NEW Echo Spot: BEST Echo with a Screen! 

I really wish the Echos would natively support RU-vid Music like it does for Spotify

Turn on Kid's mode to get rid of ads on Echo Show.

🔴 NEW Echo Spot - geni.us/newechospot - The New Echo Spot 2024 is out and available on sale through Prime Days.

I really think the form factor of bedroom alarm clocks is one that should be a key target audience for smart speaker makers, I know it’s the location in my house that I use my voice assistant the most Setting off morning routines & using nighttime ones to closedown etc

My first one had a faulty alarm so I had to send it back. The replacement works great and the sound is much better than the older dots. She seems to listen a little better on the new spot. Perfect bedroom clock.

I only keep my echo show 8 to watch RU-vid on in the kitchen. The longer I have the devices, the less use I have for them outside of turning on lights.

Got mine, love it. Only thing I do want is an on/off light switch for whatever room it's in by swiping left or right. If Amazon adds that it's perfect to me

Well I just dropped the dime on one after watching this. I’ve been in the market to replace my old 1990’s alarm clock, and was looking at the clock Dot… thanks for the video.

I'm still using my original Echo Spot no issues at all and I can check my security cameras from bed - they should bring this version back

I love the new Echo spot. I can set it on top of my entertainment center and see the clock and and set timers if I need to. I actually saw it on sale and bought it before I watched your video about it. One of our Echo dots stopped working and I was going to buy another one of those and then when I saw the special price on the Echo spot I said oh that's even better. I haven't found anything about it so far that I don't like.

Did the exact same trade. Completely agree about the treble leaning sound, hurt my ears and had to change the settings immediately. Unfortunately it didn't work for me where I wanted to put it because like you said, the clock is small so keeping my dot with clock there but using it on my desk now! Thanks for the video!

I went and ordered of these after watching your video. First off, I didn't even know this was OUT - so the mere existence of the thing was news to me. Second, I thought about my Show 5, and all I used it for was timers, alarms, and weather. That's it. Nothing that needed the Show 5 screen for, so I moved to this. Like you, I liked seeing my weather the way this displays it, so it works well for me. Went the same route with the pricing - I traded in my Show 5 for this, plus the 20% discount and all that, came in with tax around $17. Quite happy with this. Would I buy this full price? No - I mean Amazon has so many sales thru the year, it's best to wait for Prime Day or Black Friday or something like that to buy Amazon gear like this. Although if Amazon ever tries to put Alexa basic functionality (alarms, timer, weather) behind a paywall, I'll ditch them in a heartbeat and go Apple.

Just got mine too! I had the first echo spot which was way smaller and they discontinued it and i was sad. Now they finally have a new Spot. Picked mine up for 30 bucks with a gift code and the prime day :D

So, if you don't mind weather in Celsius, if you set Echo Shows to Canadian English, the unsolicited ads disappear...

Thanks, I use my echo for a whole routine, to go to bed and get up with, I love it. It plays sounds at night to block the highway sounds with, the full size echo 4 has better sound? I'm going to have to check that out. Thanks for all the info

No way! I still have my original Echo Spot. It's my favorite Echo.

Love your videos Craig! I’m currently using an echo dot 4th generation with clock as a bedroom clock, I use it for music occasionally, would it be worth replacing with the new spot?

I received mine yesterday its great and so easy to use worth £44

Thanks for the video ;) Just one question (dumb maybe) : do the New Echo Sport needs a wifi connection to have the alarm feature workin ? I turn off my internet connection during the night. Thx and keep it up you great job ;)

I only used my Echo Show as a clock and quick weather check in the bedroom. Never used for watching anything or with the camera, so I'm trading the Show for the Spot... It just came, now I'll go set it up!

It also supports Alexa Captions for the "hard of hearing" under Settings-> Accessibility

Thanks for this vid Craig. Just ordered the blue one as well; you mentioned 3 things that fits my echo spot usage: casual listening, clock and temperature. Also, asking Alexa for basic stuff.

Does the Spot have a temperature sensor? How is the display at night, when the room is dark does it dim or turn off so it doesn't light up the room?

I finally got mine but there is some things I don't like. Weather is only available on 2 clockfaces. If I want to use the purple clock color I don't get the temperature and weather on the clock face. Speakers sound distorted especially when you use the equalizer.

Thank you for this video ! I’ve been enjoying your videos ! Mine arrives today !

Bummer the new Echo Spots don't show Ring Doorbell cameras & Prime / Freeve videos like my old Echo Spots? Nor show personal videos like the old version.

I bought the white one and received it yesterday. I ha $5 credit that I used on it. I like it so far.

Hey Craig, the new echo spot could be a good addition to add in spaces where I have no clock. So yes, this device can be a good addition to my Smart home in certain rooms.

Thanks Craig. It looks like a good addition in the Amazon ecosystem, but its simple design would be more appropriate at $29.99. Looking forward to the next video.

What does it kook like in night mode?

Just got mine and one annoying bug i found is the notification does not dissappear after the announcement!! Ive checked all the settings hoping for a solution but there is none ... The only way to get rid of the notification is to ask alexa whats the weather like ...

Thanks for sharing Craig.

Nice presentation. Would be good to see what night mode looks like. In my case I can’t sleep with any light on in the room. Red light is usually okay.

The great thing about Amazon home products is that they have some niche items like this and the flex to use as a plug in clock yet Apple is so far behind. WE NEED A HOMEPOD WITH A SCREEN PLEASE.

If I start a timer in the Kitchen Echo Spot and then go in the living room while my meal is cooking, does it show the timer in the living room Echo Spot too?

I purchased and am returning. I have a sleep routine when plays the large clock disappears and cannot see it. Unless is a setting I am unaware of is being returned.

Does it have a temperature sensor for my Amazon thermostat??

Thanks for the review, you just made me purchase this and replace the echo 5 in the bathroom which I hate (got it free at Best buy) bc it shows tons of adds including adding my personal pics and will receive a credit but I’m not interested in. I just want it to show the time when I’m in the restroom and have it connected with my washing machine so it announces when the laundry is done. F***ing echo 5 always throws me under the bus when I’m trying to hide my purchases 😖🙃 bc it shows what I ordered and I don’t want my hb to find out 😂

Amazon said they are coming up with a more useful conversation type AI. That is what I hope for. Been waiting a year now. Any ideas on Amazon and future AI? I heard this August may be the date. Your thoughts?

I just used the trade in program to trade in one of my Echo Show 5s for the new Echo Spot, all for the same exact reasons you did. So far so good (only been using it for a few hours), but I did notice it does notifications - something I also hated on the Echo Show. As far as I know there isn't a way to disable notification. Basically the notification will partially block the screen with a bell icon, in this case the bottom row with date and temperature, until you acknowledge or dismiss it. I wish there was a way to disable notifications.

Great review! I do need to replace my echos at some point. they are getting a bit old and tinny.

It would have been nice to bring up door bell/cam footage, as I think this is a great little device to have sat under my Monitor to use as a background radio when sat working. Its regular price is higher than we are used to but we should expect that as Amazon has not been making money in the past, and I would never use an echo device to purchase anything so no revenue for Jeff there either. Plus a few bucks extra to avoid the Ads is worth it.

Does the Echo spot work with Amazon smart plugs?

I got one right away for the clock by my bed.

Perfect. I just ordered mine.

Does this 2024 Spot have ultrasound motion detection, or not? Except for Craig’s video, everything else I’ve seen says that it DOES NOT have ultrasound motion detection built-in.

I don’t think the audio quality is too bad for the price, you can also group/pair them but if music is your primary use I’d actually just jump up to a Sonos. I too am frustrated with the ads on echo shows that you can no longer opt out of

THIS IS ALL I EVER WANTED OUT OF MY ECHO! I was just trashing the echo shows today on some forums. I had no idea about this new device. Thank you so much for the video

Curious how this behaves with Amazon+ kids. I'd love to replace my kids pop with this. The pop is kinda lacking in performance. Ill have to check if its eero built in capable.

Thanks Craig...I've been wanting to replace my Echo Show 5 for a while. I don't really mind the ads...it's the irritating screen refresh between the ads (fading to and from black every 20 seconds or so) that drives me crazy. I can't have it in my field of vision or it will constantly distract me. It's great to have on my nightstand when the room is dark and it only shows the time, but otherwise it's an annoyance. Looks like the Spot might be a great answer. Does anyone know if getting an Echo Show for Kids would be another way to have only time and date displayed without the screen refresh?

I just want to know if it has a Temperature Sensor like the echo dot with clock gen 5

I am in Spain and I do not have the commercials problem you define. I have such option turned off and it seems to work. I have had my two Echo Dots 5 gen since 2 years and Show 5 gen since last year and for me they function as expected. The Echo Show display, however...is notoriously slow to respond. I was curious about the Echo Spot, but I have no need for it at the moment. Thank you for the video...they are always interesting!

Love it. Just ordered 2.

I am a prime member and have a prime business card I own a 2nd Gen Nest Hub it shows photos I have the alarm set and can watch YT videos as well as YT TV. Additionally there's no camera so I was wondering is there a similar Echo device ?

Thanks!

Ideal for bedroom or desktop and thats about it really. Personally, I would of designed the Echo Spot to have a small strip of LED lighting around the edging to have themed colours to compliment the colours of the display clock with fading - very much based on a Lumie alarm clock. I'd be very hardpressed to exchange my Echo Dot and...yes, you've guessed it, my Lumie clock for the Echo Spot. Sadly, another Amazon smart device product destined for the secondhand electronic stores for a mere $20-$30 mark within 1 or 2 years.

Does it work as a mesh satellite with eero? Does it have temperature sensor?

Craig was wondering what you thought about Alexa and the new AI feature that is rumored to be a paid subscription service? Do you have any information when it's coming out?

Does the Echo Spot have a temperature sensor like the Echo Dot with clock does? It’s a feature I use a lot.

Does it auto dim?

Can I remotely add alarm clock remotely with the amazon alexa app???? i tossed all my echo show in the trash can because of the annoying ads. i upgraded it to the google nest hub and found out my child was watching youtube videos in his bedroom middle of the night AND the apps could not be removed. so now im back to the amazon echo spot again.

In Australia these sell for a huge $149.00 on Prime Day. Way to expensive & we still only get 2nd Gen Echo 8 at $99.00 Prime Day normally $229.00. It's advertised as the latest version but we all know America has had the 3rd Gen for well over a year. Love your channel. Cheers Steve

Thanks...used your link & bought the black !

2:10 - Regarding the black power cord. I bought a blue one. It came with a black cord. They are not matching the color of the device. Thought you'd want to know.

Craig, this looks awesome but I have a question. I've been paying for Amazon Music and when I want it to play a song on one of my Echos, it doesn't play the song. It plays a station based on the son and every 2 or 3 songs I get commercials. I pay too much money for me to have to get commercials! And this doesn't happen when I play my Bluetooth in my car.

Wanted to trade in my echo show 5 3rd gen but it's not giving me the option to trade that in ?

How do you change colour of the spot at night , currently it’s showing red aspect numbers

This would have been the perfect device for me if I could monitor my doorbell. Like you, I utterly despise the ads on my current show unfortunately, there’s nothing I can do about it.

Yesss I’ve been waiting for this one ❤

How do I turn off the display? I like complete darkness at night but asking Alexa to turn off screen doesn’t seem to work?

I saw your video where you said you were getting rid of all your Echos. And here you are buying another one!

I love how this is a passively designed product. You notice it when you need to and you can easily ignore it when you don't need it. For their other devices, Amazon needs to accept that passive experiences are what people desire, and showing sponsored/suggested content disrupts that experience entirely. Overall, a larger discussion about how the Alexa ecosystem operates is needed to identify alternative solutions about monetizing the platform.

If you set a timer, does it show the timer instead of the time while it's counting down? That's the only reason I still keep my echo show is to actually see how much time is left rather than keeping having to ask it.

Hello Craig, thanks for the update. Can you pls do us a favor to reach out to the Alexa developers to accommodate these additional features? Since they watch and listen to you, perhaps you can say on your next review about these. You know if we have multiple lights in different rooms, we can simply associate that light to a bedroom group so that we can simply say lights on or off instead of light 1, light 2, etc. This is done by changing the light switch or plug type to light or switch/bulb. However, if all rooms have their own ceiling fan and lamp shade, you will have to say each label like fan 1, fan 2, lamp 1, lamp 2, etc. This is tedious and sometimes you even forgot to remember the names. If you use the routine to say ‘fan off’ to turn off the fan in a particular room, you can cannot repeat this phrase again to another room. Perhaps if they can add types as Fan and Lampshade to the existing Light and Switch, this will work just like the light. We can simply say Fan off or Lamp off if you associate these in bedroom group. One last thing, on the echo dot 5th gen with temp sensor, it’s good to see all of them in one screen showing the current temperature in each room. I have 5 of them on different rooms. Thank you and hope you can help us with these requests.

I’m waiting form the video to see how far you can throw one OR if you can smash one against a wall. It’s very likely that ads will show up. If they can show the album cover like you showed they can show ads too.

The biggest problem with the Echo spot is that once you play music or radio, you lose all of the (Day, Date, Temp) information and you cant see any of that any more until you stop playing music. so it's useless as a Radio alarm clock, if you want the screen to show you all the information you need.

This is exactly what I need from my Echo!!! I want to see the time. I want to see the Weather. I want to be able to ask it questions. So, it has a crappy speaker. Link it up to a Bluetooth one. Problem solved. The original price is way to much. It's Echo 5 prices for the Spot. I think I might actually purchase one the way you did. I have an old Echo that should get me a discount.

Change her Action/Alert/Wake voice to ECHO from Alexa. Makes owning several Spots or Dots easier. Little Spot doesn't respond to the same voice commands as the Dot. Won't dim, brighten, or turn off display. Won't raise or lower volume, Alexa/Echo says the software hasn't been updated to respond to these commands. Hope they will soon.

I bought one and found the spot I bought does not support Amazon music or drop in like the echo dot does.

If it’s just used for a clock then why not just get a Dot with clock

I've read that when the Spot is playing music, it's not showing the clock. Can anyone confirm that? If so, that's a negative.

I'm just in the process of dumping all of my Echo devices, the ads have got so intrusive and she's stopped listening and comes up with stupid responses!

My last Echo Spot screen started flickering after two years. A well documented issue which had Amazon completely ignore. I wonder if this 2nd generation will experience the same.

Finally, matching power cord.

Hey Craig

I've turned off all of the Home Screen content on my smaller Show and as soon as something new comes along I turn that off too, so I get the clock all of the time

Just found a pretty glaring issue, well glaring for me anyway. On this new Echo Spot any routine that involves having to read out your calendar entries will cause that routine to end regardless of whether there are any subsequent actions in the routine. I have two routines that I rely upon that read my calendar as part of their actions, a morning routine that tells me of any appointments I have that day, and an end of day one that tells me about my appointments I may have the following day. Both routines contain other actions such as powering on and off my various smart home products. None of those actions happen though if they come after the calendar action. Changing the routine so that it runs from one of my other echo devices (I have several various models scattered around my house) all result in the routine running as intended, it’s just this new Spot that seems to have this problem. Grateful if anyone could report back on whether they also have found this issue. I have just gotten done speaking with Amazon device support and after talking me through some very basic troubleshooting steps, none of which made a bit of difference, they are sending a replacement unit. I doubt though that this issue is unique to my particular device, and likely a bug in the this new models firmware.

Here in Spain the price is far too much at 95€ (Euros) which is roughly $104 US...and the Amazon comments are not impressive.

Oh, it looks good! Alexa, add to cart.

The only reason I still have 2 of my 9 echos is because of smart devices that don’t use Apple HomeKit and I’ll probably set up home assistant to deal with everything eventually. This echo looks kind of nice in that it doesn’t have the giant advertising billboard. If Amazon could guarantee privacy (haha!) and make things function smoothly I’d love to stay with them, but so far the HomePod mini I got is working so well I’ll be getting more. I like to keep things simple and as someone who’s disabled it’s nice to have a lot of helpful things like turning on/off lights and fans and knowing when the laundry is finished because I can’t run up and down the stairs like I once could. I really appreciate lazy people who help make things easier by using all the smart home stuff 😂

Can you see a ring camera feed on the screen ??

I noticed Amazon have stopped allowing trade-in’s against this the day before Primeday started. 🙁 Well they did in the UK 🇬🇧

No Temperature Sensor in new SPOT like the older DOT. That's a game changer for us, since we use temperature sensing to run some actions. Sound is not better enough to switch from DOT to SPOT , Waste of money to change. Note- it's 117F here, and it still just shows a Sun, No flames? Reply

I bought a echo show and the minute it bumped into something it never worked anymore

Nice review. I actually like the ads so probably have no use for this.

Did you use Nest hub sometime?

No ads lately on my echo 5 show. Knock on wood. But you say it’s coming. Yuk. I rarely look at the screen.

Will this screen eventually get jittery, like EVERY SINGLE ECHO I’ve had before?

I just bought it and was dissapointed. I miss my circular echo that had full screen

I'd prefer it if Amazon devoted more time to updating the software of their echos instead of trying to reinvent the wheel. I'm sick and tired of my devices suddenly and for no reason, refusing to sync my music or in one case going deaf and ignoring my voice commands. I've had enough of rebooting the errant device, then the associated eero then my whole WiFi system just to find that that speaker now works but the one in the next room doesn't. And you are right Craig, my photo frame shows around 2-3 pictures then reverts to adverts no matter what I do. If it wasn't for the doorbell camera I'd sell the Show 8.