How to play music from your phone on your Alexa speaker – CNET

In the endless sport of cat and mouse, Amazon launched a brand new function for Alexa to compete with the likes of Google Cast and Apple AirPlay. The function, aptly named Alexa Cast, lets customers choose music on their cellphone and ship it to a linked Alexa speaker of their selection.

There is a catch, in fact. Alexa Cast solely works from throughout the Amazon Music app. Here’s how one can set it up.

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How to arrange and use Alexa Cast

Setting up and utilizing Alexa Cast is a breeze. First, you will want to obtain the Amazon Music app from the App Store or Google Play, then:

  • Log in to your Amazon account.
  • Find a track or playlist you wish to hearken to and choose it to start enjoying.
  • Swipe up from the music preview (a round icon displaying the album artwork) to disclose the entire music controls.
  • Tap the button within the decrease proper of the play controls window (it appears similar to the Google Cast icon).
  • In that menu, choose an Alexa speaker or a Multi-Room Music group.

The music ought to start enjoying by way of the chosen speaker or group, which additionally means additionally, you will be capable to management playback utilizing your voice with instructions like “Alexa, next song,” or “Alexa, volume down.”

If you wish to cease enjoying by way of the chosen speaker or play music by way of your cellphone once more, open Amazon Music as soon as extra, open music controls, faucet the Alexa Cast icon, and choose Disconnect subsequent to the at the moment chosen speaker.

How to make use of Spotify Connect

Spotify has had an analogous function, known as Spotify Connect, that works with linked Alexa audio system for fairly a while now. Best of all, should you’ve already linked your Spotify account together with your Amazon account, Spotify Connect is already arrange and prepared for use.

Like with Alexa Cast, open the Spotify app and select some music to play. Open the music controls and faucet Devices Available on the very backside of the app. In the menu that seems, choose certainly one of your audio system or speaker teams.

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