Can I Set Up Alexa From My Mac

You can also set up reminders and similar content on your selected Echo device. Mac users can also snag the app at the Mac App. Amazon sells a voice remote you can use to chat with Alexa on. To set an alarm clock, you can either specify a particular time – “Alexa, wake me at 8:00am”. Or you can say something like “wake me in three hours”. It will give you a confirmation.

Apple Podcasts for Alexa is available only in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States.

Here's what you need

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  • An Amazon Fire TV or Amazon Echo speaker and the iOS or Android device you used for setup with the Amazon Alexa app installed. Make sure that you update to the latest iOS and check the App Store to see if there are updates for the Amazon Alexa app. If you use an Android device, check the Google Play Store for any updates to the Apple Podcasts app or Amazon Alexa app.
  • If you need help setting up or using Alexa, your Amazon Echo device, or your Fire TV device, get help from Amazon.

Set up Apple Podcasts with Alexa

  1. Open the Amazon Alexa app, then tap the menu button in the upper-left corner.
  2. Tap Skills & Games and search for the Apple Podcasts skill.
  3. Tap Enable to Use.

You can also enable the Apple Podcast skill in the Alexa skill store on the web.

Set up Apple Podcasts as your default podcast service

Learn how to ask Alexa to play something without saying 'on Apple Podcasts' each time.

  1. Open the Amazon Alexa app, then tap the menu button in the upper-left corner.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Music & Podcasts.
  4. Under Services, tap Link New Service.
  5. Sign in with your Apple ID to link your Apple Podcasts account.
  6. Once you've successfully signed in, tap the X icon in the upper right corner.
  7. Tap Select Default Service.
  8. Select Apple Podcasts as the default podcast service.

Ask Alexa to play your podcasts

You can ask Alexa to play the latest episodes of your favorite podcasts. Say something like, 'Alexa, play Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend on Apple Podcasts,' or, 'Alexa, play The Daily from yesterday on Apple Podcasts.'

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Disable Apple Podcasts in Alexa

  1. Open the Amazon Alexa app, then tap the menu button in the upper-left corner.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. In Alexa Preferences, tap Music.
  4. Tap Apple Podcasts.
  5. Tap Disable Skill.

Disabling the Apple Podcasts skill also unlinks your Apple Podcasts account from the Amazon Alexa app.

Learn more

  • Learn how you can subscribe and listen to Apple Podcasts.
  • You can also use Siri to play Apple Podcasts on your Apple devices. With Siri, you can choose from a wider variety of commands.
  • Take your listening experience further and play Apple Music with Alexa.

If you're attempting to listen to explicit content with Alexa in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, or Spain, you can listen to it in the Podcasts app on an Apple device.

Apple Music for Alexa is available only in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States.

Here’s what you need

  • An Apple Music subscription. If you’re not a subscriber, you can join on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or on your Android device.
  • An Amazon Echo, Amazon Fire TV, or Alexa-enabled Sonos speaker that you already set up with the Amazon Alexa app on your iOS or Android device.
  • The iOS or Android device that you already set up with Alexa. Make sure that you update to the latest iOS and check the App Store to see if there are updates for the Amazon Alexa app. If you use an Android device, check the Google Play Store for any updates to the Apple Music app or Amazon Alexa app.

Set up Apple Music with Alexa

  1. Open the Amazon Alexa app, then tap the menu button in the upper-left corner.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. In Alexa Preferences, tap Music.
  4. Tap Link New Service.
  5. Tap Apple Music.
  6. Tap Enable To Use.
  7. Follow the instructions to sign in with your Apple ID. You can get help to sign in using two-factor authentication.

You can also enable the Apple Music skill in the Alexa skill store on the web.

Set up Apple Music as your default music service

If you don’t want to say “on Apple Music” each time you ask Alexa to play something, you can make Apple Music your default music service on Alexa. Here's how.

  1. Open the Amazon Alexa app, then tap the menu button in the upper-left corner.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Music.
  4. Under Account Settings, tap Default Services.
  5. Tap Apple Music.

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Ask Alexa to play your music

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You can ask Alexa to play songs, artists, albums, or genres from Apple Music. You can also play playlists from Apple Music's editors or playlists in your iCloud Music Library. Say something like 'Alexa, play Chill radio on Apple Music,' or 'Alexa, play Ariana Grande on Apple Music.'

If you want to listen to Apple Music in stereo or across multiple rooms, create a Multi-Room Music group in the Alexa app. After you set this up, you can listen to Apple Music on two or more Echo devices at the same time.

Unlink Apple Music and Alexa

  1. Open the Amazon Alexa app, then tap the menu button in the upper-left corner.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. In Alexa Preferences, tap Music.
  4. Tap Apple Music.
  5. Tap Disable Skill.

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Get help

If you need help setting up or using Alexa, your Amazon Echo device, or your Fire TV device, get help from Amazon.

If you need help setting up or using your Sonos speaker, get help from Sonos.

Learn more

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  • You can use Siri to play Apple Music on your Apple devices. With Siri, you can choose from a wider variety of commands.
  • Learn more about how to use Apple Music in the Music app.
  • You can also play Apple Podcasts with Alexa.