{"id":191,"date":"2025-03-05T13:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a.flowindsurfing.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/how-to-use-an-amazon-echo-as-a-bluetooth-speaker\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T11:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:39:38","slug":"how-to-use-an-amazon-echo-as-a-bluetooth-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/how-to-use-an-amazon-echo-as-a-bluetooth-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use an Amazon Echo as a Bluetooth speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lots of us rely on the Alexa voice assistant to stream audio through our Amazon Echo smart devices, but they can also double as Bluetooth speakers to play music directly from a smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n

This is a handy way to play streaming services that aren\u2019t supported by Alexa, such as your favourite podcast app, and is certain to deliver better sound quality than the speakers built into your smartphone. You can also connect devices like Bluetooth headphones for private listening through an Echo.<\/p>\n

Getting connected just takes a few minutes, with voice commands taking care of most of the work.<\/p>\n

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These steps will work with any Amazon Echo smart speaker.<\/p>\n

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  • Put your Echo in Bluetooth pairing mode<\/li>\n
  • Search for devices on your smartphone<\/li>\n
  • Start playing<\/li>\n
  • Connecting to other speakers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      Step 1.<\/h3>\n

      Put your Echo in Bluetooth pairing mode<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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      As long as your Echo device is powered on and connected to the internet, just say \u201cAlexa, pair\u201d or \u201cAlexa, search for Bluetooth devices\u201d. The indicator LEDs should pulse blue and it will begin looking for devices to connect to.<\/p>\n

      You can also use the Amazon Alexa app on your smartphone. Open the App, tap \u201cDevices\u201d on the bottom navigation bar, then \u201cEcho and Alexa\u201d on the next screen. Tap on the name of the Echo device you want to use, then on the screen that appears, scroll to \u201cBluetooth Connections\u201d and tap \u201cconnect a device\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Step 2.<\/h3>\n

      u003cstrongu003eSearch for devices on your smartphoneu003c\/strongu003e<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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      On iOS, open the Settings app, then tap on Bluetooth. Turn Bluetooth on using the toggle if it isn\u2019t already, then scroll down to \u201cOther Devices\u201d. Tap on your Echo device when it appears.<\/p>\n

      On Android, open the Settings app, then tap Connections, then Bluetooth. Toggle Bluetooth on if it isn\u2019t already, and then tap \u201cpair new device\u201d or \u201cscan for devices\u201d. This process differs slightly between manufacturers. Choose your Echo from the list of devices that appears.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Step 3.<\/h3>\n

      Start playing<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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      Now you\u2019re paired, all music from your smartphone or tablet will be played through your Echo. You can ask Alexa to play, pause, stop, skip forward and backward, and adjust the volume, without having to reach for your device.<\/p>\n

      Now you can use a voice command (eg \u201cAlexa, connect to my phone\u201d) and your Echo will automatically reconnect to your device. Saying \u201cAlexa, disconnect from my phone\u201d will disable the connection again. Just make sure to use the name of the device as it appears in the Amazon Alexa app, under \u201cBluetooth connections\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Step 4.<\/h3>\n

      Connecting to other speakers<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

      The pairing process is largely the same for connecting other devices, for example a set of Bluetooth headphones, or a better-sounding audio system. As long as the device is in pairing mode, simply say \u201cAlexa, pair\u201d or \u201cAlexa, search for Bluetooth devices\u201d and your Echo should connect to it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

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      FAQs<\/h2>\n
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      Which Echo speakers can be used as a Bluetooth speaker?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

      Every Echo speaker has Bluetooth built in.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      Lots of us rely on the Alexa voice assistant to stream audio through our Amazon Echo smart devices, but they can also double as Bluetooth speakers to play music directly from a smartphone or tablet. This is a handy way to play streaming services that aren\u2019t supported by Alexa, such as your favourite podcast app, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-audio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions\/346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}