Amazon Echo Dot (newest model) - Vibrant sounding speaker, Designed for Alexa+, Great for bedrooms, dining rooms and offices, Charcoal

I’m very happy with this Echo Dot. The sound is clear and surprisingly powerful for its small size. It was easy to set up, and Alexa responds quickly to commands. I love using it to play music, set timers, ask questions, and control my smart devices. The compact design also looks great anywhere. Definitely a great purchase!

The Amazon Echo Dot is easily a 10/10 purchase! The sound quality is remarkably vibrant and full for its compact size, filling the room effortlessly. Setting it up with Alexa was quick and seamless, making it super easy to control smart home devices, play music, and check the weather hands-free. It fits perfectly on a nightstand or desk without taking up much space. Highly recommended!

I m very happy with my Echo Dot It s easy to set up and use and the sound quality is surprisingly good for its size Alexa responds quickly and is very helpful for playing music, setting alarms, checking the weather, and controlling compatible smart devices. It s a great addition to any room and a good value for the price

I really like this Alexa device. It has a sleek, compact design and is very easy to set up and use. The sound quality is good, and Alexa responds quickly to voice commands. It’s convenient for playing music, setting alarms, checking the weather, and controlling smart home devices. A great addition to my home!

I have no idea how amazon made such a basic device so ridiculously difficult to set up. I ordered one of these a few days ago, spent a few hours trying to set it up, consulted the internet, and nothing really worked. It continually got stuck at the "searching for wifi" step and being unsuccessful in finding *any* networks. I tried manually connecting it, using a mobile hotspot, restarting my router, etc etc etc. It could not find ANY signal at all. I called customer support, did a hard reset, tried some things, and still nothing. The lady recommended I return the device and order a new one, so I got a refund, returned the first unit, and ordered a new one.I was conflicted whether I should order this same model again or try a completely different smart speaker. Ultimately I decided to give it one more shot and I received the new unit today. Plugged it in, had guarded hopes. Again, same issue that it couldn't find a network to connect to. So I shut off Bluetooth and tried manual connection again. This time, a list of networks came up! ... but not my network. So I "added" my network, and it would glitch and start over. I tried half a dozen times to add my network, and it still wouldn't show up or connect. I tried another hard reset for the device, and repeated adding my network again to no avail. Back to consulting the internet! I hard reset the device, and followed a guide I found on Reddit. Still, it didn't work with my wifi network, so I had the idea to download the alexa app on my tablet and use my phone hotspot instead of my wifi. I read something that if you leave the app page for ANY reason during setup (even just the device falling asleep for a second or two), the app will glitch and connection with fail. So I hard reset the device again, added device, selected the echo dot, disconnected my tablet's bluetooth, selected manual connection in the app, then connected to the Amazon "wifi" network, let it search for wifi, came up with a list that didn't include mine, and so I manually added my hotspot network's name and password. It did it's little loading thing, and sent me back to the searching for wifi page. The list of networks came up again and alas, it happened! My hotspot appeared on the network page! I clicked it, feeling as though Alexa were playing tricks on me but after all my failed attempts, it finally connected! .... to my hotspot, but at least there was a shred of hope somewhere in the universe that this tiny, frustrating device had some potential, if only I could just add my personal wifi network instead!So all I had to do was spend another hour repeatedly fiddling with the app trying to add a new network so I could move it off of my hotspot to my wifi. I followed the same steps that worked for the hotspot connection (minus the hard reset) and after the third or fourth attempt, it finally connected.... And then I had to unplug it to move it to it's permanent location 10 feet away from my router- I did all this at the same outlet my router is plugged into because it was struggling so much. I considered just leaving if there for eternity because I didn't want to risk it reseting and having to deal with all the connection issues again. You have no idea the relief I felt when I plugged it into its permanent outlet and it automatically reconnected. If I had to mess with the setup process from scratch again, I probably would've just returned it again.I don't understand how this is a 5th generation device with such a flawed and frankly crappy set up process. I had to go digging through my router settings, app settings, restarted/reset the device multiple times, rebooted my router, consulted customer support, poked around multiple online forums, and spent hours trying to get this cursed little orb functioning. That said, it is now working. We'll see how it holds up over the next few weeks. If it had so much trouble finding my wifi in the first place, I'm curious to see how it'll hold up and if it will stay connected or continue posing issues. All I know is when I move out and have to set it up again in a few years.... lord help me.

The Amazon Echo Dot is a great little smart speaker for everyday use. Its compact and modern design makes it easy to place in a bedroom, living room, office, or any cozy space. The sound quality is clear and surprisingly vibrant for its size, making it great for listening to music, podcasts, and more.I also love how convenient Alexa is for answering questions, setting alarms, checking the weather, and controlling compatible smart-home devices. Overall, it’s an easy-to-use and practical device that offers a lot of features in a small package. Highly recommended! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

My previous Echo Dot, purchased back in 2018, was a third-generation. It was a white shuffleboard stone covered in cloth and it is amazing. I'll never say it's not; in fact it's so amazing that I passed it on to my mom and she enjoys it a great deal.So, my main motivation for purchasing this, the fifth generation issued in 2022 – aside from familiarity with the brand – was I needed a Matter hub so my then-incoming Nanoleaf smart lightbulbs could work with my voice. But of course it is so much more.First thing I see is that the Echo Dot is no longer a white shuffleboard stone but is a smaller, navy blue sphere. Aside from being my favorite color, and thus very pleasing to look at, I find it that it is not practical any longer to mount on my wall because of its increased focus on the forward firing speaker; if I had mounted it, it would not be effective in spreading out to my entire room – the top of the speaker is reserved for the buttons which were present on the third-generation: volume up, volume down, action/wake and mute microphone, which leave no room for a speaker in that area. So it sits pretty on my side table facing the rest of my room, and does fine.First thing I hear is the sound quality is so much better than the third-generation Dot. The third-generation was okay in that regard, but it tended to sound a little overexposed when the volume was up high. Now, I don't find myself connecting via Bluetooth to my sound bar nearly as much because the speaker quality is just that good. The quiet parts of music are quiet and calming the way they should be, but the bass thumps quite effectively, surprisingly for such a small and lightweight speaker.So after I'd established the smart speaker in my room for about a month, I felt the time was right to go ahead and get my Nanoleaf Essentials bulbs, to upgrade the ones that I had no longer been able to use for a year since they had stopped working with any voices assistants, to facilitate compatibility with the then upcoming network standard: Matter. I am very happy to say that Matter compatibility is there and it is wonderful.I can't speak for the internal workings because I'm not an engineer; I will say – though I may be wrong about this – that I believe it would be more rocky if I did not have a Thread Border Router already in the form of my Nanoleaf shapes controller; I have the shapes arrangement atop my desk called Dragon, and it has worked wonderfully for me since around last September, and only – at this point anyway – required regular firmware updates to be compatible with ongoing technology.Now, I'll tell you the procedure for adding the Nanoleaf Essentials bulbs to Alexa via Matter – I would assume by extension any Matter device, providing you have a thread border router like I mentioned before. After adding the bulbs to the iOS Nanoleaf app as normal – also updating the firmware for each bulb via said app! I have a feeling that was very important – add them also to Alexa via the Add Device flow, one at a time. There was a menu item that showed itself at the top telling me that it had detected each new bulb on my network and I only had to select that item to add it, scan the QR code on the sticker that came with the bulbs (I applied the sticker to a sheet of paper and labeled it according to the positions of the bulbs) and wait just a bit for it to be connected and it just works!Another new feature which the third-generation did not have is a temperature sensor! After a short period of calibration after plugging the device in, Alexa will be able to tell you the temperature of the room that it is situated in! I ask her for this often when I'm trying to determine how best to cool my room during these hot summer months. When my door's closed during the day, my room can get up to mid 80s, which is horrible, but with the door open to allow a draft and breeze, the temperature's equalized with the rest of the house and I get mid to upper 70s which is much better.There is an ultrasound presence sensor, which sounds not unlike sonar, which I have not had a use for yet, but I imagine routines can be enabled or suppressed with its use.One borderline negative thing I will say about it which I'm okay with because, again, I have Bluetooth connections – they eliminated the 3.5 mm jack to save internal space inside the device, so you will no longer be able to directly connect external speakers, as I did at one point before I had to change that arrangement.Once again, Amazon comes through with flying colors with their products, helping make our homes smarter and more amazing and just better to live in! Get this speaker if you are looking to build a smart home, and for best results, get more than one so you can use the awesome "drop-in" intercom system, and truly awaken the potential of the smart home!

We have two Amazon Alexas in our house, and somehow they’ve both ended up living in my 5-year-old’s room! 😂 He is absolutely obsessed with them. As an only child, he loves to role-play with Alexa, and it’s been wonderful for encouraging his imagination, expanding his vocabulary, reinforcing good manners, and giving him someone besides Mom to talk to throughout the day. Every parent knows the constant “Hey Mom!” moments, so hearing “Hey Alexa!” every now and then gives me a chance to get a few things done around the house.I was able to snag this Echo in Used – Like New condition for more than half off the regular price, and I jumped on it as soon as I saw it. I’m so glad I did! I also purchased the wireless battery base, and now my son carries Alexa around the house like a little friend, making sure it’s included in all of his adventures! Even after buying the battery base, I still spent about what I would have paid for a brand-new Echo Dot, so I feel like I got an incredible deal.The condition truly lived up to the “Like New” description. It arrived in excellent shape with no signs of wear at all. While it didn’t come in the original retail box, it was packaged securely in an Amazon box and worked perfectly right out of the package.My only minor complaint, and this is just me being picky, is that the power cord is white even though I ordered the black Echo. Since we’re using the wireless battery base, it doesn’t affect us right now, but it might bother me a little if I ever decide to plug it directly into the wall. Even so, for the price I paid, it’s a very small issue.I’m a frequent shopper of Amazon’s Used – Like New products because I’ve consistently had great experiences, and this purchase was no exception. If you’re considering buying one in Like New condition, I definitely recommend it!