Overview of Turn Your Bluetooth Speaker into Smart Speaker
Older smart speakers (Amazon Echo Dot, Google Home Mini) can be paired with portable Bluetooth speakers to boost sound. For Alexa: put your Dot into Bluetooth pairing via the Alexa app (Devices > select Echo > Bluetooth Devices > Pair a New Device), enable pairing on the Bluetooth speaker, and future connections can be made by saying Connect. For Google Home Mini: enable pairing on the Bluetooth speaker, open Google Home, select the smart speaker, tap Devices (gear), choose Default Speaker > Pair Bluetooth speaker, select the speaker, and tap Done.
Quick Solutions to Questions related to Pairing Smart and Bluetooth Speakers:
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How do I pair an Amazon Echo Dot with a Bluetooth speaker?
Enable pairing on the Bluetooth speaker, open the Alexa app, go to Devices, select your Echo, choose Bluetooth Devices, and tap Pair a New Device. -
Can the Echo Dot automatically reconnect to the Bluetooth speaker?
Yes; after initial pairing the Dot may auto-connect in the future, or you can say Connect to attach to the last paired device. -
How do I pair a Google Home Mini with a Bluetooth speaker?
Turn the Bluetooth speaker to pairing mode, open Google Home, tap the smart speaker, open Devices (gear), scroll to Default Speaker, tap Pair Bluetooth speaker, select the speaker, and tap Done. -
Do I need to disconnect other Bluetooth devices first?
Yes; disconnect other Bluetooth devices so only one device at a time can be attached when pairing. -
What if I do not know how to enable pairing mode on my Bluetooth speaker?
Refer to the Bluetooth speaker user guide or manufacturer website; many models use a pairing button held for a few seconds.
There’s no reason to go shopping if you already own a smart speaker and a portable speaker with decent volume. Older smart speakers from Amazon and Google work just fine, and most Bluetooth compatible wireless speakers make a fine match for pairing.
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Pair with Amazon Echo
Start with an already set up Dot (or another Alexa-powered device), then make sure that the other speaker is on and that the volume is turned up. Disconnect all other Bluetooth devices from the Dot so only one device at a time can be attached to it. Do the same for the other speaker and, like your phone, it may have a propensity to scan for devices that it has already been associated with.
- Turn on pairing mode on your Bluetooth speaker. If you don’t know how to do this, refer to the user guide for your Bluetooth speaker—but pressing the pairing button for a few seconds works for many models.
- Open the Alexa app on your smartphone.
- Go to the menu at the bottom of the screen and select Devices on the right.
- Select the Echo Dot or other Alexa-powered device you are using.
- Select Bluetooth Devices.
- Select Pair a New Device.
Your Dot should now enter pairing mode.
The Dot could immediately be paired with the speaker in the future after this initial configuration. However, if that doesn’t happen at any point, just say, “Connect” and your Dot will connect to the last device that was paired with.
Pair with Google Home Mini
Make sure that both devices are switched on and unpaired to get started and that the volume on the speaker is turned up, so you can hear when it has been successfully paired.
- Turn the Bluetooth speaker on and make sure that it’s in pairing mode. Usually, this is achieved by pressing the pairing button on your speaker, but you should be able to locate the instructions on the website of the manufacturer or in the user guide elsewhere.
- Open the Google Home app on your smartphone, and in the middle of the screen tap the name of the smart speaker you want to pair.
- In the top right corner of the screen for that speaker, tap on the icon for Devices, which looks like a gear.
- Scroll down to Default Speaker, then tap Pair Bluetooth speaker. Now the Home will start scanning for devices within range.
- Tap the speaker you want to pair.
- Tap Done.
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