As Apple Music continues to grow in popularity, the ability to use it with your different devices becomes equally as important. One such use case is the ability to listen to your Apple Music favorites through Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers. Amazon has cultivated an excellent smart home ecosystem of products, all powered by Alexa and compatible with both iOS and Android. From the Fire TV Stick to the Amazon Echo Show, and everything in between, Amazon is doing everything it can to fill all of your needs when it comes to creating the perfect smart home experience. Much of this can be attributed to the plethora of Alexa Skills, which enables much of the functionality that we want to have, in order to get Alexa working with different devices.
Apple Music has transformed from a niche project to one of the biggest and most popular music streaming services available today. Apple continues to update its service with new features, as evidenced by the addition of Lossless and Spatial Audio. But did you know that you can use Apple Music with Amazon Alexa devices? This means that you’ll be able to listen to your favorite songs and playlists from Apple Music on any of your Alexa-powered smart speakers. The setup process is fairly simple, but it does require the use of an Alexa Skill in order to get things working.
Here’s how to use Apple Music with Amazon Alexa:
Open the Amazon Alexa app on your iPhone.
In the bottom right corner, tap More.
Tap Skills & Games.
In the top right corner, tap the Magnifying Glass (Search).
Enter Apple Music in the search box.
Tap Apple Music from the list of results.
Tap the Enable To Use button.
Tap Settings.
Select Link Account.
Sign in with your Apple ID.
Now that the Alexa Skill has been downloaded to your iPhone, and Apple Music has been linked to your Amazon account, there is only one more series of steps that you need to take. The following steps allow you to use Apple Music as the default streaming music service when connecting to your Alexa speakers.
Open the Amazon Alexa app on your iPhone.
In the bottom right corner, tap More.
Tap Settings near the bottom of the page.
Scroll down and select Music & Podcasts.
Tap Default Services at the top of the page.
Under Music, tap to select Apple Music.
Once everything has been enabled and you have selected Apple Music as the default for music streaming, there’s nothing left to set up. Now, you’ll be able to send requests such as “Hey Alexa, play John Mayer on Apple Music”, or “Hey Alexa, play Summer Hits on Apple Music”. And the music will instantly begin playing on your Alexa-enabled speakers.
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Andrew is a freelance writer based on the East Coast of the US.
He has written for a variety of sites over the years, including iMore, Android Central, Phandroid, and a few others. Now, he spends his days working for an HVAC company, while moonlighting as a freelance writer at night.
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