You’re here because you can’t link your Spotify account to Alexa (Echo device). This applies to users who’re outside of the United States or where Amazon doesn’t have an official presence. Today you will learn how to link Spotify to Alexa and by the end of this guide, you will be able to ask Alexa to play your favourite music.
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Note: To link Spotify to Alexa you must have a Spotify Premium account.
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Not only can you use Alexa to request tunes with your voice, Echo devices also support Spotify Connect, letting you stream tunes manually. Connecting Alexa to Spotify offers full control of playback and your music library, an Alexa EQ feature to fine-tune audio, with tons of commands for seamless control of your music. Clear the app cache and data. Uninstall and reinstall the app. Restart your Fire TV device. Press and hold the Select and Play/Pause buttons at the same time, for 10 seconds. For more help, try our Amazon Fire TV forum. Related Help Topics. Clear App Data and Cache on Fire TV Devices; Uninstall Games & Apps on Your Fire TV Device. It doesn’t work - yet. You are not doing anything wrong. Here’s their response to me: Hi,we’re working to get Spotify support on Sonos with Amazon Alexa before the holidays. (1/2) (2/2) You can start playback from Spotify via their app or the Sonos app and then use voice for basic playback control.
Problem
In the Alexa app, go to Menu button > Settings > Music > ‘CHOOSE DEFAULT MUSIC SERVICES’. What you will see is that the Spotify option is greyed out.
Solution
Step 1
i. Go to the Amazon website and log into your account. Scroll all the way down.
ii. Under Let Us Help You, select ‘Manage Your Content and Devices’.
i. Go to the Amazon website and log into your account. Scroll all the way down.
ii. Under Let Us Help You, select ‘Manage Your Content and Devices’.
Step 2
i. Click on the ‘Preferences’ tab and expand Country/Region Settings. For this example you will see that it is set to Malaysia where I’m located. We need to change it to an address in the United States.
ii. Click ‘Change’.
i. Click on the ‘Preferences’ tab and expand Country/Region Settings. For this example you will see that it is set to Malaysia where I’m located. We need to change it to an address in the United States.
ii. Click ‘Change’.
Step 3
i. Key in an address which is located in the United States. Don’t worry as this address won’t interfere with your delivery address nor the location that you set in the Alexa app.
i. Key in an address which is located in the United States. Don’t worry as this address won’t interfere with your delivery address nor the location that you set in the Alexa app.
https://mzaosg.weebly.com/blog/app-competencia-spotify. ii. Once the address is updated, you will see that the country has been updated to ‘United States’.
Step 4
i. Clear all the apps from the multi-tasker on your phone. Or you can just restart your phone.
ii. Launch the Alexa app again and go to the music settings. You should now see the list like below.
i. Clear all the apps from the multi-tasker on your phone. Or you can just restart your phone.
ii. Launch the Alexa app again and go to the music settings. You should now see the list like below.
Step 5
i. We need to sign in to Spotify. Tap on ‘Link account on Spotify.com’.
ii. This will bring you to the Spotify page. Log in with your Spotify username and password.
i. We need to sign in to Spotify. Tap on ‘Link account on Spotify.com’.
ii. This will bring you to the Spotify page. Log in with your Spotify username and password.
Step 6
i. After logging in successfully there will be a prompt to connect Alexa to your Spotify account. Tap on ‘Okay’.
ii. Your Spotify account has been linked successfully.
i. After logging in successfully there will be a prompt to connect Alexa to your Spotify account. Tap on ‘Okay’.
ii. Your Spotify account has been linked successfully.
Step 7
i. Congratulations, you’re almost done!
ii. Go back to the Music settings and select Spotify as the default music service.
i. Congratulations, you’re almost done!
ii. Go back to the Music settings and select Spotify as the default music service.
iii. Go to your Echo device and test it. Say something like “Alexa, play songs by John Mayer on Spotify”.
[Update 25/05/2019: Added additional steps for troubleshooting. Credit to Fernando Cardoso Silveira and dmcghan]
Still not working? Try unlinking and linking it again.
Readers have pointed out in the comments section that their linkage between Spotify and Alexa suddenly stopped working. This is even after going through the steps in this article.
To resolve this, your Spotify account needs to be unlinked and linked back again to Alexa. Follow the steps below.
Step 1
i. Go to alexa.amazon.com and log into your account.
i. Go to alexa.amazon.com and log into your account.
Step 2
i. Click on ‘Settings’.
ii. Select ‘Music and Media’.
i. Click on ‘Settings’.
ii. Select ‘Music and Media’.
Step 3
i. Click on Spotify.
ii. Select ‘Unlink account from Alexa’.
i. Click on Spotify.
ii. Select ‘Unlink account from Alexa’.
Step 4
i. Repeat the linking process again. This should solve the issue.
i. Repeat the linking process again. This should solve the issue.
Spotify changed the way people listen to and discover new music. It has become a force to be reckoned with, and only a few can match the fantastic music streaming service. I recently started using Spotify, and I faced a little trouble getting it to work. Spotify was not working on my Windows 10 PC though it worked fine on my Android.
It took me some time to go through all the settings and sift through the support forums to find solutions that actually worked. Without further ado, here is a list of solutions that will help you resolve the same and get Spotify working on your Windows 10 computer.
1. Relaunch Spotify
It is possible that the Spotify app didn’t launch correctly and this may have led to an error. To check, simply click on the red ‘x’ on the right side of the window to close Spotify. Give it some time to shut completely.
Wait a few seconds and relaunch to check if everything is working as intended. If not, don’t worry, we have got more tricks up our sleeve.
2. Reboot PC
I keep recommending this solution in almost all of my Windows 10 guides. Rebooting the PC is a good idea to resolve errors without doing much of tinkering around things. Simply click on the Windows icon and select Restart.
It will take a few moments, so you can take this time to decide what you want to listen to next on Spotify.
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Read More3. Task Manager
Several users reported that killing the process associated with Spotify in the Task Manager helped them resolve the issue. Sometimes, the process never stops properly or continues to run even after the app is closed. And when you launch an app, like Spotify, Windows gets confused because according to it, Spotify is already running. Dumb, I know. That happens even though you have closed the app.
To kill the process, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc shortcut on your keyboard to launch the Task Manager and under the Processes tab, look for Spotify.
When you do, right-click on it to open options and select End task. Wait for a few moments until Spotify disappears from the Task manager. Now relaunch it to check if it is working or not.
4. Hardware Acceleration
Many Spotify users have claimed that unchecking the Hardware Acceleration option helped them bring sanity to their life. If you can open the Spotify window, press the Alt key on your keyboard and under the File menu, select View.
Now uncheck the Hardware Acceleration option and close Spotify. Wait a few moments and relaunch it again to check if it is working or not.
5. Reinstall Spotify
If you are still haven't managed to fix Spotify, then it's possible that there is something wrong with the installation files of Spotify. Do not skip this paragraph thinking uninstalling means clicking on the Uninstall option in Control Panel. There is more to it.
Kite spotify free shipping. Hit the Windows key on your keyboard and right-click on Spotify to select the Uninstall option.
If the app asks you for confirmation, click OK. Now Press the Windows key+E on your keyboard to open the File Explorer and navigate to the below folder structure.
You need to delete the Spotify folder here. If you are unable to view AppData under YourUsername, right-click on Quick access and select Options.
Under the View tab, click on Show hidden files, folders, and drives option and then click on Apply and OK. You can now see the hidden folder named AppData.
Do not install Spotify from the Windows Store. A Spotify support staff has recommended users to install it using the ‘full installer package.’ That means follow the link shared below and install it from there.
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Read More6. Update Drivers
Spotify uses audio drivers to deliver music to your ears, and if the drivers are missing or not up to date, you are in a fix. Download Driver Easy using the link below. Run the program. Driver Easy will scan your Windows OS and suggest missing drivers for many apps including audio if any.
If you find audio in the list, follow the steps to download and install the latest version. The free version will work fine. However, note that you can only download one driver at a time as the free version doesn’t support parallel downloads. Still, it saves time as you don’t have to hunt for the drivers on the wild web manually. If you can, you may go that route. Either way, update your audio drivers.
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7. Compatibility & Admin Mode
Navigate to the folder where you have Spotify installed on your drive. Usually, it’s the C drive. Right-click on the Spotify.exe file and select Properties. That will only work if you have installed Spotify using the link I shared above in the point 5, and are using an OS older than Windows 10. If you don’t meet both the criteria, skip this point.
Under the Compatibility tab, select Run this program in compatibility mode for and select the Windows OS version that you are using.
In the same tab, also select Run this program as an administrator. Click on Apply and OK. Relaunch Spotify and check if the issue is resolved.
Discover, Listen, Repeat
Spotify is a fantastic app for music streaming which you can use to discover new music and listen to them. It sucks when the app fails to work on Windows 10. Some users have suggested using the web version as a workaround, but that is not really a solution, just an alternative. You might do it if none of the above solutions worked for you.
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