Amazon Echo, the smart home wireless speaker and voice command hub, can now officially support Spotify's music streaming service, allowing Echo owners and Spotify premium subscribers to stream music by commanding virtual assistant Alexa to play Spotify, whereas previously Spotify music could only be played on the speaker using Bluetooth. The new feature is available for all users of Amazon's Echo.
Amazon Echo, the smart home wireless speaker and voice command hub, can now officially support Spotify's music streaming service, allowing Echo owners and Spotify premium subscribers to stream music by commanding virtual assistant Alexa to play Spotify, whereas previously Spotify music could only be played on the speaker using Bluetooth. Although the speaker already offered music, ebook and podcast listening via Pandora, TuneIn, iHeartRadio and Amazon's Prime Music and Audible Service, Spotify is the first major on-demand streaming music service supported by Echo.