Use voice commands to control music and podcasts with Amazon Alexa!
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Alexa Not Playing Spotify
The tablet also does not support Alexa commands for Spotify, which is disappointing. You can download the Spotify app and play music manually on Fire tablets, but you can't ask Alexa to play. Login to your Alexa App; - Select 'Music, Video & Books' and then select your Echo device from the drop down list box; - Link your Spotify account (Only works with Premium account); - Select 'Settings' and then 'Music Services'; - Select 'Choose default music services' and then select 'Spotify' - Select 'Done'. When I try to connect to the Amazon devices (Echo or Echo Dot) I either cannot see them on the available devices on the Spotify app. Also, if I try to play something using voice commands on the Echo or Echo Dot, Alexa will say 'Playing on Spotify, but nothing happens.
Download the Alexa app, open it, and link your Spotify account with these steps:
- Tap the menu in the top-left.
- Tap Settings, then Music & Podcasts.
- Select Spotify, then Link account to Alexa.
- Enter your Spotify account details.
Alexa Doesn't Play Spotify
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.
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.