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Amazon bricks Alexa’s ability to control Echo speakers' AUX input

Amazon said very few users controlled AUX-connected audio by voice, and the change affects Echo 4th Gen, Echo Show 15 and Echo Show 10.

Summary by Ars Technica
Amazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.

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If you have an Echo speaker, be very attentive to this latest Amazon decision. More than anything because it affects how you use this device daily through Alexa’s voice commands. As a quick summary, the truth is that you will no longer be able to use as before the 3.5 mm auxiliary port that is integrated into this series of devices. This latest Amazon decision does not render this auxiliary port that comes as standard on Echo speakers, you will …

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Ars Technica broke the news in Cambridge, United States on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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