Can you play Alexa and a Bluetooth speaker at the same time?

The Amazon Echo speaker is well-known for its outstanding overall performance and Alexa. This may not be the loudest speaker in the market however, it still remains to be one of thebest smart speakers for casual listening.

There are a number of devices that come with Alexa. Well, this AI technology is one of the best voice- controlled personal assistants as it guarantees you top- notch performance throughout. In addition to this, Alexa can allow you to control almost all the devices in your home just by the use of your voice. However, this will only work if you use devices that are also compatible with it. Alexa also provides you with great convenience as it even allows you to answer and make phone calls. All you have to do is simply tell it what to do and it will always be at your service.

Unfortunately, you can’t play an Alexa device and a Bluetooth speaker simultaneously. However, you can still connect your Alexa Echo speaker with a Bluetooth speaker and play music on either speaker. For sure, this is one of the useful features that come with this speaker as it allows you to listen to music and control your whole entertainment system through Alexa.

Initially, you could only connect the Echo speaker to another Alexa compatible device such as the Echo dot in order to amplify music. Without doubt, this was quite inconvenient and costly as you had to buy another Echo speaker in order to amplify music. In addition to this, you can also stream podcasts comfortably every single time you connect the Echo speaker to a Bluetooth speaker. Some of the devices that come with Alexa include the Amazon Echo speaker, Amazon Echo dot speaker and even cameras such as the Wyzecam(2020).

How to pair the Amazon Alexa Echo speaker with a Bluetooth speaker

Power the Bluetooth speaker and Echo speaker

Both these two devices will only be able to connect through Bluetooth if both of them are on. Therefore, you are required to switch on your Bluetooth speaker and Echo speaker and ensure that they are both on and functioning properly.Once you have done this, you should switch on Bluetooth on both devices. Well, it’s normally easy to switch on the Bluetooth for most portable speakers therefore this isn’ta difficult task really. However, you can still refer to the user manual in the event that you encounter any challenges switching on the Bluetooth.

Pair the Bluetooth speaker with the Echo speaker

After you have switched on Bluetooth for both devices you are required to pair them in order for you to play music on the Bluetooth speaker as well.Therefore, you should ensure that your Bluetooth is on “discoverable mode” so that it can be recognised by the Echo speaker when pairing.After doing this, you should speak to Alexa and say “Alexa pair Bluetooth” in order to activate pairing mode on the Echo speaker.

Once you have done this, Alexa will tell you how to navigate the settings of the Alexa app on your smartphone and pair the speaker. However, there is no reason to panic if you don’t have the Alexa app because you can still be able to access Alexa settings through a web browser. All you have to do is open the web browser on your PC or smartphone and type “alexa.amazon.com” on the search bar. This will take you directly to your amazon account after you log in your account details.

Once you get to the Alexa app or site, you should go to the left menu and click on settings. Then go to “Devices” and select your Echo speaker as this is the Alexa device that you’d like to connect to the Bluetooth speaker via Bluetooth. After this, click on “Pair a new device” and select the Bluetooth speaker once it appears on the list of available speakers.

Here are some of the best Bluetooth speakers that you can pair with an Alexa enabled speaker:

Conclusion

Amazon really did a good job by updating their Echo amazon and allowing it to pair to another speaker via Bluetooth. For sure, this is quite beneficial to all the Alexa users. This is because you’ll not only be able to control both speakers using Alexa, but also enjoy amplified music in your home whenever you need to.

FAQs

Will Alexa recognise my voice when I connect it to a Bluetooth speaker?

Yes, it will recognise your voice and do as you say.

How loud is the Alexa Amazon Echo speaker?

This speaker is actually pretty loud as it has a noise level rating of 90 decibels.