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Amazon Echo Speaker Functionality Update
Alexa voice commands for controlling music playback through the 3.5mm aux input on Amazon Echo devices have been discontinued, according to an unnamed source.
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The Verge
If 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
2026-10-06 19:03 UTC