Amazon removes Alexa control of Echo speakers' AUX input

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 6 Oct, 20:27 · Archive

Amazon has disabled Alexa voice commands that control audio played through the 3.5mm aux input on Echo speakers.

Amazon has removed Alexa's ability to control audio played through the 3.5mm aux input on Echo speakers. Users with older Echo devices that have a 3.5mm aux port report receiving a message from Amazon about the change, with an unnamed Amazon spokesperson confirming the update to Ars Technica.

The move affects legacy Echo devices, as Amazon has not released an Echo speaker with a 3.5mm port in six years. The change means that voice commands to play or pause audio from line-in sources will no longer function on affected devices.

How it is being reported

• Alexa can’t control the aux input on Amazon Echo speakers anymoreIf you've been using an older Amazon Echo device as a speaker through its 3.5mm aux input, Alexa voice commands to play or pause from line in may stop working. Ars Technica points to this Reddit poster claiming they received a message from Amazon and says an unnamed spokesperson confirmed the change. When contacted by […]The Verge · 6 Oct, 20:03
• Amazon kills Alexa’s ability to control Echo speakers' AUX inputAmazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.Ars Technica · 6 Oct, 18:03

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