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  Simple as it may be, streaming   music   is one of   Alexa's   key features, largely because it does it so well. Alexa removes a lot of the friction that used to exist when trying to play music throughout your home. You no longer have pull out a phone, connect the phone to the speaker, look up the music and play. Now you just say what you want to listen to and it plays. If, like me, you're a music lover and can't imagine going back to the dark ages of music streaming, below are nine music tips and tricks for your Alexa speaker. Change the default music service If you use anything other than  Amazon 's in-house streaming services, you should take a few seconds to  change the default music streaming service . To do this, go to  alexa.amazon.com  or open the Alexa app on your  iPhone  ( $900 at Boost Mobile )  or Android device. Then go to  Settings > Music & Media > Choose Default Music Service . Under  Defa...

  Music streaming service Spotify on Friday said its premium and free tier users in India can now enjoy music and podcasts on Amazon Echo devices. Users will be able to request music by artist, album, track, genre, curated and personal playlists, as well as podcasts from their Spotify accounts by giving requests to Alexa in English, Hindi or even "Hinglish". Spotify free is an ad-supported service in India and gives users access to over 50 million songs. On the Alexa app, users need to go to "Settings," select "Music," click "Link New Service," and then tap " Spotify " to input your Spotify username and password. One can select "Default Services" to set Spotify as your default music service. When you sign up, Spotify asks you about the artists you love, and delivers curated playlists that match your musical taste and personalised playlists like "Daily Mix". These new playlists are easily accessible with Alexa and are...

  This topic provides an overview of the steps that you take to set up your gadget and use the Alexa Gadgets interfaces. Preparation Before you set up your gadget, review the  hardware requirements . Steps To set up your gadget, go through the following steps: Create an Amazon developer account  – If you don't already have an Amazon developer account, go to the  developer portal  and click  Sign In  to create a free account. Register your gadget  – Follow the instructions in  Register a Gadget   to register your gadget with the Alexa Voice Service (AVS) using the  developer portal . Set up Bluetooth  – Set up your gadget with the parameters that are required to connect to an Echo device over Bluetooth. For more information, see  Gadget Settings for Classic Bluetooth . Use the Alexa Gadgets interfaces  – At this point, your gadget should be able to receive directives from and send events to Alexa through an Amazon Echo...