Just make sure you start each command with the wake word ‘Alexa’ (which can be changed). “Zooey Deschanel’s from the Trolls soundtrack” we are told. You can even search by lyrics say “Alexa, play the song with the lyrics ‘hello, is it me you’re looking for?’” and it complies – even if it does choose a cover rather than Lionel Richie’s original. You can ask it to play certain songs, albums or artists (“Alexa, play Stormzy” will shuffle his songs) or, for example, 80s pop. For example, saying “Alexa, try Amazon Music Unlimited” gets you up and running with the service.
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Music can be downloaded to play offline on the iOS, Android and Fire tablet platforms.Īmazon Music Unlimited also works on its homegrown Echo and Dot wireless speakers, as does Spotify.Īnd Amazon has worked to further its service’s functionality, integration and intelligence with its voice-control assistant. Up to 10 authorised devices can use Amazon Music on one account, although you can only play through one device at a time. This can only be done through the dedicated desktop and mobile apps, which is no bad thing. It’s worth noting that you can’t actually access CD-quality music or hi-res tracks in Amazon Music HD through your browser, though. Amazon Music Unlimited compatibilityĪmazon Music Unlimited is compatible with smartphones and tablets via its Android and iOS apps PCs and Macs via either its web player or desktop app Fire tablets and Fire TVs some in-car entertainment systems Sonos multi-room wireless speakers Bluesound and NAD BluOS devices. But in May 2021, Amazon scrapped the charge, which makes it even more appealing, and an even closer rival for Apple Music, which has upped its own game by introducing higher-quality streams to its customers at no additional cost. Previously, if you wanted to access Amazon Music HD, the company’s CD-quality and high-res audio tier, you’d need to pay an additional £5 ($5, AU$5) per month. You can also sign up to a £4/$4/AU$5 per month tier that lets you use the service on a single Amazon Echo or Echo Dot wireless speaker.īut the competitive pricing doesn’t stop there. Individual membership is reduced to £8/$8/AU$8 per month for Prime members, which is a mild incentive for the millions of Prime subscribers (147 million in the US alone). Its £15/$15/AU$18-per-month family tier (for up to six people) is par for the course too. £9.99/$9.99/AU$9.99 per month seems to be the going rate for individual memberships and Amazon follows suit.
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Like Apple Music and Tidal, the only scope for free usage of Music Unlimited is within its free trials which can run from 30 days to three months during some promotions.