Undoubtedly, Amazon has been one of the most revolutionary platforms since its launch, and the best thing about her is that has not lost fame in any way. Thanks to its services fully recommended by users, who have ever used this tool for various functions.
Not only your sales services are enough, but has created a smart speaker called the Echo Dot, because of its size it fits anywhere we want to take it. Offers streaming services, how to listen to music through Spotify playlist, also play songs from Amazon Music, providing a truly intense and good quality sound.
It is for this reason that to have a better functioning we must update Echo Dot firmware. In this post we show you how to do it in the simplest possible way. keep reading and know all the steps you must follow
How can I get the Alexa app?
It is extremely simple, we just have to enter our app store for mobile, either from Android or iPhone. We search for ‘Amazon Alexa’, and it will appear immediately, select 'Install’ and ready!
How can I know the version that I have installed?
- Enter the Alexa app via your smartphone.
- In the top left-hand corner, will click on the three-line icon. This will display the Alexa main menu.
- In the settings, select the Echo Dot device want to verify.
- From this point, You will find the firmware version of the Echo Dot at the bottom of the menu. This will be a number of 9 digits as well as those we mentioned previously.
This way you will know whether the Echo Dot has its firmware updated or not. If the digits absolutely match the latest version, no need to update. Opposite case, you will need to update the software automatically or manually.
What is the latest version of Alexa?
To find the latest version of Alexa for your Echo Dot first you must know what generation you have. That way you can check with the version that your device has to know if it needs an update or not.
For a 3rd generation Echo Dot, the most recent version of Alexa that you use is “5268812164” while for a fourth generation the version is «5268815492‘. On the other hand, if your Echo Dot has a clock, its latest version would be the same as the fourth generation.
Knowing the most recent versions of Alexa you can compare it to the current version of your Echo Dot to know if you need to update your firmware or not.
How long does Alexa take to update?
As usual, placing the Echo Dot in silent mode will make it take at least 30 minutes for which it will search for updates and install them automatically. This is done by pressing the button that has the symbol of a microphone with a line at the top.
If no updates are available, after 30 minutes can reuse the Echo Dot with Alexa without a problem.
What is Amazon Echo Dot for?
As we already mentioned before, Alexa is Echo Dot's assistant, and is controlled simply by voice, very equivalent to other assistants that also exist such as Google Assistant or Siri. These tools generate greater comfort and to use the Echo Dot we just have to say 'Alexa', will immediately activate. Later we must say aloud a 'command’ or what we want him to look for or do.
One of the most frequent questions in users is what can I ask Alexa ?, and is that not only we can listen to music, we can also ask you to inform us about what we want. You can tell us the time, or the latest news information, we can set alarms and also use the stopwatch.
We can also control our house with Alexa, digitally. As an example, control the temperature, how to set the thermostat, it is also compatible with devices that are Wi-Fi enabled, including lights and plugs, and many other functions you can do with Alexa.
In the same way, we can closely follow the latest news from our favorite sports, like live game narrations, or know via Alexa when the next game will be. All this and much more what can we do with this virtual assistant. The technological advancement that society has obtained today is incredible, undoubtedly these teams have made a total improvement in our lives, so we can also make and receive calls.
How can I update the firmware or software of the Echo Dot to the latest version?
This is one of the main features Echo Dot users employ to get the best performance. Of course it is necessary to do it, originally updates automatically as long as the computer is connected to Wi-Fi. Despite this, sometimes it is necessary to do it manually, but undoubtedly doing it is extremely simple, therefore pay attention to the next steps to follow.
First, what we have to do is open the application ‘Alexa’ on our mobile device, let's go to 'Settings'. Next we select 'Echo Dot', thereafter, we go to the option that indicates ‘In relation to’, and then click on 'Check software version'.
Once this is done, there are two alternatives to update the firmware. In one of them we must check the Echo Dot software from the Alexa application. Later, we turn it off and let it rest for about a minute, then we turn it on and don't use it for half an hour or more. When time is up, we should note that the color ring ‘blue’ turns green’ and consequently rotates, this indicates that it is updating.
After we let the update complete, and then it will restart again, then we do the ‘Startup Configuration’ enter ‘Alexa’ and the 'Echo Dot', and ready, it will be Updated with the latest firmware.
How to manually check for and install firmware updates for Echo Dot?
How to manually check for and install firmware updates for Echo Dot?To manually check for and install firmware updates for the Echo Dot, we will begin ‘Mute Alexa’, as we previously mentioned, so that the 'ring’ turns ‘red’. The important thing is always that you have an internet connection, and automatically 'Alexa’ it will tell you that it needs an update. We let it do it and then we restart it so that it works normally and in its latest version.
