Naturally, the Echo Dot needs to be able to hear you, but you can also talk to the Alexa app on your phone when you’re out of earshot. We add the Sonos skill and can soon control music across a multi-room system of Sonos devices. Interestingly there are fewer microphones, four rather than seven, but tweaks to the design aim to make performance every bit as strong. There’s a 4cm driver here as opposed to 3cm on the previous model and Amazon claims it’s 70 per cent louder as a result. What is new, is a new driver and a change to the microphone layout. Voice calls are a relatively new addition, while the number of Skills – devices that work with Alexa – are constantly growing and include a whole suite of products from Sonos to Domino’s Pizza and Uber. And you can control Spotify and TuneIn, as well as Amazon Music. And it’s worth pointing out that all this connectivity, and everything Alexa can do, is in line with the 2nd-gen Echo Dot.Īlexa can still play music, answer questions, read the news, check the weather, set alarms and control compatible smart home devices, from TVs to home cinema amplifiers and speakers. Otherwise, it’s all about Alexa in terms of features. This means if you do want a bigger, better sound than the Echo Dot can deliver, then you can make a wired or wireless connection to another device. The 3.5mm audio output and Bluetooth connectivity is about as much as you get it.
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