alexa can do. You won't be able to stream music, podcasts or radio from third-party streaming services such as Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn or Pandora. But the main difference between using Alexa within the Amazon Shopping app and from an Alexa speaker is the lack of a wake word in the app.
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