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cloughie

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#293535 28-Jan-2022 13:47

Just switched from Spotify to Apple Music but it doesn’t work with my Amazon Echo Gen 2.

Amazon support person told me it doesn’t work in NZ.

Do you concur?

Any suggestions?

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#2857717 28-Jan-2022 13:53

Odd. The website just says you need an Echo device. Doesn’t specify what gen.

https://support.apple.com/en-nz/HT209250

cloughie

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#2857725 28-Jan-2022 14:03

Have you got it working in NZ?

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#2857747 28-Jan-2022 14:34

oooh, interested in this. Was contemplating a similar move. But my issue was google speakers. Reading teh apple site, it says just go into google home and allow apple music. But not such entry for me. Perhaps Alexa is the same. not enabled for our region and the apple site is too useless to show actual country specifics.

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SheriffNZ

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#2857774 28-Jan-2022 15:27

Contemplating the same, but my Bose speaker is holding me back as it doesn't support Apple Music.

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#2857873 28-Jan-2022 16:34

SheriffNZ:

Contemplating the same, but my Bose speaker is holding me back as it doesn't support Apple Music.

airplay?

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#2857877 28-Jan-2022 16:38

It is available in New Zealand. Have you followed the instructions step-by-step? Play Apple Music with Alexa - Apple Support (NZ)

SheriffNZ

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#2857882 28-Jan-2022 16:43

davidcole:

SheriffNZ:

Contemplating the same, but my Bose speaker is holding me back as it doesn't support Apple Music.

airplay?

Yeah, that works but it doesn't connect directly like Spotify does. Using Airplay isn't as convenient.

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#2857895 28-Jan-2022 17:15

SheriffNZ:

Yeah, that works but it doesn't connect directly like Spotify does. Using Airplay isn't as convenient.

as much as I’d like to move off Spotify, that’s one of its biggest drawcards is Spotify connect. Set something playing and then just let it go. No need to manage it.

cloughie

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#2857925 28-Jan-2022 18:33

freitasm:
It is available in New Zealand. Have you followed the instructions step-by-step? Play Apple Music with Alexa - Apple Support (NZ)

Yes to the letter.

All it lets me do is say “Alexa play Apple Music. “

Then some random song starts.

So, no, it doesn’t work as it says on the tin in NZ at all.

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#2857955 28-Jan-2022 20:09

davidcole:

oooh, interested in this. Was contemplating a similar move. But my issue was google speakers. Reading teh apple site, it says just go into google home and allow apple music. But not such entry for me. Perhaps Alexa is the same. not enabled for our region and the apple site is too useless to show actual country specifics.

I have same issues with google and Amazon echo can’t e airplay or connect directly to echo or google hub. I can airplay tomorrow the Bose soundbar though

ascroft

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#2858032 29-Jan-2022 05:37

Weird - works fine for me across all my echos.

Can be done.

Every so often I need to reconnect my Apple Music account in the Alexa skill as they force this - suspect Apple requires it.

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jackyleunght2002

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#2858035 29-Jan-2022 07:11

freitasm:
It is available in New Zealand. Have you followed the instructions step-by-step? Play Apple Music with Alexa - Apple Support (NZ)

It works for me too

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#2858044 29-Jan-2022 07:43

ascroft: Weird - works fine for me across all my echos.

Can be done.

Every so often I need to reconnect my Apple Music account in the Alexa skill as they force this - suspect Apple requires it.

Mark

How do you do airplay? My echo doesn’t come up as an option ?

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#2858063 29-Jan-2022 08:52

Not Airplay but Apple Music skill. Check the links posted.

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#2858145 29-Jan-2022 14:02

freitasm: Not Airplay but Apple Music skill. Check the links posted.

Have that working was hoping could of done airplay as well thanks for the links

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