OLD ECHO Smart Control

CURT Group

About this app

NOTE: THIS APP HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE LIPPERT ONECONTROL AUTO APP. PLEASE INSTALL THE NEW APP INSTEAD FOR FULL ECHO FUNCTIONALITY.

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The CURT Echo™ (#51180) is a Bluetooth-enabled, mobile brake control that allows you to control and monitor the activity of your trailer brakes using your smartphone and this downloadable app. The device simply plugs in between the vehicle-trailer 7-way wiring connection and uses Bluetooth to sync with your phone.

Download the Smart Control app to set up your smartphone as the trailer brake control interface for the CURT Echo™. With it you can adjust maximum braking power and sensitivity while towing. It also shows diagnostic information like overload conditions and trailer-disconnect errors. For added control and safety while towing, the Smart Control app provides a button to manually override braking and activate the trailer brakes whenever necessary.

With the compact design and plug-and-play installation of the CURT Echo™, it is a highly portable brake control. It is designed to be easily transferred from one vehicle-trailer combination to another. As such, the app allows you to store up to five user profiles, each with its own personalized settings.

The Smart Control app does not need to be open for the CURT Echo™ mobile brake control to function normally. The app can be closed, and the Echo™ will use the previously selected profile settings to determine maximum braking and brake aggressiveness.

Ratings and reviews

Just installed today. Too soon to tell yet on all the features. Still learning it. But so far so good. One thing that I did notice, that this app should have, is a way to exit the app through the on screen dashboard. For now, I been having to go into my app settings and do a force stop. Also, the actual controller itself, when installed, tends to bounce around a little. The rubber strap that comes with it is slightly flimsy and wants to slide off. I might go get a velcro strap instead.

Entirely too many warnings and pop ups. If I'm trying to quickly adjust the gain on my trailer I don't need to click through three different warnings and then wait for the app to reconnect. Half the time when I open the app after a period of idle time, it has to reconnect, exactly what you don't want in an emergency situation. Imagine needing the full brake button and the app isn't connected. This used to be a good system a couple years ago but recent app updates have made it almost useless

Echo unit was a toss-in with my used camper purchase. Had trouble pairing until I enabled location, then has worked flawlessly except for one brief pairing fail requiring a phone reboot. Care must be taken to initialize the device for each use with the trailer hitched and on level ground to level-calibrate correctly! This "portable" controller will come in very handy if I let friends or family borrow the camper. Recommended, though your phone may vary from my experience.

What's new

- Introduction to OneControl Auto