Amazon Echo wants to help you know when someone’s trying to reach you

Among all of the hubbub surrounding the OnePlus 5 announcement, the folks at Amazon decided it would be a good time to announce a new update coming to its Echo lineup. This update will make use of the led ring found around the top edge of your Echo device and will change colors when you receive a phone call or text message.

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When a phone call or text message is coming in, your Echo will flash green, but if someone leaves you a message, your Echo will flash yellow. It’s a little surprising that it took Amazon this long to bring this functionality to the Echo lineup, but at least it’s here now.

Sound off in the comments below if you’re looking forward to seeing this update on your device, or if you have your Echo placed somewhere where it won’t matter either way.