How To Use You Amazon Echo As A PC Speaker

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If you have limited desk space or a small PC or laptop with basic sound you might want to consider using your Amazon Echo as a speaker. Your Amazon device can be used as a Bluetooth speaker for you phone, but also your PC which will save on space and give the device a dual purpose.
With the flagship Echo's this can also be done by changing the audio port to input on the Alexa app. I'm using my Echo Plus in my new office setup as I don't have a set of speakers for the PC in there and this works for both this Desktop computer and my work laptop.
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@jonysol 2 года назад

*I like the old style Echo Dot because it's small also **Newest.Technology**, gives out decent sound and doesn't take up a lot of shelf space if you want to put it on beam in the workshop or shed.*

@LibraryofKym Год назад

I had to watch this video with no sound, but now I can watch it with sound. Thank you!

@tcoe2 2 года назад

Thank you!! It worked like a charm. Thanks for being very clear in your instructions.

@jz1572 3 года назад

Thank you for helping me. Option one was the quickest way to set it up.

@annacorr2263 Год назад

Really clear and helpful. I just returned a very expensive Logitech LogiDock as it was just dropping out the mic and speakers all the time. I have an echo knocking about to great to have a solid use for it!

@redrobbosworkshop 3 года назад

This works really well. I use the later 4th gen orb version and it sounds superb on wired connection. You do get slight latency though so lip sync on video isn't spot-on but it's Ok. These devices have a lot of audio DSP inside them which introduced the latency.

@csu3886 2 года назад

Does the Echo Dot 4 have line-in support as well or just line-out as he mentioned?

@DrTolis 2 года назад

@@csu3886 I have the dot 4 and i can confirm it does NOT have line-in support

@zafarsongs Год назад

@@DrTolis But It has 3.5mm Jack port, right?

@theoddryansout6995 Год назад

@@zafarsongs im pretty sure that is just line out, so whatever alexa is saying goes into the device your alexa is connected to, If that makes any sense

@Russ72581 3 года назад

Tutorial starts at 3:56

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Context before :) thanks for putting up :)

@marksandsparks754 3 года назад

excellent description- got me up and running as I'm in self isolation and didn't have any pc speakers.

@sundeepagarwal9051 3 года назад

Very Helpful. Appreciate!

@AhmadAboaljodBarsa 3 года назад

I think your channel is underrated , really cool job, Thanks!

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks :)

@belottee 2 года назад

Thank you so much for your video. save me time to figure out how to do it. 💞💕

@rtlk_dalc8412 Год назад

A million videos later and you are the man to help me today you are a top g my boi 💯

@AndysTechLife Год назад

Happy to help

@CoolProductsExpress Год назад

very helpful, thank you so much!!!

@owenconnelly5074 3 года назад

Liked and subscribed, thanks Andy!

@jaffarsharieff8528 3 года назад

Really good, I appreciate.

@Adamlee-df3br 2 года назад

Legend! Thank you so much

@victorrivera6163 2 года назад

Thanks for the video. I did work and now I do not have to purchase extra speakers or add more wires to my setting. Thanks again.

@lukboymarino 3 года назад

dude, you saved me in the bluetooth one.

@ghoumamohamed 10 месяцев назад

Thank you soo much and that was a clever way to avoid setting off our devices by pressing the button instead of saying 'Alexa.' It's always a fun challenge to watch these videos without accidentally activating our smart assistants 😁😁😂😂

@ponderingypanda 3 года назад

TY works great!

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Great to hear!

@Animeandbeer 2 месяца назад

thank you for this. my mistake was going into setup mode. did not know i could tell alexa to start BT.

@marksev0162 Год назад

Thanks! Love your content!

@AndysTechLife Год назад

I appreciate that!

@danielmarketista 3 года назад

Muchas gracias!

@boycie18 2 года назад

thanks! a great help!

@katjoy9921 2 года назад

Going to buy this device. Thanks

@GroudFrank 2 года назад

very useful!

@SpaceStrike 3 года назад

Sweet! Keep the original ideas coming!

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks always appreciate the feedback! Not all that original an idea but definitely one most people don't think of! :)

@SpaceStrike 3 года назад

@@AndysTechLife that’s my definition of original Andy!

@RaP2or_RaP2orVR Год назад

thanks man this helped

@Jake102_._ 5 месяцев назад

Very helpful thank you

@AndysTechLife 5 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@JLSumo269 Год назад

This helped a lot.

@ItzzKilly 2 года назад

thanks alott it worked for me

@bantz3358 2 года назад

im subscribing for how straight up this guy is

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

Thanks!

@Csd2583 Месяц назад

Awesome!!! My new work HP laptop speakers are on the backside of laptop. I had trouble hearing even at 100%. I just connected my Echo speaker and its perfect! Thank you for this video....

@AndysTechLife Месяц назад

Glad I could help!

@ribbit8855 2 года назад

Thanks so much!!!

@Captain-Chats 3 года назад

I’ve just bought the gen 4 and have the gen 1 dot. I have it connected but the sound just cuts in and out, all Bluetooth drivers are up to date aswell

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

If its the same with both echo devices it would suggest that the issue is with the PC. If the PC is using something like Bluetooth 2.0 maybe there is a conflict with other BT devices? Just a guess though. :( also i do know that certain Alexa commands can cause her to disconnect from bluetooth, for example playing Spotify will disconnect to give priority to the streaming service.

@BlackinWhite9 2 года назад

thank you!

@KazukiP Год назад

For anyone having issues with your Echo not appearing in the sound options even when it says connected, open bluetooth settings, go to "devices and printers" on theright and then right-click on your Echo, select "Sound Settings" and if "Don't use this device (Disabled)" is set, change this to "Use this device (Enabled)" That worked for me, hopefully if anyone else has this issue, this fixes it for them! :)

@AndysTechLife Год назад

Thanks for sharing!

@HarishAgastya 2 года назад

Thank you

@mugishaalainchristian2613 2 года назад

Thanks Andy

@EmilyPepperman 2 года назад

Thanks for the video... i am thinking I want to use an Echo Studio as my MacBook Pro speaker. :-)

@jaedevrick 9 месяцев назад

Does aux option work with the echo show 8 ? I’m trying to use it as a monitor speaker. It definitely has the jack in the back, but I can’t access the aux information on the app.

@AndysTechLife 9 месяцев назад

Not as far as I know. From what I understand, the Echo Show devices with an aux port are output only and dont support input so there's no option to change in the app.

@0mikuu 3 года назад

I have an Eco dot and there is plug in speaker but no aux option in app 😓 When my Alexa is connected with Bluetooth sound is disrupted, wanted to give a try to aux but can't figure it out

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

With some of the echo devices you can connect the aux in cable and just ask alexa to 'play'. But just FYI some of the older Echos only support audio out and not audio in, so its possible this won't work with the one you have so the only option would be Bluetooth.

@rebeccabates18 3 года назад

Finally got my dot to work! Was doing my head in. Disconnected it, got the laptop to forget it, unpaired from alexa and re-paired it. Took forever. Why doesn't it just work first time?! But glad it works now. Thanks.

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

I've so many times asked myself why things don't work first time. Seems like bluetooth and printers are the things that give me the most trouble. Glad you got it working though :)

@MyloUchiha1 5 месяцев назад

You're A Legend thank you

@ericbanks6644 2 года назад

Nice video. I was able to pair my Echo (gen 1) to my new Dell laptop (Windows 10) but when I select "Connect" it tries for a few seconds then fails. I've tried it from the PC and from the Alexa app on my phone. I can't seem to find a solution online. My Echo connects easily to my iOS devices. Any ideas?

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

You can try asking alexa to connect to Bluetooth first and try it this way. Seems to be a recurring issue for several people, and sometimes updating Bluetooth drivers in windows solves the issue. If not seems like the quickest fix is to reset the speaker, but check out some of the other comments in case anyone else found a different fix.

@redfish3455 2 года назад

is there AUX in option for echo dot 3rd generation?

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

No unfortunately not, seem like the dots only support audio out so they don't have the option in the menu as it can't be changed to input :(

@im19890 3 года назад

Hi, Thanks for the video. Can we do this with echo dot 3rd gen?

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Should work with Bluetooth :) no reason it shouldn't. For the cable connection I think the 3rd generation dot only does line out and not line in so won't work with cable if I'm right.

@migliomiglio 3 года назад

Do you think is possibile to use in stereo pairing a couple of these? Thank you

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

So interestingly I've spoken with people who have managed to do this by Bluetooth connecting both, but it doesn't seem to work for me. Definitely worth trying using the stereo option in the app and maybe adding as an additional device on the PC itself, but it may or may not work for you.

@woodentie8815 Год назад

My mini pc only has a headphone socket. When I connect this socket to the echo with a 3.5 cable, it works ok, but when the pc is off I get a humming from the speaker. The Jack on the cable doesn’t go fully into the pc socket and this seems to be the cause of the hum - is there a way of fixing this?

@AndysTechLife Год назад

That's very strange as the 3.5 jacks should all be the same and standard, so if it's not fitting fully, I'd suggest carefully checking if there's any dust or dirt blocking it from going in completely. The buzzing is caused by improper contact between the contacts on the jack and the cable, so this won't be fixed until you get the cable to go in correctly. :( Hope you get it sorted!

@pasi123567 2 года назад

Do you think its possible to get 2 Echos and set them up as stereo to use for PC audio?

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

In theory yes, but I haven't been able to get windows to do this so it may not be possible. Each echo is a separate device with a separate Bluetooth connection so the PC would need to broadcast to both (multipoint) and Windows only let's you output to one device at a time. If you can convince your computer to output to multiple devices at the same, but by default Windows will only let you use one sound device at a time.

@akshayshetty5551 3 года назад

hurraaaayyyy it worked .....

@bogoff99 3 года назад

Good idea and good video.. we have a few alexa smart speakers at home but want ask do you rate them or the Google nest as being better... cheers. btw I assume you can access the alexa settings from your pc also??

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

The speakers I think are better sound from the Echos but in truth the recognition is probably better from the Google speakers but this depends on what you're doing. Amazon has marginally better integrations with smart devices simply since they've been around later. Even with the difference in recognition I'm sticking with Amazon though as there's a bigger range of devices and a little more flexibility. In terms of settings you can goto alexa.amazon.co.uk (or .com) and this web page will let you control all your settings.

@calecoin 3 года назад

Hey Andy, I have my echo plus connected via bluetooth to my pc. Is there a way to disable alexa on it and just use it as a speaker only? I have Cube in the same room that I want to use as my alexa assistant.

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

One way is to change the wake word in the app so that it doesn't respond to the Alexa phrase. I know some people just hit the microphone button off on the device (it'll show a red light) so that it doesn't listen to you. Hope this helps

@zafarsongs Год назад

I am not sure why in Apple phone, alexa app is not showing me any Aux Audio for changing setting ?? Any idea??

@AndysTechLife Год назад

It only works on the larger echo's. If you're using an echo dot, even though there's an audio jack on the device this only works for audio out and not in. The bigger flagship echo's will let you switch between audio in and out and have the aux option, but not the smaller ones :(

@bandaemmanuel1 11 месяцев назад

Kindly help, the echo FC5 connects but does not show as under the sound output option. What do i do? If i connect to my phone it connects and plays fine. But PC just shows connected but i cannot choose it as output.

@AndysTechLife 11 месяцев назад

Best thing to check is that the default windows sound output device is the Echo and no other device. You might need to check if it's detected as a sound device at all in the control panel -> sound or device settings. If that doesn't work the only other things that seem to work are updating windows BT drivers and if that fails you can try resetting the Echo. Not ideal but it seems to work for a lot of people.

@herculanoooo 3 года назад

So my Echo Dot doesn't work with P2 Cable? But I can Make it work with Bluetooth, and watch Movies and listen to sounds in Echo Dots, right?

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Not sure what you mean by a P2 cable, but yes this will work as an output speaker. Just be aware though, depending on your setup and Bluetooth drivers there may be an audio delay that can be noticeable, particularly with video.

@bhavyajain980 3 года назад

I'm not getting AUX Audio option on my Alexa app even after connecting my mobile to echo Dot. Can you please help me out here?

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

The echo dots only seem to support audio out, not audio in, so it won't act as a speaker I'm afraid and there's no way to change this in the app :( Only works with the larger echos where you can change from audio in to out via the app.

@SuperBoyz145 3 года назад

For some reason I do not see the option for an aux option. Do you know how to fix this issue?

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Just to note it only works on the flagship echos and not on the Echo dots. So if you're trying with a dot it won't work as they only support audio out. The newer, bigger echos support out and in.

@brettk9316 3 года назад

Yeah my speaker says enabled for my echo then doesnt has red arrow pointing down under my sound settings :(

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Best thing is to check under the bluetooth settings that it says 'connected for audio' then right click on the volume mixer on the bottom right and go into sound settings. You should be able to troubleshoot the device there. Theres also an advanced option in this settings menu that might help. Its possible you have another piece of software that's managing your audio devices for example Realtek audio or similar. In that case try and see if you can change the output device in that application instead. Hope you get it sorted!

@wildarguelles1947 Год назад

I don’t see any configuration about the aux cable to change it to line in, any tips?

@AndysTechLife Год назад

The aux option is only available on the larger flagship echos and not on the dots and shows so if you have one of these this isn't going to be an option and you'll only be able to use Bluetooth.

@jmluszcz 3 года назад

Hey Andy. Good video. I am using the AUX in setup. What is interesting is if I am playing music via the Echo and the PC makes a beep the music being play via the Echo stops. Do you experience the same? Any workaround? (I am using the most recent Echo "Ball").

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Have the same with my echo plus. Seems like the sound from the PC overrides the echo output. No workaround yet unfortunately:(

@jmluszcz 3 года назад

@@AndysTechLife Thanks for the quick reply! Do you know if the same thing happen when using Bluetooth?

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Just tried there with Spotify running and the same thing happened, but then a few seconds later Spotify kicked back in again, not sure if this was a fluke or I clicked something on Spotify, but normally it seems like Bluetooth in also takes priority and stops whats playing on the echo. Little bit of a pain alright.

@DarrenEllsum 3 месяца назад

Hi. With a wired connection (3.5mm) does the smart speaker function still work (ie voice command)? I want to connect to my TV... I think Bluetooth will have latency issues so a wired connection will be better.😊 Thanks

@dayzane3194 5 месяцев назад

disturbing them? bro you should be wanting to do that stuff with your family lmaoo

@EddyTheBarbarian 4 месяца назад

It doesnt want to load the page for the line in or out AUX... says try again later. And never loads. Are you having this issue? Know anyway to troubleshoot it?

@AndysTechLife 4 месяца назад

That's an odd one. More than likely an issue with the app so maybe a reinstall on your phone?

@lostsoulfound9328 3 года назад

I am having the issue where audio from alexa is being played on my laptop which beats the entire process. Need help.

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Thats weird, best to unpair and remove from Windows completely then retry from Windows. It may appear in the Bluetooth as a speaker and something else if it does in and output so be sure to click the speaker option if this happens. The only other things I can think of is checking in the Alexa app if there's an option to change the Bluetooth profile, or in windows when its connected to change the output device to be the echo. Hope this helps.

@rajtrinity 3 года назад

Dude i have eco dot and i am able to connect it to my pc, mobile for audio in. I haven't tried aux yet but for Bluetooth it works.

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Aux probably won't work on the Dots as they only seem to support audio out not audio in. Glad you got it working via Bluetooth though. :)

@kaygsucks 2 года назад

@@AndysTechLife does it work with the echo show?

@ZagDadz 5 месяцев назад

covering how to get your pc to output audio to two or more devices simultaneously would've been top notch!

@AndysTechLife 5 месяцев назад

Unfortunately most PCs don't support that. They'll only output to 1 Bluetooth device at a time and there's no way to pair the echos via Bluetooth. :(

@ZagDadz 5 месяцев назад

@@AndysTechLife bummer - seems "simple"

@annacorr2263 Год назад

Is there anyway to use the echo device microphone for Teams meetings etc

@AndysTechLife Год назад

No unfortunately not. This is just using the built in Bluetooth as a speaker like any other BT enabled speaker so its not 2 way. Ie. Microphone doesn't work, it's audio out only. :(

@TheGrony 3 года назад

First of all thanks for video! Is there way to synchronize bluetooth audio volume with Windows? I have also Google Nest Mini 2 and it automatically synchronize volume with Windows. Alexa always operate separately. Thanks!

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Doesn't seem like it, I've also noticed that any Alexa command or output adjusts the volume again which is really frustrating. Will let you know if I figure anything out.

@TheGrony 3 года назад

@@AndysTechLife For now I started to use at least 'brief mode' so it doesn't scream at 2am 'ok' when I just need to turn off light and just make quiet 'beep' sound. I have also bed higher in room (2 floor room) and turned on 'start request sound' so I know that Alexa hears me.

@TheGrony 3 года назад

@@AndysTechLife I would also appreciate some option to make different volume level for bluetooth audio at all. I use Echo Dot 4 as PC speaker too and I need to keep it at volume 3-4 to have enough volume for bluetooth while for assistent itself it's fairly high volume. Best would be to have option to choose.

@TheGrony 3 года назад

BTW I have set up routine to make volume 20$ from 10pm to 7am but I break it when I use is as bluetooth speaker with PC... Let's see with updates :)

@lepinecode4298 11 месяцев назад

I have Alexa connected to a PC. Do I need to disconnect Alexa from previous ? Do I need Internet because I don't remember I needed it but Alexa complains can't connect to Internet.

@AndysTechLife 11 месяцев назад

It should still output the audio via Bluetooth, but the echos check every few minutes for Internet access and will always complain if they don't have an Internet connection. Plus if you say the alexa word she may try to disconnect from the Bluetooth connection.

@topherrigrpg Год назад

Hey Andy, great video. I own a few echo dots (3rd gen) and a Echo Show 5. I'm thinking about buying a Echo 4th gen. I see that it will connect as a bluetooth speaker. Will it work as a microphone and well? Thank you!

@AndysTechLife Год назад

No unfortunately not, they all just work the same as any other Bluetooth speaker in this mode so the microphone doesn't work. So if you're thinking of using for video calls this won't work I'm afraid :( it would be great if they worked more like a Bluetooth headset in this way but it's just audio out.

@Michael-rs1nb Год назад

The issue I am having is that random sounds are made from my Echo Show 5 that state playing sound from "Computer Name" ... Is there a way to prevent this from happening without turning off all announcements settings?

@AndysTechLife Год назад

Not really I'm afraid. The Echo is just acting as a normal bluetooth speaker in this setup so it will just output anything and everything that the PC makes as a sound. :(

@Michael-rs1nb Год назад

@@AndysTechLife I don't understand why it has to state that its playing from "Computer Name" - other Bluetooth speakers would just play sounds (yes, whatever sounds the computer makes, but not state "playing from Computer name" on the device from where it is playing a sound)

@Nothing-dh4uz 2 года назад

Hi. Can I connect two echo dots to my PC and make them both output audio simultaneously?

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

Unless your PC will let you output to more than one BT device at at time the short answer is no. By default Windows will only output to a single BT device at a time and since the PC is doing all the work here there's no way to connect the 2 dots.

@nicholasroberts6954 2 года назад

Love it. Two birds one stone ! Can anything be done (Microphone or hub wise) with the Echo Input disk ? This is no longer supported by Amazon on their set-up web page and I hate chucking perfectly serviceable stuff away. The Echo input had previously been used for Alexa voice input to an Andoid tablet, but now, as its been effectively disgarded by Amazon, I've configured an old Easy Acc speaker/microphone to take its place and act for Alexa functions as well as an microphone/speaker for the tablet (Works well no-switching required) Other than re-using the Echo input as a drinks coaster, the only other useful possible use is as a microphone/hub for my desktop PC. So currently, with the only other microphone device on the system, a Microsoft USB video camera, disconnected, I've got the Echo Input hard-wired to a USB hub connected to my Windows 11 desktop as well as connected by Bluetooth to the same hub via a USB Bluetooth dongle. Whilst Windows Device Manager recognises it as a Media Protocol Device and W11 Bluetooth Settings Menu shows the Echo Input 2D4 as paired with a bluetooth dongle, it doesn't show as a sound recording device in the W11 Control Panel Sounds Menu . . . . so no voice accepted. What gives ?

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

It's a pain. For whatever reason Amazon only allow audio out through Bluetooth. It would be great if microphone was supported and there's no practical reason I can think of that it wouldn't work. :(

@sorayasis 3 года назад

Is there a way where my echo does not dictate “conected blah blah” and “disconnected blah blah”

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Haven't tried yet, but you could put the device in brief mode, in the Alexa app, account settings, Alexa voice requests and toggle brief. This will make her stop replying to all commands, but might also work for this. You'll still hear the chime. Might be worth a try.

@toriasummers2670 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for your video Andy but this didn't work for me and I don't know why. I've checked my devices list and all looks fine there, my Echo device just doesn't want to find my PC (which is sitting next to it!). Any ideas?

@AndysTechLife 11 месяцев назад

Best thing to check is that the default windows sound output device is the Echo and no other device. If that doesn't work the only other things that seem to work are updating windows BT drivers and if that fails you can try resetting the Echo. Not ideal but it seems to work for a lot of people.

@doyouknowmeforsure 6 месяцев назад

7:13 hey Andy, is there a list somewhere on the Internet where I could see if my echo device could be used via a wired connection? I have a smaller echo dot 4th gen with a headphone jack on there back of the device.

@AndysTechLife 6 месяцев назад

Most of the smaller ones don't support aux in unfortunately. Only the larger ones have the aux in option and even at that not all of them. I can't find any clear list but start here: screenrant.com/amazon-echo-does-it-have-an-audio-input-to-connect-other-devices/

@doyouknowmeforsure 6 месяцев назад

Its a bummer they don't I mean it's a simple feature to include in the hardware I am guessing not much cost to make that happen right> Why don't Amazon does that? any hoo thanks for sharing the list. @@AndysTechLife

@NR-rv8rz 2 года назад

I just got a 4th gen Echo dot but I can't find any 'general' in the settings. I guess they changed the menu since you made this video and I can't find the place for the setting to use it as a wired speaker.

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

The dots only support audio out. There's no option to change to audio in so there's no menu option. Audio in is only on the larger echo devices unfortunately. You can use an audio cable to use another speaker with the dot but not to have sound from the PC come out of the dot itself.

@NR-rv8rz 2 года назад

@@AndysTechLife ah that explains it. Thanks for the quick reply.

@juvonsangster2136 2 года назад

has anyone tried recently my 4th gen echo goes to the page says updating fo like .3 seconds then says unable to load page please try again later

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

Seems like an issue in the app, but I have heard of a few instances where people had to reset their echos to get Bluetooth working again :(

@coyvlone 5 месяцев назад

hey thank you for the tutorial but there is a big deal, sometimes it disconnecting for no reason can u pls help me ? (im using the echo dot 5)

@AndysTechLife 5 месяцев назад

Seems to be a recurring issue. For some people updating the Bluetooth drivers in Windows helps, for others resetting the Echo does the trick, but it seems like connecting to the PC is an after thought so its pretty buggy.

@coyvlone 5 месяцев назад

@@AndysTechLife ty for ur answer i did an upgrade of my bluetooth driver it doesn't work i'll try to reset my echo maybe is bcs of my motherboard or bcs of my another device like headphone idk i'll tell u what

@fredmckellar4471 3 года назад

I can't seem to find the aux setting in the alexa app

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Its not supported by the dots btw, its only supported by the flagship echos. If you have one of the newer echos you can try seeing if there's a software update for the app or the device.

@ochosigod5417 3 года назад

I cant figure out what to say to make Alexa change to next track but I can control it on the screen I'm using echo show 5

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Unfortunately the voice commands override the connection to the PC, so if i say next track it doesn't change whats playing from the PC it will go to the next track on whatever music service is setup on your Alexa app, eh Spotify or Amazon Music. The Bluetooth connection is limited that way it seems.

@ochosigod5417 3 года назад

@@AndysTechLife to be honest Alexa kinda sucks.Itslike I'm arguing with my wife and she dosent listen :(

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

I still prefer arguing with Alexa then with Google Nest, so frustrating 😑 And let's not even start with Samsungs disaster of Bixby...

@VRamcom 2 года назад

I couldn't find the aux settings in my Alexa app for my echo plus

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

I'd check if there's an update for the device and the app, because it's an Echo plus I'm using in my office. There's a good guide to which have aux in and out here: decortweaks.com/does-amazon-echo-have-an-aux-input/

@diegocervantes4977 2 года назад

My echo dot 3 doesnt have the aux function on the alex app. But it does have a 3.5mm jack

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

The dots only support audio out unfortunately, not audio in. So this will work only on the bigger echo devices.

@diegocervantes4977 2 года назад

@@AndysTechLife sad

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

Yeah not a good though from Amazon. :(

@anibalvargas9874 Год назад

Mine connect to the pc but it doesn’t show to play back as speaker

@AndysTechLife Год назад

Seems to be a recurring issue for several people, and sometimes updating Bluetooth drivers in windows solves the issue. Also check when the device is connected in Windows settings if the Echo is selected as the default output device or if it shows in the dropdown at all. If not seems like the quickest fix is to reset the speaker but check out some of the other comments in case anyone else found a different fix.

@madybarara7629 Год назад

Hey great options, I can't find the aux option in the app though, please help

@AndysTechLife Год назад

Aux isn't on the smaller echos like the Dot, only on the larger Echos. Seems like they only added the aux function to the flagships devices and not the small ones.

@madybarara7629 Год назад

@@AndysTechLife okay, but I don't have the Dot, I have the normal Echo , the original one (big).

@MrDoakleaf 3 года назад

Guess this explains why even though my echo dot has an aux port the AUX Audio option does not show up in the Alexa app.

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Yeah unfortunately the echo dots only support audio out and not audio in for some reason via aux. Would be handy, but :(

@ryanfernando8330 2 года назад

i have this annoying thing where alexa just announces everytime it connects to my computers Bluetooth. do you know any way to solve this problem?

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

No, this is a pain but seems to happen no matter what I do :(

@christophepaul3 2 года назад

I'm trying to do this with my Alexa 4th generation with clock but it's not working with the audio cable

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

The Echo Dots only support audio out unfortunately, not audio in.

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

But the Bluetooth method should work

@zohrehkhalesy6616 2 года назад

Hi. The Alexa is paired to my PC/Laptop but it does not connect! What do I do? Thx

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

@Kolopsych 2 года назад

With those pink walls, can’t help thinking about “The World’s Best Speakers”. They’re flat, hang on wall, and “pink panther” pink.

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

Lol the walls in the office were awful and the light strips really do make it look pink. Not there anymore thankfully.

@adidtyabrahma8648 2 года назад

Can we connect the speaker to my pc with windows alexa app .

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

No unfortunately not. This is just using the built in Bluetooth in the speaker like any other BT enabled speaker so its not possible to add to the Alexa app.

@rahulmalhotra2517 3 года назад

Can I connect laptop to Echo Dot as speaker via AUX?

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

As far as I know the dots only support aux out to connect to bigger speakers and not aux in via cable. The larger echos support in and out through a setting in the app.

@stanleynelson5102 3 года назад

So I went ahead and connected my Echo Show to my Chromebox via Bluetooth. Now Alexa wants to tell me all about where I am playing from, be it from RU-vid, a video newsclip from the local newspaper or an announcement of new email by a Chrome Extension. Any tips to put a muzzle on Alexa?

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Weird, she doesn't go into that much detail for me, but chrome might be sending additional info. You could asking her to turn on brief mode, or you could see if there's any settings in chrome that wouldn't send the tab / app details, but I'm not sure this would work.

@stanleynelson5102 3 года назад

I already had Brief Mode turned on so if I can't find another setting then this feature may not be attractive to Chromebook and Chromebox users. It certainly isn't to me.

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Not sure what else to try 🤔 will let you know if I figure anything out

@viavonjoket 2 года назад

So I'm having a problem. My computer is connected to my echo and the computer sounds come out through the echo, but any time I play sound through my browser (chrome) the sound comes out through my laptop speakers. Do you know how to fix this?

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

Check if the echo is the default output device in windows first then in the system sound settings in windows look for Advanced sound settings. There you will see a list of programs and you can choose the output device for each program. Chrome will be shown on this list only if it is playing some sound.

@viavonjoket 2 года назад

@@AndysTechLife oooh that worked! I wasn't seeing chrome show up on my options before since I didn't have any sound going while I in the settings. Thank you!

@connorgriffiths2867 3 года назад

I’m trying to connect mine via aux, but there’s no ‘line out’ option for me, any solutions?

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

On the newer echos on the app it shows under General->Aux Audio under the device. For the older ones like the echo plus and last gen they seem to have taken it out of the menu, but when I plug in the aux cable to my Echo Plus it seems to automatically detect. Once now I've had to turn off then on with the aux cable attached. Hope this helps.

@connorgriffiths2867 3 года назад

@@AndysTechLife no that hasn’t seemed to work for me either unfortunately, thank you though

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Humm :( which device are you using?

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Couple of people online have suggested trying connecting the line in cable, playing something from your PC or whatever device and asking Alexa to 'resume' this apparently has worked for some people to force her to play from the aux cable.

@C69cole 3 года назад

@@AndysTechLife I can't find aux audio setting for my Echo Show 8 anywhere???? I can get bluetooth to work just fine but would rather use Aux. The main thing I hate about using bluetooth is that Alexa is always saying "BLUETOOTH IS NOW CONNECTED TO DESKTOP PC" at a much louder level than the content sound level that I've last watched.

@ajrobinson3701 3 месяца назад

Takes you almost 5 minutes to actually start showing how to connect to Alexa… good video but too much talk before the instructions. Thank you

@AndysTechLife 3 месяца назад

I know I do tend to waffle on a bit. :) Thanks for watching though.

@abdullahatameme8012 27 дней назад

bla bla bla to much talk 😂

@icantgreen2day223 3 года назад

When i connect my echo to my gaming pc the audio is output comes out broken up any idieas

@AndysTechLife 3 года назад

Best bet is to see if there's an update for the Bluetooth drivers on your PC, other than that check if there's something causing interference.

@Delid 9 месяцев назад

I read somewhere that once you plug the line into the Echo Plus to use it as a speaker, the mic is automatically disabled and you can't give Alexa commands until you unplug the 3.5mm cable. Is this true? I want to get one to use as a computer speaker as well but i also want to give Alexa commands without having to unplug the cord .

@AndysTechLife 9 месяцев назад

Unfortunately, the minute you give it an Alexa command, the speaker reverts to its default. So yes, this is kinda true. You can't have the best of both worlds.

@Delid 9 месяцев назад

@@AndysTechLife Thanks for telling me. I had it on my Amazon shopping cart. I'm deleting it now.

@Delid 8 месяцев назад

The Echo 4th Generation can do it. That's the one I have now.

@MyDogSteppedOnaBeee 2 года назад

does auxillary input work on echo 3?

@AndysTechLife 2 года назад

If by 3 you have the flagship 3rd generation echo and not an echo dot, then yes. There's a good guide here on which have aux in and out : decortweaks.com/does-amazon-echo-have-an-aux-input/

@shreepadav9911 Месяц назад

Audio aux option not available I'm using Alexa eco dot 3

@AndysTechLife Месяц назад

The dots don't support changing the direction of the aux port. It's audio out only, won't support audio in so the option doesn't show in the app. Only the larger echos seem to support it, and even then not all of them. :(