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#306928 4-Sep-2023 20:46

Hi all, I have 1 eco dot and an eco dot alarm clock. We have a family Spotify across 4 of us. What I can’t work out is why I can’t can’t cast from Spotify to both the echo dots, they don’t show up as an option. The work around is I have to deregister the dot and link it to the family members device. The challenge is when my daughter goes to use Spotify on her alarm clock it unlinks it from my wife’s account so she Can’t use the dot in the garage?. There is 2 dots different devices but seem to be linked . We have echo shows and don’t have this problem only applies to the dot. Is there a better way to get the dots to work except from setting up new email addresses?

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#3123684 5-Sep-2023 05:27

You can have only one Spotify account linked to an Alexa account.

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#3123686 5-Sep-2023 07:13

freitasm: You can have only one Spotify account linked to an Alexa account.

Thank you was hoping there was a family option . The google model seems to be better any one can cast to the device on the network .

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#3123834 5-Sep-2023 13:16

Its not casting to echo devices, its spotify connect which once you send to it has the device available even when you are not on the network to the account that first sent to it.

You should be able to say alexa spotify connect to open it up again to let someone else send to it, but I have not used spotify for ages now so cant confirm if 2 of them can be going at once.

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#3123904 5-Sep-2023 16:44

From memory on ours we linked the Spotify account through the app as an Alexa "Skill" (in the app go to more then skills and games). Once loaded it will link to the users Spotify account, so you can just ask Alexa to play whatever song or playlist. No phone needed and it is not 'casting' from your phone.

Disclaimer - I haven't tried this....but recall reading you can then add more users (each user must have their own Amazon account and app). Each user links their Amazon account to the speaker or range of speakers, linked to Spotify through the 'skill', and they too can have their Spotify access direct from the speaker.

Once the voice and account ID's are set up properly Alexa can (supposedly) recognize who's talking and will automatically play from the correct persons Spotify list.

So yes, one Spotify user per Amazon account, but you can have multiple Amazon accounts connected to the same speakers. I only assume the family Spotify account still has individual login details, so expect that as long as each person runs the Amazon app and has their Spotify loaded they are good to go.

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#3123921 5-Sep-2023 17:51

scuwp:
From memory on ours we linked the Spotify account through the app as an Alexa "Skill" (in the app go to more then skills and games). Once loaded it will link to the users Spotify account, so you can just ask Alexa to play whatever song or playlist. No phone needed and it is not 'casting' from your phone.

Disclaimer - I haven't tried this....but recall reading you can then add more users (each user must have their own Amazon account and app). Each user links their Amazon account to the speaker or range of speakers, linked to Spotify through the 'skill', and they too can have their Spotify access direct from the speaker.

Once the voice and account ID's are set up properly Alexa can (supposedly) recognize who's talking and will automatically play from the correct persons Spotify list.

So yes, one Spotify user per Amazon account, but you can have multiple Amazon accounts connected to the same speakers. I only assume the family Spotify account still has individual login details, so expect that as long as each person runs the Amazon app and has their Spotify loaded they are good to go.

I preferred not to have to use voice both my wife and daughter hate the voice option they just want to be able to cast via phone or tablet to their eco dots from their devices. The only way I have got it to work is set to a new Alexa account for my daughter so she can cast from her Spotify account on her tablet to her echo dot alarm clock. I had to deregister the other device and register it on my wife’s phone , relink Spotify so now she’s all good . You can only see the echo dot as a casting device on her Spotify account. I can’t even see it on mine even though I’m the Alexa account owner. If I want to use it then it will work by voice . The google system is easy every Spotify user on the family plan can cast to the google chromecast audio of mini hub. I might sneak the google mini out to the garage and swap it out but keep the same casting name.

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#3123923 5-Sep-2023 18:01

scuwp:
Disclaimer - I haven't tried this....but recall reading you can then add more users (each user must have their own Amazon account and app). Each user links their Amazon account to the speaker or range of speakers, linked to Spotify through the 'skill', and they too can have their Spotify access direct from the speaker.....

I never got this to work, I'm guessing there are regional restrictions, so would only work with US accounts or similar. I just have to put up with my Spotify account being full of my toddlers music.

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#3123935 5-Sep-2023 19:26

Stu1: I preferred not to have to use voice both my wife and daughter hate the voice option they just want to be able to cast via phone or tablet to their eco dots from their devices. The only way I have got it to work is set to a new Alexa account for my daughter so she can cast from her Spotify account on her tablet to her echo dot alarm clock. I had to deregister the other device and register it on my wife’s phone , relink Spotify so now she’s all good . You can only see the echo dot as a casting device on her Spotify account. I can’t even see it on mine even though I’m the Alexa account owner. If I want to use it then it will work by voice . The google system is easy every Spotify user on the family plan can cast to the google chromecast audio of mini hub. I might sneak the google mini out to the garage and swap it out but keep the same casting name.

As mentioned, you don't "cast". From the Spotify app you can select an Echo device in your network but it will play from the account linked via Skill to the Alexa account.

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#3123949 5-Sep-2023 20:40

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Stu1: I preferred not to have to use voice both my wife and daughter hate the voice option they just want to be able to cast via phone or tablet to their eco dots from their devices. The only way I have got it to work is set to a new Alexa account for my daughter so she can cast from her Spotify account on her tablet to her echo dot alarm clock. I had to deregister the other device and register it on my wife’s phone , relink Spotify so now she’s all good . You can only see the echo dot as a casting device on her Spotify account. I can’t even see it on mine even though I’m the Alexa account owner. If I want to use it then it will work by voice . The google system is easy every Spotify user on the family plan can cast to the google chromecast audio of mini hub. I might sneak the google mini out to the garage and swap it out but keep the same casting name.

As mentioned, you don't "cast". From the Spotify app you can select an Echo device in your network but it will play from the account linked via Skill to the Alexa account.

Sorry meant you can’t select it as device option from the Spotify app as it won’t display in the Spotify device list . It will only show in the Spotify Device list on the device that set up the eco dot and linked via the Alexa account . Either way it’s poor design compared to google where all users on the network can play their Spotify account on the google device. The fix would be to implement Alexa family account in NZ . Happy to close thread it’s an Alexa feature only work arounds will fix the problem.)

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#3128408 16-Sep-2023 08:21

hi all

few things you need to do, firstly this only works with ONE spotify account AND ONE Alexa account, all music will play from multiple phones and voices etc

first set up is ALL alexa devices on ONE spotify account, in alexa app you can link devices together all, a pair or say 3 (1 in lounge, 2 in kitchen etc) in devices combine speakers, then youll need to link your spotify account in skills after that go to your spotify app then in home page click settings then scroll down to devices then connect to a device you can click your group then listen to multiple devices, also after you can click on a song you want to play then down bottom you can choose either a group or a single device to listen to

with echos on different accounts youll need to do say for kids and adult to listen to same time but different songs, set up the kids on one spotify AND alexa account and same for adults one different alexa and spotify accounts then do same steps above but multiple times then find devices to listen to

im also guessing spotify family can only be used from one device at a time not 2 simultaneously, ive not used it so not sure, also devices are found on the local network only to add them on spotify after adding you can be anywhere and not at home etc

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#3128412 16-Sep-2023 08:42

Will give it another go, i ended up setting up new account for my daughter linked her account on family premium. Reset echo in the garage and relinked it on my wife’s phone but on family account. Linked her Spotify prem account to the phone and it worked. I can’t see the device on my Spotify of course but I can go into the garage and say Alexa play foo fighters and it works but not ideal . Hopefully your workaround works thanks heaps

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#3128478 16-Sep-2023 10:10

Stu1: Will give it another go, i ended up setting up new account for my daughter linked her account on family premium. Reset echo in the garage and relinked it on my wife’s phone but on family account. Linked her Spotify prem account to the phone and it worked. I can’t see the device on my Spotify of course but I can go into the garage and say Alexa play foo fighters and it works but not ideal . Hopefully your workaround works thanks heaps

anytime, also in alexa app, on home page try play down the bottom then click play then choose a song or play list and choose the echo

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#3128569 16-Sep-2023 13:03

Stu1:

Will give it another go, i ended up setting up new account for my daughter linked her account on family premium. Reset echo in the garage and relinked it on my wife’s phone but on family account. Linked her Spotify prem account to the phone and it worked. I can’t see the device on my Spotify of course but I can go into the garage and say Alexa play foo fighters and it works but not ideal . Hopefully your workaround works thanks heaps

The suggestion is no different from the advice given before: one Alexa account = one Spotfy Account.

You can link devices to create a group and have Spotify play the same music in sync within that group.