Here's the full announcement from Amazon: The thawing is good news for the 50 million Apple Music subscribers, many of whom probably own Echo speakers, instead of Apple's pricey HomePod.Īmazon started selling iPhones and other Apple products directly earlier this fall. Customers will be able to ask Alexa to play their favorite songs, artists, and albums-or any of the playlists made by Apple Music’s editors from around the world, covering many activities and moods."Īlthough this isn't the first non-Apple platform that Apple Music is compatible with - there's an Android Apple Music app - the announcement is a milestone in the thawing relationship between Apple and Amazon.Īpple and Amazon have been working together more recently after years of a cold war where each tech giant was withholding some of its products and services from the other's platforms. "Apple Music subscribers will be able to enjoy Apple Music’s 50 million songs on Echo devices. The Alexa "skill" for Apple Music will be turned on the week of December 17. Subscribers to Apple Music will soon find their Amazon Echo devices more useful.Īmazon announced on Friday that, starting next month, Echo owners will be able to play Apple Music songs through their smart speaker - by asking Alexa, not Siri. Apple and Amazon's previously chilly relationship seems to be thawing.The feature will be turned on next month.Soon Echo owners will be able to ask Alexa to play songs from Apple Music.
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