What Hearing Accessibility Options are Available for Echo Devices?

Adjust your Echo device to help with hearing disabilities.

Echo Device Speaker

• Pair your Echo device with supported Bluetooth speakers (sold separately).
• Ask Alexa to speak slower or faster.
• Adjust volume for timers, alarms, and media playback on compatible Alexa devices.
• Use the Alexa app to control music playback for your device (not available for all products).

Echo Devices with a Screen

• Closed Caption for supported videos and movie trailers.
• Alexa Captioning displays real-time text captions from Alexa.
• Call Captioning shows captions for Alexa calls in real time.
• Real Time Text (RTT) creates a live chat feed during an Alexa call or Drop In on Echo Show.
• Calling and Messaging Without Speech shows contacts and transcripts of messages with a touch screen feature.

Related Help Topics

• Turn On Hearing Accessibility Settings on Echo Devices with a Screen
• Alexa Accessibility – Learn about Hearing features