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In our tests, a group of two speakers was called Downstairs and by saying Alexa play Michael Buble Downstairs we were easily able to get music pumping out of both speakers simultaneously. It takes just over a minute to create the group and then you're free to ask Alexa to play specific artists, songs or stations on the individual speaker names or the name of the group. Just tick the check box next to the ones you want to include in the group, give it a name and press Create Group. From here you can see all of the Echo and Echo dots in your house. Then choose Groups and tap Multi-room music.

Just open the app and select the Smart Home section. We tried out the multi-room feature with an Amazon Echo and Echo dot and found it simple to set-up.

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Amazon is already working with Sonos, Bose and Samsung. This means if you have an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot you can connect them to other compatible speakers to create a multi-room audio system. Amazon said this service would be extended to Spotify in the near future.įurthermore, Amazon has released new tools that will allow other speaker manufacturers to make their devices compatible with Alexa multi-room. Amazon has recently introduced the new feature that lets you play music from its own streaming service Amazon Music or internet-radio station service TuneIn, through all of the Echo and Echo Dots in your home (providing they're in a group created in the Alexa app).