Alexa is an intelligent device that can help you make sense of your life. But it’s not always easy to use without WiFi. This guide will tell you how to connect Alexa with Bluetooth and when Wi-Fi is a must, so even if there isn’t an internet connection in the house, your Amazon Echo or Dot can still offer assistance with queries about the weather, upcoming appointments, news updates on any topic imaginable!
Sometimes we don’t have access to WiFi, or we are in an area with poor internet service. We can still use our Amazon Echo to ask Alexa questions over Bluetooth – but there is a bit of preparation needed first!
This article will guide you through the steps on how to connect your Amazon Alexa device for Bluetooth and when WiFi must be used as well as some best practices for using it without Wi-Fi.
Can you use Amazon Alexa without wifi?
If you don’t have Wi-Fi in your house or are going on vacation, you can still use Alexa as a Bluetooth device with little effort. You can use Alexa without WiFi in two ways: by using a mobile hotspot or by connecting Alexa over Bluetooth. You can use your Amazon device as a Bluetooth or external speaker with the help of Alexa.
A Bluetooth speaker is a device that can be connected to your phone or tablet and play music wirelessly. You can connect to it using the Alexa app, which also allows you to remotely access your devices such as smart home devices when they are not nearby.
You can create a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot with your phone, which will allow you to connect to other devices like an Amazon Echo Dot.
You can use Amazon Alexa without wifi by pairing the device with your phone and then connecting it to Bluetooth devices. One of the advantages of doing this is that you don’t need an internet connection for voice data, which makes it easy to set up when you’re travelling or at work.
After completion of pairing, there is no longer a need for WiFi because audio data signal will be sent through Bluetooth and not over Wi-Fi
Amazon Echo is an intelligent personal assistant and smart speaker that was created by Amazon. It provides services, such as responding to voice queries and playing music through the device’s built-in speakers when in range of a home Wi-Fi network or mobile hotspot
I have outlined how you can connect your Alexa without WiFi for those times where connectivity is unavailable and how it can be used for some of the things that a Wi-Fi enabled device has to offer. If you are out of reach from a wireless connection, it has never been easier to use your registered Echos!
How to use Alexa without WiFi
There are basically two ways to use your Alexa device without a WiFI connection, which is through your phone’s hotspot or Bluetooth. here’s is a step by step way to do that.
Using Mobile Hotspot
To use Alexa without Wifi, enable your phone’s WiFi hotspot. Then, connect your device and start browsing on it while you are in a public place where there is free internet access. After connecting through your phone’s hotspot, you’ll need to set up your echo Alexa device.
- Connect your Alexa Echo device to a power source now.
- Install and launch the Alexa app on your device.
- If you haven’t already, sign in with your Amazon account.
- Select More > Add Device.
- Choose Amazon Echo and your model—Echo, Echo Dot, Dot Plus, and so forth.
- Follow the instructions to proceed once Alexa enters setup mode and begins flashing orange light.
- When asked, allow access to location services.
- Then, to connect, choose your phone’s WiFi hotspot and input the password.
- Without WiFi or Internet, use the Alexa Echo device as a Bluetooth speaker.
- Without WiFi or Internet, use the Alexa Echo device as a Bluetooth speaker.
After you’ve set up the device, ask Alexa if it’s up and running.
Using Bluetooth
To connect to Alexa using your phone’s Bluetooth:
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone or Android device.
- Go to Bluetooth and enable it.
- Say “Alexa, pair” or “Alexa, connect to Bluetooth” now.
- Click Pair New Device on your phone. Allow it to search for available devices.
- In the list of available devices, look for the Echo device.
- Connect your Echo device to your phone by tapping it.
- To indicate that it is linked to your phone, Alexa will say “Playing from phone’s name>.”
Now that Alexa has been properly associated with your phone’s Bluetooth, you may turn off the WiFi hotspot on your phone. The Echo gadget will remain connected to your phone in order to play music over Bluetooth. When you’re finished, unplug it from your phone’s Bluetooth settings.
Even if it isn’t linked to WiFi, the Echo device will connect to your phone every time you turn it on. If it doesn’t, open your phone’s Bluetooth settings and choose your Echo from the list of associated devices.
Alexa functions which will work without WiFi
Without Wi-Fi, the Echo Dot is little more than a Bluetooth speaker. You will be able to listen to music on your phone over Bluetooth, but most functionality will be inoperable without Wi-Fi. Amazon Alexa is likewise inoperable without an internet connection.
Alexa’s functionality will be limited when not connected to Wi-Fi but it remains an excellent tool that allows users with internet connections to access all of its functions seamlessly.
These features are helpful for people who want to use Alexa devices but don’t have internet service or their home Internet is not working properly, such as when the power goes out.
The following are some of the features that you can enjoy with this function:
- Setting alarms, reminders and using Echo Connect (via Bluetooth)
- Using Alexa device as a Bluetooth speaker
- Streaming music from Amazon Music, Pandora, Apple Music and Spotify.
- And more!
Conclusion
The majority of the functionality on the Echo Dot will not function without Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi is required to connect to Amazon servers to send and receive data. You may, however, utilize Bluetooth with the device to use it as a conventional speaker. You may also connect a mobile hotspot if you have one set up to have access to some of the smart capabilities of the Echo Dot.
