# Amazon Echo DOES Voice Notifications! **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices & Integrations\ **Created:** [December 31, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-echo-does-voice-notifications/34008 "2015-12-31T04:20:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 76
**Author:** ![bamarayne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bamarayne/32/18206_2.png) [@bamarayne](https://community.smartthings.com/u/bamarayne)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-echo-does-voice-notifications/34008/76 "2016-12-21T08:06:01Z")
> [@nirrrr](#): > > ok so can someone summarize. if i connect my echo to a bluetooth speaker will i be able to make it send me voice notification reminders now? can someone elaborate. No… you can not. You have to have a speaker connected to the ST environment or one using the LanDroid software. If you have a wifi speaker connected to ST you can push announcements to it. If you have an android device using LanDroid you can connect to the Echo and the announcements will come out of the Echo… but via the android device. check out this app… new version coming in a few days… > [@\[DEPRECATED\] EchoSistant Version 2.0 - Use Alexa as free-form text](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-echosistant-version-2-0-use-alexa-as-free-form-text/64342): > > Announcing version 2.0.0 of Echosistant Lambda code updated to 3.0 Find detailed information here, as well as the install source files: [http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=EchoSistant](http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=EchoSistant) Authors: @bamarayne@SBDOBRESCU PLEASE NOTE: This version is a complete overhaul of EchoSistant. It will require you to uninstall your previous install and start over. We apologize for this inconvenience. You DO NOT need to rebuild your Lambda function or your AWS Skills. You will need to perform the following: Uninstall EchoSistant Version 1.2 Install EchoSistant Version 2.0 Rebuild Profiles. Update Lambda file to Version 3.0 Update AWS Skill Intent and Utterance files This smart app is achieving maturity and updates will slow down in frequency. We are always open to innovative ide… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-echo-does-voice-notifications/34008)._