Check your car and smartphone compatibility

How does Echo Auto work?
Echo Auto connects to Alexa through your phone's Alexa
app and plays through your car's speakers via auxiliary input
or your smartphone's Bluetooth connection. Each time you
start your car make sure your phone's volume is up and set
your car stereo to the correct input. Then say “Alexa” —wait
for the chime—and ask.
Customers need a 1. compatible phone, 2. compatible
car, and 3. compatible vent mount.
*As of November 2019 and subject to change.
1. Will Echo Auto connect to my phone?
Echo Auto connects to Alexa through the Alexa app on your phone and uses your existing smartphone data plan
for connectivity and other feature. Carrier charges may apply.
The following phones are not compatible with Echo Auto.
• Alcatel Jitterbug Smart 2 • HTC Desire 610 • iPhone 5
• Alcatel One Touch • HTC M8 • iPhone 5
• Alcatel Pixi 4 • HTC M9 • iPhone 5C
• Alcatel 1X with Android Oreo (Go Edition) • Huawei Honor 4C • Kyocera DuraForce PRO (E6820)
• BLU Tank Extreme & Extreme Pro 4.0 • Huawei Mate SE • LeEco LePro 3
• BLU R2 • iPhone • Le Pro3
• Google Nexus 4 • iPhone 3G • LG Tribute HD
• Google Nexus 6 • iPhone 3GS • Samsung Galaxy J2
• Honor 4C • iPhone 4 • Samsung Galaxy J3
• Honor 7X • iPhone 4S • ZTE Blade A510
Please note OnePlus phones have battery saving customizations that kill apps to conserve power. OnePlus users
should try the following steps on your phone to prevent the Alexa app from being killed.
1. Check if battery optimization is turned o for Alexa app
a. Go to phone settings > Battery > Battery Optimization > Amazon Alexa > Don't optimize > done.
2. Try pinning the Alexa App in memory
a. Go to ‘multitasking’ and then tap on the lock icon for the Alexa app