How To Set Up Dot Alexa

How to gear up the Amazon Echo Dot

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The Amazon Echo Dot is 1 of the best-value smart speakers you tin can buy; at $49 (and usually priced lower), it's one of the least expensive ways to get Alexa into your habitation. Despite its modest size, it delivers great audio if you lot want a small smart speaker for your bedroom, report, or kitchen.

But before y'all start using the Echo Dot and all of the best Alexa skills, you'll need to gear up it up first. Fortunately, the unabridged process only takes a few minutes, even if you're new to the world of smart home devices. Here's how to gear up up your Amazon Repeat Dot.

Did yous buy the Amazon Echo Dot with Clock? We have a dedicated guide showing you how to gear up the Echo Dot with Clock, which is similar, merely has a couple more than steps.

And be sure to check out our how to employ Alexa guide for more tips and tricks to using Amazon's voice assistant.

How to fix the Amazon Echo Dot

Step i: Download and open up the Alexa app (Android (opens in new tab) and iOS (opens in new tab)) on your smartphone or tablet.

Step 2: Select Devices in the lower correct corner.

Step three: Press the Plus sign in the elevation right corner, or press the hamburger menu (the three horizontal lines) in the upper left corner

Step 4: "Add Device."

Footstep 5: Printing the Amazon Repeat icon, followed past the Repeat Dot icon that appears on the next screen. So, press the image of the 3rd-generation Echo Dot.

Step vi: Plug in your Echo Dot using the included power adapter. Once the blue light ring has turned orangish, your device is in Setup Way.

Stride 7: Wait for your Echo Dot to appear on your telephone and select information technology. You'll be prompted to get to your Wi-Fi settings. One time there, select the network chosen "Amazon-XXX." Then, return to the Alexa app.

Step 8: Choose the Wi-Fi network to which you want to connect your Echo Dot. Enter your password if required.

Pace ix: Select the external speaker your Repeat Dot volition be using. If you won't be connecting this device to an external speaker, skip this stride.

Footstep 10: Select the room where your Echo Dot is located (or create a new room).

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Monica Mentum is a writer at The Verge, covering computers. Previously, she was a staff writer for Tom'due south Guide, where she wrote about everything from artificial intelligence to social media and the internet of things to. She had a particular focus on smart home, reviewing multiple devices. In her reanimation, yous can usually find her at verse slams, attempting to exercise, or yelling at people on Twitter.