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- Echo Dot is our most popular voice-controlled speaker, now with improved sound and a new design.
- Ask Alexa to play music, answer questions, read the news, check the weather, set alarms, control compatible smart home devices, and more.
- Stream songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, SiriusXM, and others through the improved speaker for richer and louder sound.
- Call and message almost anyone hands-free. Instantly drop in on other rooms in your home or make an announcement to every room with a compatible Echo device.
- Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new skills like tracking fitness, playing games, and more.
- Can hear you from across the room. And with compatible Echo devices in different rooms, you can fill your whole home with music.
- Pair with a second Echo Dot (3rd gen) for stereo sound, or connect to your own speakers over Bluetooth or with a 3.5 mm audio cable.
- Use your voice to turn on lights, adjust thermostats, lock doors, find TV shows, and more with compatible connected devices.
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Peter
Better than 2nd Gen! ***HERE'S HOW TO HELP WITH PRIVACY CONCERNS***
Better than 2nd Gen! ***HERE'S HOW TO HELP WITH PRIVACY CONCERNS***
Sound quality is the best I've heard on a speaker of this size!!! Definitely worth paying a little extra for this one over the 2nd generation model. I'm not going to discuss the functionality as there's tons of info already out there. One important note: If you set up the Alexa app on your phone, IT WILL IMPORT ALL OF YOUR PHONE CONTACTS. I didn't think I gave it permission to do so but Alexa did indeed import my contacts! You may have read stories how, WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, Alexa can record what's being said in your home and then send it to ANY or ALL of those contacts! Yikes! And, I won't want any of my kids to accidentally send messages to or call people on my contact list. So, if you want to keep your contacts from Alexa and prevent that from happening here's how I did it:
Before installiing the Alexa app on your phone, export your contacts to a file and save it for later. Then, go back to the phone and delete those contacts (don't worry, you'll import them back in later). Now, install the Alexa app on your phone and go through the set up process. At some point, you'll have the option to allow Alexa to automatically import any additions to your contacts. Please "disable" that option. After you're done with the installation, you'll notice there are no contacts in your Alexa app! Now, you can import your contacts back into your phonebook using the file that you initially created and you're good to go!
If you already installed the app but want to delete your contacts from Alexa, it's not too late. Simply export your phone contacts to a file and save for later. Then, delete the contacts from your phone. Now, open the Alexa app and click "Contacts." On the Contacts page, click on "Import Contacts" and enable it by moving the button to the right side. This will cause Alexa to replace your existing contacts with the now empty phonebook. After a few minutes, your Alexa contacts will be gone. Go back and disable "Import Contacts" to prevent Alexa from importing them in the future. You can now import the contact file that you created back into your phone.
Of course there may be some contacts you do want to use with Alexa. I simply added them manually by clicking "Add Contact."
I hope this info is helpful as I wasn't able to find an easy way to manage Alexa contacts.
Before installiing the Alexa app on your phone, export your contacts to a file and save it for later. Then, go back to the phone and delete those contacts (don't worry, you'll import them back in later). Now, install the Alexa app on your phone and go through the set up process. At some point, you'll have the option to allow Alexa to automatically import any additions to your contacts. Please "disable" that option. After you're done with the installation, you'll notice there are no contacts in your Alexa app! Now, you can import your contacts back into your phonebook using the file that you initially created and you're good to go!
If you already installed the app but want to delete your contacts from Alexa, it's not too late. Simply export your phone contacts to a file and save for later. Then, delete the contacts from your phone. Now, open the Alexa app and click "Contacts." On the Contacts page, click on "Import Contacts" and enable it by moving the button to the right side. This will cause Alexa to replace your existing contacts with the now empty phonebook. After a few minutes, your Alexa contacts will be gone. Go back and disable "Import Contacts" to prevent Alexa from importing them in the future. You can now import the contact file that you created back into your phone.
Of course there may be some contacts you do want to use with Alexa. I simply added them manually by clicking "Add Contact."
I hope this info is helpful as I wasn't able to find an easy way to manage Alexa contacts.
I had no idea I'd love Alexa so much - I wake up in the morning and she does the routine I've set up, and she's so comforting and useful and fun overall. My husband and I played Skills trivia games for hours last night. If we had kids it would be even more super useful (kids workouts, stories, games) - we even had a goodnight story read to us by Alexa and it was awesome. I'm really loving it. The Echo Dot itself is pretty great - the sound quality is pretty good, the bass when turned up is not that great, but if you really want to rock out you can connect it to other speakers or just use something else instead. I'm really surprised by how much I like the Alexa app (and the Echo Dot), because I'm a little resistant to technology, but it's pretty easy to figure out and feels like a new little buddy in the home. I'm excited to get some SmartHome stuff now so I can turn on/off lights, heat, etc. The only tiny issue I have is that for some reason Alexa doesn't pick up my husband's voice as much as it does mine - maybe because I've used it more? Really cool, though, overall - I feel like Judy Jetson!
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Bitwise Operation
I purchased two of these to replace the 2nd gen Echo Dots, and although I like the appearance and sound quality much better, the performance is lacking.
The 2nd gen can hear me across the room at just a whisper, but the 3rd gen tends to require greater than 56 decibels in order to consistently hear me and I normally need to be looking directly at it.
**Update: I don't know if it was a software update or the fact I hung it on the wall, but it is now hearing me flawlessly.
Although no one else has complained about it that I have read, these new dots won't stay connected to my Bluetooth speakers, while the Fire TV Cube and Dot 2nd gen have kept a connection to those same speakers since day one. I have spent hours trying to get 3rd gens to connect properly. Unplugged the router, removed anything using the 2.4ghz band from the same room, hacked my neighbors router and shut it down, but nothing worked.
I really hope a firmware update can fix these issues because I want to love these new dots like I do the 2nd gen.
Actually impressed.
I purchased two of these to replace the 2nd gen Echo Dots, and although I like the appearance and sound quality much better, the performance is lacking.
The 2nd gen can hear me across the room at just a whisper, but the 3rd gen tends to require greater than 56 decibels in order to consistently hear me and I normally need to be looking directly at it.
**Update: I don't know if it was a software update or the fact I hung it on the wall, but it is now hearing me flawlessly.
Although no one else has complained about it that I have read, these new dots won't stay connected to my Bluetooth speakers, while the Fire TV Cube and Dot 2nd gen have kept a connection to those same speakers since day one. I have spent hours trying to get 3rd gens to connect properly. Unplugged the router, removed anything using the 2.4ghz band from the same room, hacked my neighbors router and shut it down, but nothing worked.
I really hope a firmware update can fix these issues because I want to love these new dots like I do the 2nd gen.
Actually impressed.
Lorenzo Martin
I was debating between this and the regular echo. I've had both and we both know what the echo does so all I'll talk about is the sound quality.
I'm going to get to the chase. This is the BEST speaker I've ever heard for under $50. The functions of the echo along with the music playing functionality and the sound quality makes it a steal at this price point.
The sound is great for its size. It can get pretty loud but the bass is definitely lacking. The bass isn't god awful but it just isn't there.
Now I will say this... if your primary motivation for a speaker is to listen to music, go with the echo. If it is but your budget is under $50 then go with the dot. It won't blow anyone away during a get together in your living room but it'll get the job done. The dot will only flourish is an enclosed space. It needs walls nearby to bounce off to cover up the weakness of the bass.
If I had to compare the sound to another speaker, I'd say the UE Wonderboom or the older Beats Pill, all of which suffer from weak bass. For the size, I was impressed by the sound but with the Echo at its refurbished price of $69 I'll have to aim towards that direction.
I'd recommend this for someone who needs an echo for their kitchen, bedroom or bathroom. It's just not going to hold down a living room unfortunately but overall, I like the sound and if I need a second echo, I'll definitely get a dot.
Looks and sounds great!
I was debating between this and the regular echo. I've had both and we both know what the echo does so all I'll talk about is the sound quality.
I'm going to get to the chase. This is the BEST speaker I've ever heard for under $50. The functions of the echo along with the music playing functionality and the sound quality makes it a steal at this price point.
The sound is great for its size. It can get pretty loud but the bass is definitely lacking. The bass isn't god awful but it just isn't there.
Now I will say this... if your primary motivation for a speaker is to listen to music, go with the echo. If it is but your budget is under $50 then go with the dot. It won't blow anyone away during a get together in your living room but it'll get the job done. The dot will only flourish is an enclosed space. It needs walls nearby to bounce off to cover up the weakness of the bass.
If I had to compare the sound to another speaker, I'd say the UE Wonderboom or the older Beats Pill, all of which suffer from weak bass. For the size, I was impressed by the sound but with the Echo at its refurbished price of $69 I'll have to aim towards that direction.
I'd recommend this for someone who needs an echo for their kitchen, bedroom or bathroom. It's just not going to hold down a living room unfortunately but overall, I like the sound and if I need a second echo, I'll definitely get a dot.
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Looks and sounds great!
David D.
So we have 4 of the second generation dots and was excited to see the new one. Set up was super fast, sound and looks great! Can’t wait for the Black Friday special where I can add a few more in the house. Want a cool stand?, we used an old bath and body candle stand, works perfect and looks great!
Very Impressed, very please with sound and size.
So we have 4 of the second generation dots and was excited to see the new one. Set up was super fast, sound and looks great! Can’t wait for the Black Friday special where I can add a few more in the house. Want a cool stand?, we used an old bath and body candle stand, works perfect and looks great!
Very Impressed, very please with sound and size.
Barbara]
I love this product. I have a lot of Prime Music, an eclectic collection of sorts that fits my various moods. I simply ask Alexa to play or change my songs and in less than a second it is done. No need to bother with changing discs or putting records on a turntable, it is all right there with Alexa waiting to fulfill your request. The sound is clear and the volume control allows me to hear it in most rooms. I almost missed out on this initially because of user error, I beg you, don't give up if you think it doesn't work, Amazon is there to guide you. Thanks to the tech I am now enjoying music that was only on my individual devices. Amazon rocks!
I love this product. I have a lot of Prime Music, an eclectic collection of sorts that fits my various moods. I simply ask Alexa to play or change my songs and in less than a second it is done. No need to bother with changing discs or putting records on a turntable, it is all right there with Alexa waiting to fulfill your request. The sound is clear and the volume control allows me to hear it in most rooms. I almost missed out on this initially because of user error, I beg you, don't give up if you think it doesn't work, Amazon is there to guide you. Thanks to the tech I am now enjoying music that was only on my individual devices. Amazon rocks!
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