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Amazon Echo drops Alexa voice control for aux input

Original: Alexa can’t control the aux input on Amazon Echo speakers anymore If you've been using an older Amazon Echo device as a

Owners of older Amazon Echo speakers report that Alexa can no longer control audio played through the 3.5mm aux input, meaning voice commands to play or pause line-in audio may simply stop working. Ars Technica highlighted the change, and users on Reddit are comparing notes on which devices and setups are affected, with frustration that a long-standing feature is being quietly removed.

Why now: Owners of older Echo devices are frustrated that Amazon quietly removed a feature they relied on.

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• Alexa can’t control the aux input on Amazon Echo speakers anymore If you've been using an older Amazon Echo device as a speaker through its 3.5mm aux input, Alexa voice commands to play or pause from line in may stop working. Ars Technica points to this Reddit poster claiming… · techwire@gamefan.net · 3

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