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Echo Buttons (2 buttons per pack) - A fun companion for your Echo

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  • Echo Buttons are an interactive way to play games and control smart home routines through your compatible Echo device.
  • Choose from a catalog of 100+ compatible Alexa skills.
  • Activate an Alexa smart home routine with the press of a button.
  • Customize your own trivia game skill with Alexa Skill Blueprints.
  • Easy setup with an Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show, Echo Plus, or Echo Spot. Just ask, "Alexa, setup my Echo Buttons".
  • Connect up to 4 buttons with compatible Echo devices using bluetooth
  • Each Echo Button requires 2 AAA batteries. Includes 4 AAA batteries.

We want you to know:

Echo Buttons must be paired to, and within 30 feet of, a compatible Echo device. Echo Buttons are compatible with Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Plus, Echo Show, Echo Spot, and Echo Input. Learn More about setup.

The Echo Buttons are NOT currently compatible with FireTV Cube, FireTV, Fire Tablets, Echo Dot Kids Edition, or Amazon Tap.

What are Echo Buttons?
Echo Buttons Game Skills
Echo Button skills, Escape the Gloomer
Echo Button skills, Trivial Pursuit Tap, Fourth Down Football Trivia, Hanagram
Echo Button skills, Time Travel Cadets, Simon Tap, Dont Cut That Wire
Echo Button skills, Mystery of Thorium Manner, 5 Minute Epic, Alien Decoder
Smart home control with Echo Buttons

Create your personal Echo Buttons skill in minutes

Grab your Echo Buttons, Customize your questions, Challenge Friends and Family

You can customize the questions for your own trivia game. Simply add fun questions about your family, friends or favorite topics. Personalize your Game Show for Echo Buttons now.

Echo Buttons work with these Echo devices

Echo Connect works with Echo (1st Generation), Echo Plus (1st Generation), Echo Plus (2nd Generation), Echo (2nd. Generation),  Echo Dot (1st Generation), Echo Dot (2nd Generation), Echo Dot (3rd Generation), Echo Spot, Echo Show  (1st Generation), Echo Show (2nd Generation)

Technical Details

Echo Button

Echo Button

Size and Weight

2.95” x 2.95” x 1.42” (75 mm x 75 mm x 36 mm), 1.83 oz. (52 grams). Actual size and weight may vary by manufacturing process.

Bluetooth Connectivity

Complies with Bluetooth Core Specification version 4.2 including Basic Rate (BR) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Works best within 15 feet (4.5 meters) of connected device.

Warranty and Service

90 day limited warranty and service included.

Included in the Box

2 Echo Buttons, 4 AAA Batteries. Contains small parts. May pose a choking hazard to small children.

Help

For any issues with Echo Buttons look for Using Echo Buttons with Alexa. For help with Echo Button routines setup see Using Echo Buttons with Routines.

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Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
4,226 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the fun of the product. They say it's a great addition to Alexa and a fun family game. They also like the quality. However, some customers have reported connectivity issues and difficulty getting things connected and working. They dislike the game selection. Customers have different opinions on performance, ease of setup, buttons, and value.

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321 customers mention307 positive14 negative

Customers find the game fun to play. They say it's a great addition to their Amazon Alexa and a good all-around family game. Some customers also mention that some games are great and some are terrible. Overall, customers say the game provides a number of useful and entertaining options for developers to create.

"...Really simple and fun.* Trivial Pursuit (4/10). I wasn’t a fan of Trivial Pursuit at all...." Read more

"Update 3/4/18:Great fun, better than expected, but some quirks I didn’t expect!PROS:-..." Read more

"...I tried out a couple of the game skills as well and they seem somewhat entertaining...." Read more

"...Again ... price point. The changing lights are execllent. Fun. If I can find any better games I might buy two more buttons." Read more

123 customers mention90 positive33 negative

Customers like the quality of the buttons. They say they are well-made, sturdy, and have held up to some intense use. They also say the concept is great and has a lot of potential. Customers also say that the buttons are a great addition to the echo base unit.

"...Update 2/5/18Product seems to be stabilizing. I have not had a dropped connection since December that required intervention.***..." Read more

"The idea is amazing, but it's all going to come down to the software. How good will the games be?..." Read more

"...The buttons are quite sturdy and once you understand when to press them and to wait for the light blue color before speaking your answer, they work..." Read more

"...was around 60 percent and now it is less than 25%... which makes it obsoltete...." Read more

457 customers mention189 positive268 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the product. Some mention that it works great, while others say that it's not very useful. The buttons sometimes glitch and go a round without working, and the results are not consistent.

"...doesn’t play doom, not dishwasher safe, not 4k, not free, can’t start your car, not a hand warmer, doesn’t work with Google Home..." Read more

"Update 3/4/18:Great fun, better than expected, but some quirks I didn’t expect!PROS:-..." Read more

"...buttons and Alexa routines in general in my opinion are still not nearly as powerful as they could be. The options are just very few...." Read more

"...Other than that though, they are cheap and they work, and certainly fixed my "no neutral wire" wiring dilemma." Read more

209 customers mention142 positive67 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of setup of the product. Some mention that it's very easy to set up, and super easy to pair with their Echo Dot. However, others say that the initial pairing is straightforward, but unpairing and pairing to another Echo is difficult. The buttons are easy to connect to their Echo, and the buttons can be set up one at a time. However some customers find the setup too difficult, and say that there's not yet foolproof setup.

"...What I love about this game is it’s SIMPLE, and QUICK. Simple is good for when you’re playing with kids or elderly people, quick is good so it does..." Read more

"...PROS:- Great for game nights, sleep overs, etc- no setup, no cleanup (after initial setup)-..." Read more

"...There's very little that you can configure or customize about the buttons and Alexa routines in general in my opinion are still not nearly as..." Read more

"This was super easy to pair with my echo dot that had been previously set up. I only had to press one button and bam, they were activated...." Read more

195 customers mention88 positive107 negative

Customers are mixed about the buttons. Some mention that they are amazing, work well, and look nice when lit up. However, others say that they have limited functionality, take a couple of tries, and are not compatible.

"...A fish CANNOT press the button, even though Amazon clearly advertises this in their commercial (and mine died during my tests)...." Read more

"...So far we’ve played Trivial Pursuit Tap and the buttons worked exactly as they were designed...." Read more

"...It’s not perfect and Alexa will occasionally misinterpret an answer (just like when I ask her to ‘turn the heat up’)...." Read more

"...appear to be for two or more players, but I still had great fun playing using two buttons!..." Read more

94 customers mention43 positive51 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the product. Some mention it's worth the purchase price, and an inexpensive set of gadgets that add a new dimension to their home. However, others say that it'd be a big waste of money.

"...Will definitely revisit the game list. The buttons are light and kind of cheap, which surprised me, considering the build quality of the echos...." Read more

"...they light up blue red yellow and green, this game makes the buttons worth the price I paid...." Read more

"...over $40 for the set of four buttons, I feel this was definitely not worth my money." Read more

"...Bottom line these buttons are cheaper than any board game you can purchase. They will add tons of fun when guest come over for trivia night...." Read more

138 customers mention27 positive111 negative

Customers have issues with the connectivity of the Echo Dot. They mention that they don't want to connect, have minor connectivity issues, and that pairing failure is likely to occur. They also mention that unpairing and pairing to another Echo is difficult.

"...Will not sync with my Microsoft Zune, doesn’t come with ceiling mount, doesn’t work as a Hockey Puck (tried, broke), CANNOT play underwater, doesn’t..." Read more

"...is disconnected (manual or dropped Bluetooth), it often fails to disconnect from both places (‘Bluetooth’ or ‘Echo Buttons’)...." Read more

"...And if you wait until the directions finish, a pairing failure is likely to occur...." Read more

"...The pairing procedure worked well though and my Echo Show had no problems detecting the buttons and activating them for use in the game." Read more

123 customers mention19 positive104 negative

Customers are disappointed with the game selection of the device. They say that the games are extremely limited, and buggy. They also say that there are not enough amazing things to do with them yet, and that they can only use 4 per game.

"...The options are just very few...." Read more

"...Main drawback is the limited games to play right now. Looking forward and hoping to play with Jeopardy in the future...." Read more

"...Oh, the only detractor? You can only use 4 per game. Truthfully, if I could figure a way to do only a half star off, I would...." Read more

"...You can only play a routine... and a routine can only turn on OR turn off a smart device...." Read more

Push the button Max!
5 Stars
Push the button Max!
When the Echo Buttons first came out, I never thought I'd end up using them... until it became apparent to me, that my wife simply did not like talking to Alexa. Oh sure, she'd ask her for simple stuff... like playing music or finding out things from Wikipedia. But somehow, verbally asking Alexa to turn things on & off, just didn't resonate with her. So, I purchased the buttons, so that I could setup routines for exiting & entering our residence.The 2 AAA batteries for each button come pre-installed. You only need to pull out the paper tab, before using them for the first time. Pressing a button causes the it to briefly flash blue; as button press acknowledgement. Holding down the button for about 10 seconds, after the initial blue flash, causes the button to turn orange; as it enters Bluetooth pairing mode.Like an Echo remote, each Echo Button can only be paired to 1 Echo device at a time. The easiest way to pair a button is to say "Alexa, setup my Echo Button" to the Echo device you want to pair the button with. To ensure pairing success, do not put the button into pairing mode, until Alexa gets to the part of the directions telling you to. And if you wait until the directions finish, a pairing failure is likely to occur. You can also manually pair the buttons, using the Alexa app.Once a button is paired; you might notice something "strange" in the Bluetooth section of your Echo device's settings. Specifically, if you used the Alexa voice command to pair a button; it will show up in the list of paired devices ONLY if it is attached to an Alexa Routine, or if you manually paired it using the Alexa app. Otherwise it will not be listed, but will show up in the total number of paired devices count.In my particular use for the buttons, I used Velcro to attach the buttons to the wall; near our front door, and used a P-touch label maker to label them as "Away" and "Home" (see pictures). I then created Alexa Routines to perform the necessary ingress & egress actions required.When each button is pressed, they briefly flash blue to acknowledge the local button press. And once the Alexa Routine starts, they then flash a "long green" to acknowledge the routine is starting. Overall, the ability to use the buttons to initiate the start of a routine is probably going to be the killer application for the Echo Buttons.
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