For a long time, to listen to music on Amazon Echo via Alexa, it was necessary to be a premium subscriber to Amazon Music, Spotify, or another music streaming service.
To delight users frustrated with such a restriction, Amazon has revised its methods. From now on, the company allows you to listen to your favorite songs via Alexa, without having to pay, just through ads.
In addition to streaming services, there are other solutions, such as radio stations and podcasts.
Connect a music service to Alexa
Alexa coupling process is a platform music stream your simple. To do this:
- Open the app Alexa and press more
- Click on Settings
- Scroll down and tap Music and podcasts
- Tap on the service you want to use, it varies by country, and follow the onscreen instructions to activate or start the service.
You will then need to enter your username and password, which means you must already have an account, unless you prefer to listen to the radio.
Spotify with Alexa
Subscribe to Spotify Free Plan? Note that you can associate it with your Amazon account through the Alexa app, as described above.
Limitation only, unlike paying customers, you won’t be able to choose your song. You will only need to play the previously created playlists. You can also, if you wish, play the “Discover Weekly” playlist, customized to you according to your musical tastes.
Unfortunately, the ads will stop serving you.
Amazon Music with Alexa
Although it is not widely known, Amazon offers itself a free component of its music service, funded by claims. It gives you access to about 2 million tracks, but as with Spotify, you cannot play specific songs. Alternatively, you can listen to preset playlists and stations.
Other limitations include listening on only one Echo at a time, no HD or Ultra HD quality, and incompatibility with spatial audio.
If you pay for Amazon Music Unlimited, you will enjoy a rich list of 90 million songs.
It’s Amazon Echo’s default music service, so you don’t need to browse the app. Once set up with your Echo, Alexa will have the ability to respond to every request.
Apple Podcasts with Alexa
As we mentioned, there is a free version of the Apple Music. However, the files from Apple Podcasts are available on Amazon Echo through Alexa.
The setup process is similar to any other music service, but once you link your account:
- Click on Virtual Services in the list Music and podcasts
- go to to edit
- Choose Apple Podcast in the list
Note that Amazon Music also includes podcasts, and there are other solutions like TuneIn.
Listen to the radio with Alexa
Most of the radio and web radio stations, which are broadcasting on the Internet, can be listened to.
Feel free to broadcast France Info, France Inter, France Culture, 44 France Bleu, France Musique, Mouv’ and others.
Listen to music on Amazon Echo via Bluetooth
The last option to listen to music for free is to use the Echo as a Bluetooth speaker.
Just say “Alexa, pair” and go to your phone’s Bluetooth settings to find the Echo in the list of available devices.
If for some reason that doesn’t work, go with the Alexa app:
- In Devices, tap Echo and Alexa above
- Select Echo to pair
- under bluetooth connectionsFaucet Connect a device
Then, the Bluetooth connection will be restored automatically when your phone is within range of your Echo.
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