MG EV Echo Dot installation

[Dr Dave]

The Echo Dot fits perfectly in the MGEV cupholder to add Alexa app applications. I can now use voice commands to open my gates, turn on driveway lights, house lights. Turn on and set house heating receive notifications from Amazon etc,etc.

 

[Sinkinsd]

That's awesome. How did you connect it to the internet? We haven't got our MG ZS Ev yet. It's on order.

 

[Dr Dave]

Here are the instructions to set up and connect to phone as internet connection.

How to get Amazon Alexa in your car: Echo Auto or... Echo Dot (seriously)

Voice assistants in the car are now big business, and we're seeing companies try to get Amazon's assistant into your vehicle in a handful of different ways....

www.the-ambient.com

 

[Sinkinsd]

Thank you

 

[Andrew]

That's thinking outside the box

 

[Dr Dave]

There is now Echo Auto available in the UK however you can pick up a 2nd generation dot for about £18 as opposed to £50 for echo auto. I could not find anywhere to neatly fit the echo auto whereas the dot looks as if it was factory installed.

 

[Chrispydoc]

Much too tecky for me.......I'd mess it up!

 

[Kithmo]

ISTR seeing a dash cam with Alexa built in somewhere on the web.

 

[SCB86]

You can ask Google to do the same thing through the voice control when connected to Android Auto.

 

[AussiePete]

I don't get this. If you have an iPhone/Android phone you can connect it to Carplay/Android Auto - the they work with Siri/Google assistant. So you should be able to do this just with your phone and not need an Alexa device.

 

[Srp111]

Yep I was thinking the same ?

 

[Dr Dave]

I don't get this. If you have an iPhone/Android phone you can connect it to Carplay/Android Auto - the they work with Siri/Google assistant. So you should be able to do this just with your phone and not need an Alexa device.

If you want to control lighting/heating etc in your home which has an echo dot/Alexa system then you do need an Alexa device in your MG in order to operate devices purely by voice commands.

 

[Srp111]

Nope just use the alexa app

 

[Dr Dave]

Nope just use the alexa app

How do you use the Alexa app while driving your car without touching your phone. Using your phone by touching while driving is an offence as I understand it. I can for example respond to Alexa notifications while driving car purely using voice commands

 

[Srp111]

Connect to android auto then use voice commands

 

[Dr Dave]

Just that I can understand, how do I control and access my Alexa systems through android auto voice commands?

 

[AussiePete]

I’m pretty sure it’s like the Google Assistant. Once my android phone is connected to Android Auto I can press the talk button on the steering wheel and ask the google assistant to do things. If I have google home I could say “hey Google, turn on my heating”

I’ve seen web articles saying you can do the same with Siri on your iphone and have Siri talk to Alexa - here’s an example Alexa iPhone app can operate hands-free – with help from Siri - 9to5Mac

 

[notdodgy]

If you want to control lighting/heating etc in your home which has an echo dot/Alexa system then you do need an Alexa device in your MG in order to operate devices purely by voice commands.

Google Home also integrates with home automation and responds to voice commands.
I use it to turn lights on from in the car.
Samsung phones also have the Samsung smart home app but not tried it.

 

[Dr Dave]

I’m pretty sure it’s like the Google Assistant. Once my android phone is connected to Android Auto I can press the talk button on the steering wheel and ask the google assistant to do things. If I have google home I could say “hey Google, turn on my heating”

I’ve seen web articles saying you can do the same with Siri on your iphone and have Siri talk to Alexa - here’s an example Alexa iPhone app can operate hands-free – with help from Siri - 9to5Mac

Sounds complicated, my solution is better, imho.

 

[AussiePete]

Sounds complicated, my solution is better, imho.

Ok Dr Dave, your call. However most of the steps are needed to get Android Auto working so you can make voice calls anyway.