Control Echo Devices with Tap Gestures

Control your Echo Device with tap gestures.

Firmly tap the top of your device to use Tap Gestures. Tap Gestures are on by default. To turn Tap Gestures off, open the Alexa app and navigate to Devices > Echo & Alexa > select your device > Settings > General > Tap Gestures.

Tip: To fix issues with Tap Gestures not working on your Echo device, confirm that the Mute button is off, and try to tap with more force on the device. Tap Gestures work best when you use the midsection of your fingers, and not your fingertips.


To Do This:	Touch Your Echo Device Like This:
Pause/resume media	Tap once on the top of the device while media is playing to pause, or within 15 minutes of pausing to resume playback. After 15 minutes, resume is no longer possible and playback must be reinitiated.
Snooze alarms	Tap once on the top of the device while an alarm is sounding. Snooze alarms also work with: Echo Dot with clock (3^rd Generation) Echo Dot with clock (4^th Generation) Echo Dot (4^th Generation) Echo Pop Echo Show 5 Echo Show 5 (2^nd Generation)
End calls	Tap once on the top of the device while in a call.
End Drop-ins	Tap once on the top of the device while in a Drop In.
Dismiss Timers	Tap once on the top of the device while a timer is ringing.

Note: Tap gestures are only available on Echo Dot 5 ^th Generation devices (except snooze alarms).