How to Pair Bluetooth with Alexa

This wikiHow teaches you how to pair your smartphone with Alexa using Bluetooth so you can use your Alexa device as a Bluetooth speaker. Using Bluetooth is also a great way to listen to podcasts, as Alexa’s podcasting skills are still lacking. It may take some time for you to establish a device connection the first time, but once it is connected, it will reconnect quickly via voice commands from you.

Table of Contents

Pairing the device for the first time

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Turn on Bluetooth on your phone. Open the smartphone, open the settings app and go to the Bluetooth settings.

On Android : Open Settings

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, tap Connected Devices , then slide the switch to the on position

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On iOS : Open Settings

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, press Bluetooth , then slide the switch to the on position

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Switch the device to search mode. This is sometimes called “pairing mode” on some devices. Most phones can auto-detect after enabling Bluetooth in the Bluetooth Settings page.

If you are trying to pair some Bluetooth speakers or devices without a display, refer to the manual to learn how to set the pairing mode.

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Open the Alexa app. The app has a blue conversation bubble icon with a white outline.

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Press . It’s the three horizontal lines icon in the upper left corner.

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Click Settings . This is the second option from the bottom near the bottom of the page.

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Tap the Alexa device. Select the Alexa device you want to pair with your phone, like an Echo.

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Tap Bluetooth .

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Click Pair a New Device . (Pair a new device). It’s the big blue button. The Alexa app will search for nearby Bluetooth devices.

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Tap the device name when displayed. When you see your phone or device name, tap it and Alexa pairing and connection will be done.

Once paired, you can connect and disconnect with just your voice, without using the Alexa app.

Pairing devices with voice commands

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Say “Alexa” . Say the wake command to wake Alexa and she will start listening for your next command.

The default wake-up command is “Alexa,” but if you changed it to “Echo,” “Amazon,” or some other command, use the wake-up command set earlier.

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Ask Alexa to pair with your phone. Say, “Alexa, pair Bluetooth,” (Alexa, pair Bluetooth) and Alexa will connect to the device. Alexa will only connect to devices that have been paired using the Alexa app before.

If Alexa detects more than one Bluetooth device, Alexa will usually try to connect to the most recently connected device.

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Ask Alexa to disconnect from the device. Disconnect by saying, “Alexa, disconnect” and Alexa will disconnect from any currently connected Bluetooth devices.

You can also use “unpair” instead of “disconnect”.

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Use the Alexa app if you’re having trouble connecting. If you have multiple Bluetooth devices and are having trouble connecting to a specific device using voice commands, use the Alexa app to select the device you want to connect to.

Advice

If you’re having trouble connecting, make sure you’re not too far from the Echo.

Steps

Pairing the device for the first time

Pairing devices with voice commands

Advice

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