Amazon · Engadget
The AUX jack survives on older Echo speakers
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Amazon has disabled Alexa voice controls for the AUX input on several older Echo speakers.
Key facts
- The affected devices are the second-generation Echo Plus (2018), third-generation Echo (2019), original Echo Studio (2019) and fourth-generation Echo (2020)
- For example, an early-2000s Sony CD changer can send audio to an original Echo Studio through an RCA-to-3.5mm cable
- An example of this loss would be upgrading from a first-generation Echo Studio to the redesigned 2025 Echo Studio
- That small 3.5mm AUX jack on supported Echo speakers can serve two purposes, depending on the model
Summary
The affected devices are the second-generation Echo Plus (2018), third-generation Echo (2019), original Echo Studio (2019) and fourth-generation Echo (2020). Fortunately, the physical AUX connection continues to work in more ways than one. That small 3.5mm AUX jack on supported Echo speakers can serve two purposes, depending on the model. The third-generation Echo, fourth-generation Echo and second-generation Echo Plus support both input and output, while the original Echo Studio supports input only.