Tech Tip #1: Have more than one Echo or Echo Dot? Connect them all for multi-room play back.

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It is now possible and easy to connect your Amazon Echo speakers for multi-room play back,

Here is how;

Make sure you have them all on the same WiFi network, you also need to have Amazon Prime Music or Music Unlimited. To have more than one stream at once you do need to have a family plan with Music Unlimited. Multi-Room playback also supports Pandora, iHeartRadio, SiriusXM, Spotify and TuneIn. 

Unfortunately Multi-Room playback is not possible over Bluetooth, if you do have a Bluetooth speaker you will have to connect them using the 3.5mm jack. I tend to connect my phone to the speakers via Bluetooth so this was a small drawback for me. 

Now to getting it set up

  • Go to your Alexa App

  • Go to Settings

  • Scroll down to Multi-Room Music

  • Click on Multi-Room Music

  • Press on Add Group

  • Press on Amazon Multi Room Music Group

  • Name your Group and press Next

  • Click on all the speakers you want to connect and press save

  • A screen will up that says Connecting your Echos..

Pretty easy to do, now if you want to add more or delete a speaker 

  • Go to Settings>Multi Room Music>Click on name of group.

  • Select or deselect which speaker you wan to add or delete and press save.

To play music just say "Alexa play music (Group Name).  To play from Pandora for instance,  you say Alexa play (radio station) on Pandora on (Group name) 

That's all, enjoy. 

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