Echo Plus is a hands free speaker you control with your voice with a built in smart home hub. It connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music ask questions make calls provide information news sports scores weather and more—instantly. All you have to do is ask.

Echo Plus has 360° room filling sound and can hear you from across the room from any direction. It is always getting smarter as Alexa continues to add additional features. With a built in smart home hub and simple setup for compatible connected devices starting your smart home or integrating into your existing system is now easier than ever.

Echo Plus has a built in hub that seamlessly connects and controls compatible smart devices such as light bulbs door locks switches and plugs. Setting up new smart home devices with Alexa is easy. Just say “Alexa discover my devices” and Echo Plus will discover and set up compatible smart home devices.

Switch on the lamp before getting out of bed or turn on the coffee maker without lifting a finger. Control multiple devices at scheduled times or with a single voice command like locking the doors and turning off the lights when you go to bed. Simple setup works with a variety of Zigbee lights locks and plugs from leading brands such as Philips Hue GE Kwikset and more.

Like other Echo devices Echo Plus can connect to other Wi Fi and Bluetooth smart home devices with the Alexa app. Control lights outlets TVs thermostats and more from WeMo TP Link Sony Insteon ecobee and others.

Voice control your music

With a 2.5” downward firing woofer and .8” tweeter Echo Plus has crisp highs deep bass and 360° audio to fill your room with music. Play from Amazon Music Spotify Pandora iHeartRadio TuneIn and more. You can also listen to Audible podcasts radio stations news briefs and more.

Want to play music on an Echo in another room? Now with multi room music you can tell Alexa to play across your compatible Echo devices. Tell Alexa to play jazz in the office soundtracks in the family room or play the same song across your whole house.

With Echo Plus you can talk to almost anyone hands free—no tapping or searching required. Use the Drop In feature when you want to connect instantly with compatible Echo devices in your home. For example you can ask someone for help with a chore or remind the kids to go to sleep—without having to raise your voice. With Alexa Announcements you can also use Echo Plus to broadcast a quick one way message to all other Echo devices in your home.

Making calls with Alexa is easy. Your contacts will see your number when they receive the call so they know who is calling. Set up your voice profile and teach Alexa to recognize your voice. When you say “Alexa call Mom” Alexa will call your mom even if you have multiple users in your home. Additionally you can send messages via voice or text to anyone with a supported Echo device or the Alexa App.

Far field voice recognition

Tucked under the light ring is an array of seven microphones that use beamforming technology and enhanced noise cancellation. The 2nd generation Echo has improved wake word performance to hear you ask a question from any direction—even in noisy environments or while playing music at loud volumes.

When you want to use Echo simply say the wake word “Alexa ” and Echo lights up and connects to the cloud where the Alexa Voice Service recognizes and responds to your request instantly.

Alexa has skills

Echo Plus uses tens of thousands of skills and counting. Ask about your daily commute control your Sony smart TV play Jeopardy! check your account balance with American Express and more. To enable a new skill just ask Alexa.

New skills are being added all the time. You can also see ratings and reviews to learn what other customers are saying about the thousands of skills available in the Alexa App.

Alexa is always getting smarter — the more you use Echo the more Alexa adapts to your speech patterns vocabulary and personal preferences. And because Echo is always connected updates are delivered automatically.

Just in the last few months we’ve added Alexa calling and messaging multi room music and reminders along with skills from third party developers.