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Echo Auto (1st gen) - Hands-free Alexa in your car with your phone

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Features

  • Add Alexa to your car - Connects to the Alexa app on your phone and plays through your cars speakers via auxiliary input or your smartphones Bluetooth connection. Includes Vent Mount.
  • Designed for the road - With 8 microphones and far-field technology, Echo Auto can hear you over music, A/C, and road noise.
  • Just ask - Use your voice to play music, check the news, make calls, add to your to do-list, set reminders, pay for gas, and more.
  • Do More with Auto Mode Turn your phone into a driver-friendly display that complements your Echo Auto. See what's playing and save time with easy-touch shortcuts to your favorite places, people, and content.
  • Check for compatibility Echo Auto is not compatible with all cars and phones. See if it will work for you below.

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  • Works well. Very handy once you realize exactly what it is.
I've had the Echo Auto since it was in preview and I gotta say I like it a lot. However this is not a full Echo device like a Dot or Echo. This is for all intents and purposes an alexa audio gateway device. I pondered how to configure it while I waited for it and the day of the install it just worked. Here is what I mean. Yes it has an aux output and built in microphones. The aux output however is completely optional. I have never used it once. It was powered on in my car but my phone was not connected to my stereo. I asked it something and the sound cam out of my phone. Light bulb moment. All the audio really comes from your phone. The auto device is basically a microphone to use alexa. Now I believe it will pump out all the audio through the aux port into your car but I find those wires to be....ugly. I have occasional car bluetooth glitches (ford sync issue) but the line in always works on my car, so when that happens I just turn on the bluetooth receiver I have and change inputs and literally nothing but the cars display changes.Where my aux input is vs where the device is mounted in my car would require me run a long cable and do a more complex install. Not something I want to do. The only time sound comes out of the device itself (yes there is a really tiny speaker in there) is when it can't connect to my phone. The alexa service runs in the app on your phone. As a design its both brilliant and frivolous. With no access to regular WiFi ti needs connectivity, your phone has connectivity so just use that. But wait, since your phone is also a very smart device, offload the processing there. Why, not just use the microphone on the phone itself? Because this way they can sell you an additional device. Some phones out there do have alexa voice activation but those seem to be mostly Motorola devices and myself I like Samsung devices better. Also being a child of the 80's I really like the blue voice bar, it makes me feel like I'm one step closer to talking to KITT in my car (I just REALLY wish it could use an alternate wake word). So with this all being said, its a handy way to use alexa hands free in places you can't normally use a Dot or Echo, or Show device because of network restrictions. That being said, for the price its great. I've had it in multiple vehicles from my 01 Mustang, to my 15 Fusion and Explorer. Connect your phone to a bluetooth speaker or car after you set up the device, give the device power and your DONE. I'me even thinking or ordering another one for my office, since I miss having alexa at work and I can not connect it to my office WiFi because of security. But I do have a nifty bluetooth speaker and extra charger. I use it routinely to place phone calls more easily than the Ford Sync voice commands. Listen to my flash news briefing for customized news during my commute. Play music etc. I won't lie, as much as I use my Echos and Dots for home automation and smart home stuff I have never bothered with it in the car the the echo dot. Drop in works well enough though. Would I prefer to not have the cost of hardware to use alexa? Yes. Am ?I truly bummed about it? No. Truthfully, I think the extra microphone array works better than just using the one in my phone. So in that respect would I buy it again? If I look at it as an alexa helper device or audio gateway absolutely. Previous to having alexa everywhere in my house, I used google assistant and it had trouble hearing me in the car with the road noise. My echo auto almost never has that issue. So in that respect its worth it to me as I am part of that ecosystem already (Echo 1st gens in bedroom and living room, Dots with better speakers in the kids rooms and garage, Show 1st gen in my kitchen and more smart home tech than my wife can stand). Verdict? Buy it, but understand what it actually is when you do. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2020 by Ryan Robinson

  • Much more stable than NEW version, incredibly useful while driving!
ORIGINAL OLDER Echo Auto is best! Wonderful addition to any automobile with Bluetooth capability. So useful! By this model and do not buy the new model! I constantly listen to news briefs, Pandora, Amazon Music (even without subscription Amazon usually plays the song I asked for). I ask for the weather in the town that I am driving to, ask how long it will take to drive between two different cities or destinations, ask for definitions of words when I am trying to craft an important email or text, and countless other questions that occurred to me while I'm driving. Another awesome feature of all Echo devices, especially hands-free Echo Auto, is setting reminders to do things, so I don't have to write something down when I'm driving. The NEW echo Auto is small, attractive, and has more microphones I think, but it disconnects and has to be reinstalled frequently, despite tech support calls and extensive efforts on my end. If they work out the bugs & offer more features or conveniences, I would happily upgrade, but until that time, I recommend using this older version. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2025 by Roger Young

  • Much improved since launch but a few things to know with use
I wanted to give this a try when it came out but for the price then and after reading some of the reviews I decided to wait a bit. Then when the price dipped to eighteen bucks I thought it would be a good time to try it. It arrives with everything you would need. All the cables even a dual port usb adapter for the car on the off chance you don’t have an usb port and only a cigarette lighter type. You can use this if you have Bluetooth in your vehicle and if not there is a cable to plug it into your 3.5mm aux port. It is a lot smaller than I thought, which I’m happy for. Basically the height and width of a credit card but of course thicker. You need to set it up inside your car with phone in hand and the Alexa app already installed. Once having done that simply follow the setup instructions. BUT… For me during setup in the Alexa app when I got to the list of new devices to choose from echo auto was not shown. I had to use the search box on that page and type in “echo auto.” once I did that it popped right up. Tip don’t pull a dummy move like I did initially. I forgot to turn the volume up on the radio so when I tried it first it appeared not to work but it was my fault. I don’t use the dash vent holder instead because it is so small I just sit it in the phone cubby in the dash. I have mine connected via Bluetooth. It works mostly okay but a few things to know. First not all phones work with the echo auto. There is a list of those and was surprised to see a common phone the galaxy S10 series was on it? There were several others too on that list so definitely look first before purchasing. FYI I have a note10+ running android 10 and it works with that one. The list of incompatible phones is here on amazon, https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=18354019011 On some vehicles like mine I cannot listen to the radio and use the echo auto at the same time. I have tap and switch over to ‘media’ to hear it through my speakers. Then I have to tap and go back to the radio. It hears pretty well most times. If the volume is turned up too high and Alexa responds you can shout all you want to STOP but it won’t hear you. Again if volume is too high on your stereo. You can play music via the echo through the vehicle’s stereo easily. To my ear however the quality of the sound seemed more compressed than what I would hear from other sources. It could be just me but just thought to mention. The worst part about this is that sometimes connected with Bluetooth it just stops working? No apparent reason most times or occasionally the response trying or unable to connect? Then I end up unplugging the echo, closing the Alexa app and then starting up from scratch. Thankfully that doesn't happen often. The other minor annoyance has to do with directions. If you do not clearly enunciate your words when asking for it can be a pain to correct the issue. Yesterday for example I asked for a local address and instead got one in S. Carolina. The only way I could get it to stop and allow me to try again was to power down the device and app and try again after restarting. It is nice for us as we have a connected household and it fits in really well. Furthermore if you have an older vehicle it can be a far less costly to go this route for streaming music etc. as opposed to a new head-unit so long as you have an aux port. The device isn’t perfect but it has improved a lot since it was first released. Priced under $20 I’d recommend to most everyone. At a higher price point it all depends on your needs, wants and expectations. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020 by MikenzCO MikenzCO

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