One of the popular home assistants you can see in most households today is Amazon Echo. The Echo line of products from Amazon consists of smart speakers and display hubs. With Alexa support, you can easily control everything around your house, including your lights, music, and devices. Using only smart commands, Alexa, the trusty voice assistant can do the work for you.
Playing music is also a convenient function when using Amazon Echo devices. You do not need to open Amazon Music and look for the title you want to play. All you have to do is ask Alexa to play a particular song or playlist and you’re good to go.
But did you know that you can also set and use other music streaming services aside from the default Amazon Music? Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Studio, Echo Show, and other Amazon home assistant devices have Amazon Music as the default service for music playback. But, you can change it and add any music streaming service providers you want, including some of the top apps on the market today such as Spotify and Pandora.
How to Connect or Set Other Streaming Apps & Change Amazon Music as the Default Music Player on Amazon Echo Devices
To set a different default music player on your Amazon Echo device, you need to access the Amazon Alexa app. It is more convenient than you may expect since other services are available on the app itself. You need to connect or link them first before you can set the service as default provider. No longer will you need to use a Bluetooth connection to stream from your preferred music service app.
Linking Other Music Streaming Services to Amazon Echo Device
- First, launch the Amazon Alexa app on your mobile device. Make sure you use the same Amazon account with your Amazon Echo device.
- Navigate to the Play tab.
- Select Manage your services.
- Tap Link new service.
- Choose your preferred music streaming service.
- Tap Enable to use.
- Now, sign in to your account on the music service.
- Select Close.
- If you want to proceed and set the newly linked service as default, select Visit music settings.
- Tap the Change button and select your preferred service.
Amazon allows you to link services like Apple Music, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Sirius XM, Spotify, Tidal, and TuneIn Radio. Unfortunately, YouTube Music is not available on the Amazon Alexa app.
Set a New Default Music Playback App on Amazon Echo Smart Speaker Hubs & Smart Displays
- On your Amazon Alexa app, go to the Play tab.
- Select Manage your services.
- Tap the Change button to select your preferred service.
How to Set Different Music Services for Each Music Category on Amazon Echo
Amazon Alexa has three categories where you can set different default services. You can change the default service to play your music, podcasts, or artists and genre stations. Follow the process above on how to set different music apps for each category.
What music service platform do you prefer as default option when streaming songs and playlists on your Amazon Echo device? We love to know your reasons! You can tell us more in the comment section below.
