Amazon has confirmed it has discontinued support for Alexa voice commands that control audio playback through the auxiliary input on certain Echo speaker models. The affected devices include Echo Plus (2nd generation), Echo (3rd generation), Echo (4th generation), and Echo Studio (1st generation).
According to an Amazon spokesperson, the company recently notified customers using this functionality that voice-controlled aux input playback would no longer be supported. The statement did not provide reasoning for the removal of the feature. Users who relied on voice commands to play or pause content from the aux connection will need to find alternative control methods.
While Alexa voice commands for aux playback are no longer available, the physical 3.5mm jack itself continues to function on compatible devices. Users can still manage audio input through the Alexa mobile application or by pairing Bluetooth speakers to their Echo devices. The change does not affect audio output capabilities, such as connecting external speakers to Echo products.
The move comes as Amazon has not released an Echo device with a 3.5mm aux port in recent years, making the feature increasingly less relevant to the current user base. This latest functionality removal follows a previous instance in which Amazon discontinued an Echo feature that had allowed users to opt out of sending voice recordings to cloud servers.
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