# How to play Apple Music on an Alexa device **URL:** https://www.compsmag.com/blogs/how-to-play-apple-music-on-an-alexa-device/ **Author:** Ayushi Chauhan **Published:** 2021-12-07 **Updated:** 2021-12-07 **Categories:** Blogs **Tags:** Apple Guides, Blogs Daily, guiderobert, Guides and Tutorials, guiding12, How To Guide, How To Guides, internet tips and tutorials, iphones guides, Tips, Tricks **Reading Time:** 5 min --- This tip is about the how to play Apple Music on an Alexa device. So read this free guide, How to play Apple Music on an Alexa device step by step. If you have query related to same article you may contact us. ## How to play Apple Music on an Alexa device - Guide Although Amazon and Apple are competitors in the world of streaming television services, they have teamed up up to let you listen to music from many brands. There are options for playing music through the Apple Music subscription app, as well as tracks stored on your Apple device. We will guide you through the procedure. Even if you don't have a paid Apple Music subscription, you can still have a music library by saving your downloaded or uploaded tracks in a music program like iTunes or Apple Music. Alexa is the ideal app to let you access and listen to your songs in this case. The Amazon Echo and Echo Dot smart speakers are made to connect to cell phones via Bluetooth, which Alexa can easily control. ## Play Apple Music on an Echo using Bluetooth Bring your Apple device closer to your Echo. When you are close, give the command “Alexa, connect to my iPhone” or “Alexa, connect to my iPad”. if you have some mobile devices, you can use your Apple device's specific name instead, but Alexa is usually smart enough to connect to the right device, as long as it's nearby. Alexa will ring a bell and will usually say something like “iPhone connected to Echo”, although she will give you the specific names you gave the devices to let you know it worked. If Alexa says it can't find your iPhone or other devices, make sure your Bluetooth is turned on and able to connect. You may have to disconnect accessories like AirPods to make the connection work properly. Go to your iTunes or Apple Music app and launch your favorite playlist. Your songs should automatically start playing on your Echo device. Alexa usually turns the volume up a little before playing, but you can also adjust it. Changing the Echo volume and Apple device volume may work, but it's often easier to control the volume on the source. When you've finished playing the song, say “Alexa, disconnect from iPhone” or whatever Apple device you're using. Your Echo will beep again to let you know the process is complete. ## Play Apple Music on an Echo skillfully Enable Apple Music skill for Alexa. You can find it by going to Amazon's skills page. Or alternatively you can go to the Skills section in your Alexa app and search for it specifically. Do this by going to Alexa Preferences (the lines in the upper left corner), choosing Settings and selecting Music and Podcasts. Here, you will see an option that says Link new services. Choose it and select the Apple Music icon. Now select Enable to Use and sign in to your Apple account if necessary (Apple's own instructions aren't exactly up so far, so be sure to follow ours here). Make sure everything is up to date. You may notice that Apple Music's ability is not very highly rated. In part, this is because many people don't know the difference between Apple Music and iTunes, but there are also issues because people don't know that the Alexa app might need a manual update. After downloading the app, you will have to log into your Amazon account to access Alexa options. You will normally receive a notification if there is a new version of the app available, but keep an eye on it. When you see an Alexa update, be sure to run it to get the best use out of your device. Devices like Echo usually update automatically as long as you've connected them to the Internet, so turn on Echo and make sure it's connected. Finally, make sure your Apple Music account is up to date and working properly. Now you can give specific music commands to Alexa, like “Alexa, play the hits of the day on Apple Music” or you can ask Alexa to play specific artists and albums. Alternatively, you can choose to expand your list of commands to match your mood, with options like “Sad music” or “Happy music”. No matter what command you say, always add “on Apple Music” to the final, so Alexa knows which platform to use when playing the song. If you want to eliminate the need to say “no Apple Music” for every playlist command, you can set Apple Music as your default player. So Alexa knows how to play any music file you request. Go back to Settings in the Alexa app, go to Music & Podcasts and select Default Services at the top. It's probably set to Amazon Music by default, so select the Change button and select Apple Music as your new default. Apple Music will remain connected to Alexa until you manually disable the ability. ## Final note I hope you like the guide How to play Apple Music on an Alexa device. In case if you have any query regards this article you may ask us. Also, please share your love by sharing this article with your friends. --- *End of Article*