Does the Echo Show 15 Play Music?

Just because the Echo Show 15 doesn’t have a subwoofer attached to it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have the volume to make music or a podcast enjoyable while you are cooking dinner in your kitchen. The only downside is that the small speakers don’t have much midrange or bass response. Making voices or podcasts sound much clearer coming through the tiny speakers.

The Echo Show 15 natively supports these music apps:

It also has the Silk browser, so it’s possible to find other audio sources online, such as YouTube.

You are also not limited to the built-in speakers of the Echo Show 15. As a smart home hub, it is just that, a hub. You can connect your Echo Show 15 to Bluetooth speakers; however it doesn’t have an audio out, so it would have to be connected in other ways.

How to Download Music Apps to the Echo Show 15

What are Alexa Skills?

There are currently over 100,000 different Alexa skills, and the number is ever-growing. The Echo Show 15 comes with many pre-installed Alexa Skills, such as the ability to give the command to check the weather or open a particular YouTube video. These types of commands are Alexa Skills. With these skills, you can install your music apps and control your music.

Controlling your Music with Alexa Skills

The easiest way to set up Alexa Skills is with the Alexa app. The Alexa app is available for both iOS devices and Android devices. 

  • Open the Alexa app on your phoneTap the Menu Icon in the lower right corner of your screenSelect Skills & Games from the listBrowse through the list of Alexa Skills or Search for specific SkillsTap the Alexa Skill you want to add to your Echo Show 15 to see the Skill Description and menuTap the Enable Skill button

Some Alexa Skills require other preinstalled Alexa Skills to work. It all depends on which Skills you try and install. The Skill will usually tell you its requirements, and the Alexa app will usually take you step-by-step through the setup to enable the pre-requisite Skills.

Conclusion

While you might not get the best bass response or music fidelity out of the Echo Show 15, that’s not really what it was designed for. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be a functional music powerhouse. You can connect it to third-party speak