Updated On 01 Apr, 24

How to Use Bluetooth to Connect Amazon Echo to Phones or Speakers?

Are you wondering if you can use Bluetooth to connect Amazon Echo to phones or speakers? The answer to your question is YES. Every amazon device supports Bluetooth. Great. Isn’t it?

The amazon echo is capable of being used as a smart home device to manage your automated home and can also be used to play your favorite playlist on your phone by connecting it with Bluetooth. Not just this, you can also connect it to another Bluetooth speaker to give you better sound. Especially the Echo dot.

Use Bluetooth to connect Amazon Echo to phones and Alexa Bluetooth to phone

More or less the set up to connect to amazon echo to any android is the same. Although things might appear to be a little different depending on the device model, operating system and user interface. But this shouldn’t be a problem as it is quite easy to figure it out considering we have all been using smartphones for quite some time now.

Follow these steps to use Bluetooth to connect Amazon Echo to phones

Step 1: Android users swipe down on top of your screen and tap on the settings options from the notification menu. If the option is not available simply go to settings from the apps.

Step 2: Open connections in the settings menu.

Step 3: Select Bluetooth.

Step 4: Say Alexa out loud (or whatever your wake word is) pair. Alexa Bluetooth or Amazon Echo will start searching for Bluetooth devices in its range.

Step 5: Locate your Echo device on the list and select it from the list of available devices. Your device name will be formatted as Echo (Dot/Plus/Show/Spot)-XXX or Echo-XXX.

Step 6: Now your Android smartphone and your Amazon Echo is connected via Bluetooth. Now Amazon Echo or Alexa Bluetooth will show in your list of available devices so you can easily connect to them manually through your smartphone as well.

Now that your android is connected to your Amazon Echo and Alexa Bluetooth you can easily play your music or movie or anything that you want to play very easily just like you do on your regular Bluetooth speaker.

Connect Amazon Echo to Bluetooth speakers

Even though Alexa and Echo are amazing devices but when it comes to the sound we are left with the desire for better. So, worry not. You can simply connect Amazon Echo to a Bluetooth speaker for better sound and have the same control over Alexa.

Follow these steps to use Bluetooth to connect Amazon Echo to the speaker-

Step 1 : turn on your Bluetooth speakers and initiate the pairing.

Step 2 : Go to the Alexa app.

Step 3 : Open settings from the left menu.

Step 4 : Go to Device settings and select your Alexa device that you want to pair with the speakers.

Step 5 : Select Bluetooth.

Step 6 : Tap on Pair a new device,

Step 7 : Your Bluetooth speaker’s name will now appear on the list. Tap on it to pair.

There you go. You have now successfully learned how to use Bluetooth to connect Amazon Echo to phones and speakers. So, you can now enjoy sit and enjoy the playlist on your phone or throw a house party and enjoy the loud music on the speakers you just paired Alexa with.