You can set Spotify as your default music service again. To get started, you'll need a Spotify Premium account. First, download the Amazon Alexa app from the. The same thing works with your Spotify playlists as well if you say, “Alexa, play (playlist name) playlist.” To set Spotify as the default music provider on your Amazon Echo, start by opening up the Alexa app on your smartphone and tapping on the menu button in the top-left corner of the screen. From there, tap on “Settings”.
Use voice commands to control music and podcasts with Amazon Alexa!
Get started
Download the Alexa app, open it, and link your Spotify account with these steps:
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- Tap the menu in the top-left.
- Tap Settings, then Music & Podcasts.
- Select Spotify, then Link account to Alexa.
- 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:
- Tap the menu in the top-left.
- Tap Settings, then Music & Podcasts.
- Tap Choose default music services.
Note: To set Spotify as your default podcast service, tap Choose default podcast service. - Select Spotify and tap DONE.
Note: You still need to say “on Spotify” at the end of commands to play podcasts.
Now just ask Alexa to play something! E.g. 'Alexa, play Discover Weekly'. Check out the Amazon help site for supported languages.
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Supported devices
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.
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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.