Set Spotify As Default Apps

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Use voice commands to control music and podcasts with Amazon Alexa!

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HomePod update will let you set a default service for your music needs An upcoming change means you'd be able to automatically play Spotify or Pandora with a voice command on your Apple smart. Here’s what you need to do to open Spotify by default for all your Assistant requests. Open your Google Application and click on the more tab. Click on the settings tab to open the settings menu.

Download the Alexa app, open it, and link your Spotify account with these steps:

  1. Tap the menu in the top-left.
  2. Tap Settings, then Music & Podcasts.
  3. Select Spotify, then Link account to Alexa.
  4. Enter your Spotify account details.

Set Spotify as your default service for music and podcasts so you don’t need to specify “on Spotify” at the end of your voice commands to play music:

  1. Tap the menu in the top-left.
  2. Tap Settings, then Music & Podcasts.
  3. Tap Choose default music services.
    Note: To set Spotify as your default podcast service, tap Choose default podcast service.
  4. Select Spotify and tap DONE.

Note: You still need to say “on Spotify” at the end of commands to play podcasts.

Set Spotify As Default Apps

Now just ask Alexa to play something! E.g. 'Alexa, play Discover Weekly'. Check out the Amazon help site for supported languages.

Supported devices

Default

Amazon Echo, Amazon Echo Dot, Amazon Echo Spot, Amazon Echo Show, Amazon Tap, Amazon Fire TV Cube, and all Sonos players.

Need help?

For help setting up and troubleshooting, go to the Amazon help site.

Set Spotify As Default Apps Free

Check out other articles on our support site for help with your Spotify account and payments, listening offline, or if you can’t play music.