Add Alexa To Spotify Apps

Here, we describe how to connect Amazon Dot to Spotify for your Echo smart speakers. After you complete the Spotify connection, you can listen to your Spotify playlists and collections saved on your Spotify account, on any of your Amazon Dot speakers.

Start listening to Spotify on Alexa now! Yes, you CAN listen to Spotify with Alexa, and yes, it’s super easy. Here’s the complete scoop on how to listen to Spotify on Alexa, from set-up to streaming with simple Alexa Spotify commands, plus pro tips to maximize your Spotify-listening experience with Alexa. Super easy set-up. Set up your Alexa device using the Amazon Alexa App. Go to Settings, then Music & Media and link your Spotify account. Tap Choose default music services and select Spotify. Alexa web users Sign into the Alexa web app. Click Music, Video, & Books. Choose Spotify and click Link your account. I went into the Alexa app / Link Service / Music Setting, and the Spotify link is a dead link. Apple, Pandora, Tidal all work, but Spotify is unreactive. I've turned off all four Alexa devices around my home, restarted my iPhone, updated Spotify on the desktop, but none of these steps have solved the problem. You can link your account with a supported music streaming provider in the Alexa app. Use of music services may be subject to additional terms applicable to the respective service. To link your Apple Music subscription to Alexa, you must use Apple's two-factor authentication process.

How to Connect Amazon Dot to Spotify

You’ll Need the Following First

First, set up an Amazon account at amazon.com . Follow the instructions on that site to do so.
You also must have a premium Spotify account. Set that up at spotify.com . Again, like Amazon, the Spotify site guides you through new account creation.
Finally, download and install the Alexa app on a phone or tablet computer, and log into it with your Amazon account credentials. You’ll then use the Alexa app to associate your Amazon account with your Spotify account. The app is available in the Google Play and Apple App store.
And of course, you need at least one Amazon Dot speaker to play your Spotify stuff on.

How to Connect Spotify Account to your Amazon Account

We’re connecting Spotify to Amazon Dot using our iPad Air tablet as follows.

1. Bring up the Alexa App

Run the Alexa app on your mobile device. First, search out the Alexa app on your mobile device, as shown next.

The app Homescreen then appears, as shown next.

2. Tap the Main Menu (Hamburger) Control

Find the hamburger button in the top left corner of the page, pointed at by the green arrow, as shown in the last picture.

Then, the Alexa main menu appears in the left side of the screen, as shown in the next picture.

3. Tap the Settings Option on the Main Menu

We’ve highlighted this option with the green arrow in the last picture.

The Settingspage then appears, as shown in the next picture.

4. Tap the Music Item on the Settings Page to Continue with How to Connect Amazon Dot to Spotify

The Musicoption is pointed at by the green arrow in the last screen shot.

The app then displays the Music Settings screen as shown next.

5. Tap the Link Account on Spotify.com Option

Find this item on the Music Settings page. See this near the top right edge of the screen, pointed at by the green arrow in the last picture.

The Alexa app then prompts you to enter your Spotify account user Id (usually your email address) and account password, as shown next.

6. Next, Enter your Spotify Account Logon Credentials

These include your user name (an email address you gave back when you first set up your Spotify account), and your Spotify account password.

Note that you can either manually enter your Spotify login info, or choose the Log In with Facebook option if you have your Facebook account set up on your mobile device. But due to our (perhaps overly anal) security qualms. we chose to enter our Spotify account credentials directly, as shown next.

Fill out the Spotify user Id and password fields, and then go on to the next step.

7. Then, Tap the Green Log In Button

Find this on the last pictured screen face above.

The system then prompts you to agree to the terms under which Amazon will use your Spotify account, as shown next.

8. Press the Green OKAY Button to Continue with How to Connect Amazon Dot to Spotify

Find the OKAY button at the Connect Alexa to your Spotify account prompt, as shown in the last picture.

The Alexa app, assuming you typed in the right Spotify account login details, lets you know that your Spotify account has been connected successfully with your Amazon account, as shown next.

9. Tap the X (Close Button)

The X button is pointed at by the green arrow in the last picture. Find this in the top right corner of the page.

The Alexa app then shows a tips for Spotify usage on Alexa screen, as pictured next.

Read through this, and then press the Backbutton, found in the top left corner of the page.

You are then returned to the Settingsscreen, as shown next.

Your Amazon and Spotify Accounts are Now Connected

So you can now access your Spotify content specific to your Spotify account, on any Amazon smart speaker associated with your Amazon account, including the Amazon Dot. You may exit the Alexa app if you so desire.

See our Amazon Alexa Spotify Commands for Echo Smart Speakersfor a brief list of the voice commands you can issue to your Amazon Dot smart speakers, to make them play Spotify content like Albums, individual songs, and playlists.

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Yes, you CAN listen to Spotify with Alexa, and yes, it’s super easy.

Here’s the complete scoop on how to listen to Spotify on Alexa, from set-up to streaming with simple Alexa Spotify commands, plus pro tips to maximize your Spotify-listening experience with Alexa.

Tap/click to learn how to…

#1. Easily connect your Spotify account to Alexa

While you can easily stream Spotify to your Alexa device via Amazon Alexa Bluetooth, directly connecting your Spotify account to Alexa so you can play your favorite tunes and playlists with simple Alexa commands is definitely the way to go.

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First, link your Spotify account to Alexa

Bottom line: if you’re a frequent Spotify listener, it’s a no-brainer to connect Alexa to Spotify. And luckily, it only takes a minute by following the steps in the section below:

Open your Alexa app
Tap the hamburger icon in the upper left corner
Tap “Settings”
Scroll down, and tap “Music & Podcasts”
Tap “Spotify” under the “Services” section
Tap “Link Account”
Follow simple instructions on account linking page

Second, make Spotify your default music player

If you’re a frequent Spotify listener, it’s a good idea to set your default music player to Spotify. That way if you want to play Justin Bieber on Spotify, you can just say “Alexa, play Justin Bieber,” and Alexa will automatically play it from Spotify. With Spotify selected as the default, you don’t need to say “Alexa, play Justin Bieber on Spotify.”

Here’s how to make Spotify your default Alexa music player:

Open the Alexa app
Tap the hamburger icon in the upper left corner
Tap “Settings”
Scroll down, and tap “Music & Podcasts”
Tap “Default Services”
Set Spotify as your default under the headings “Music” and, if you’d like, “Artist & Genre Stations” (although if you use a service like Pandora, you might want it to be the default Artist & Genre Station in lieu of Spotify)

Pro Tip: What about Spotify podcasts on Alexa?

Great news — you can listen to your Spotify podcasts on Alexa just as you would listen to music.

If you’re planning on listening to podcasts on your Alexa devices on the regular, it’s a good idea to set up Spotify as your default podcast player by following the steps below:

Open the Alexa app
Tap the hamburger icon in the upper left corner
Tap “Settings”
Scroll down, and tap “Music & Podcasts”
Tap “Default Services”
Set Spotify under the Podcasts heading

#2. Start up Spotify on Alexa with your voice

Now that you’ve linked your Spotify account to Alexa and made Spotify your default music player, you can easily start streaming your tunes with basic Alexa voice commands.

The 6 basic Spotify Alexa commands you need to know:

#1. Play music: “Alexa, play Despacito” or “Alexa, play Bruce Springsteen songs” or “Alexa, play country music.”

#2. Navigate: “Alexa, skip song,”

#3. Adjust Volume:“Alexa, turn it up!” or “Alexa, set volume to 4”

#4. Stop music:“Alexa, turn off the music” or “Alexa, stop” works too

#5. Pick up where you left off when you were playing Spotify on your Spotify app or web player: “Alexa, play Spotify” will continue playing the artist, playlist or station you were last listening to. I listen to Spotify from my phone on my walk home, and I love that Alexa lets me seamlessly transition listening from my phone to my Echo speaker when I walk in the door. Try it out!

#6. Resume a Spotify podcast: say “Alexa, resume podcast” and she’ll play the podcast from where you left off, even if you were listening to the podcast on your Spotify app. So helpful!

#3. Play your Spotify playlists on Alexa

Once you’ve linked your Spotify account to Alexa and set it as the default Music provider by following the steps in Section 1 above, you’re ready to easily play a Spotify playlist on Alexa. Some more good news: turning on your playlists with Alexa on Spotify has gotten so much easier over the past year.

Play any playlist

“Alexa, play [insert playlist name] playlist.”

Play your liked songs

To play your Liked Songs (the ones you tap the heart icon for), say “Alexa, play my Liked Songs”

Pro Tip: If you have trouble with this command, try adding “on Spotify” to the end so “Alexa, play my Liked Songs on Spotify” (sometimes this helps if you’re having issues even if you’ve made Spotify your default music player).

Play Spotify’s made-for-you mixes

Discover Weekly:“Alexa play my Discover Weekly playlist.”

Daily Mix:“Alexa, play my Daily Mix [insert number 1-3] playlist.”

Release Radar:“Alexa, play my Release Radar playlist.”

Spotify Playlist Hack: Use a simple Alexa routine to listen to more easily listen to Spotify playlists

When I listen to music, I generally listen to my favorite playlist of the moment. But I can never remember the exact Spotify playlist name to summon it with Alexa. My solution? Use a simple Alexa routine to turn on that playlist when you say “Alexa, playlist.”

Here’s how to set it up:

Open your Alexa app
Tap the hamburger icon in the upper left corner
“Tap Routines”
Tap the + icon in the upper right corner to open up a New Routine tab
Enter your Routine name (i.e. Workout Mix Playlist)
Tap “When This Happens”
Tap “Voice”
Type what you want to say to Alexa to play your playlist, for example: “Alexa, play Workout Mix”
Tap “Add Action”
Tap “Music”
Enter your playlist name (as it’s named on Spotify)
Select Spotify as the music provider
Tap “Set Time” if you’d like the music to play for a desired time (totally optional!)
Select which of your Echo devices you want to play the music from
Tap “Save” and you’re ready to go!

You can easily change the routine to play a different Spotify playlist (for when your favorite workout playlist inevitably changes).

Or, why not create a few Alexa routines for different playlists? Just create a few routines with different Alexa command triggers. For example, “Alexa, morning playlist,”“Alexa, relaxing playlist,” “Alexa, energize playlist,” etc.

Bonus: More pro tips for an even better Alexa Spotify experience

Pro Tip #1: Play music across all your Echo speakers

How To Connect Spotify To Alexa

Just add “everywhere” to the end of your Alexa command like this: “Alexa, play 90’s Country everywhere.” And — voila! — every room will now be immersed in sound.

Pro Tip #2: Set a music alarm

Just say “Alexa, wake me up to Soak Up the Sun at 7am.” I do love a little Sheryl Crow in the morning, but you can insert the song, artist or genre of your choice!

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Pro Tip #3: Don’t have a premium (paid) Spotify account? No worries!

You can still play Spotify on Alexa! You don’t have to pay a penny, but you’ll still need to link your account and set Spotify as the default music player to hear tunes on Spotify rather than Amazon music.

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