Three people who have worked on the Transformer project said the phone is still under development. The company has explored both a traditional smartphone and ⁠a so‑called “d

Amazon is quietly developing a new smartphone, codenamed "Transformer," marking the company's return to mobile hardware more than a decade after its Fire Phone disaster.

The company envisions the new device connecting to its Alexa voice assistant platform as well as being another way for the retail behemoth to reach its customers, Reuters reported.