While it looks like you can play your Amazon music from within the Amazon app on iPhone, I have always found it much easier to use Apple Music. If you know the song or artist you want to hear you can ask Siri to play it and if your taste in music isn't too far out there from the "norm" it will usually just happen and you don't have to mess with Shortcuts to get it to work. If you don't know just what to say you can search by artist, song title or even a little bit of the lyrics of a song that you happen to remember from within Apple Music and often I find what I want that way. It's very easy to add new music to your library but this doesn't mean it has to take up space on your devices because you have a choice to actually download it for offline listening or not. Now with apple music coming to Echo devices soon it seems pretty much like Apple Music will continue to be my choice. Last but certainly not least, most phones are with their people almost all the time so your Apple Music is always right there with you!
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Deb Cook Lewis Sent: Friday, November 30, 2018 9:07 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews I don't have either Amazon music or Apple Music at this time but have thought about subscribing to one but not both. Because I am a Prime member, Amazon is less expensive but I have found that purchasing music from them is really difficult these days and for that reason I am more reluctant to use them. So, having said all that, do people overall have any preference between these services? On 11/30/18, Lynn White <lynnwhite...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I believe that the article says that you will link your Apple Music > account with your Alexa service. > > Those with Sonos and Alexa have Apple Music linked with Sonos. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Chris Chaffin <chaffin102...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> This will be a permanent feature. Now the specific details are still >> not clear. I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service >> like Spotify, or you will also be able to play your own personal >> music and the free stations offered by Apple Music. Now I would >> assume that if you are already an Apple Music subscriber, then you >> should be fine and be able to access it without a problem. >> >> Chris >> >> >>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay <mgmckay1...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi there: >>> >>> I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon >>> Alexa device. I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or >>> just for a short period. I am an able subscriber, and have an apple >>> account as I am an iPhone 7 Plus user. Also, is this a free feature, >>> or is there a monthly subscription fee. >>> >>> Thanks folks! >>> >>> Michael G. McKay BA, ’05. >>> Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Chris Chaffin >>> Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM >>> To: VIPhone List <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting >>> December 17th | MacDailyNews >>> >>> >>> http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo- >>> smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/ >>> >>> Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December >>> 17th Friday, November 30, 2018 Highlighting growing cooperation >>> between the two companies, Amazon has announced that Apple Music is >>> coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th via The >>> Amazon Blog: >>> >>> Music has always been one of Alexa’s most popular features and today >>> we’re excited to announce that Apple Music will be available on Echo >>> devices beginning the week of December 17. >>> >>> Apple Music subscribers will be able to enjoy Apple Music’s 50 >>> million songs on Echo devices. 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. Customers will also be able to >>> ask Alexa to stream expert-made radio stations centered on popular >>> genres like Hip-Hop, decades like the 80s, and even music from >>> around the world, like K-Pop. Just ask Alexa to play Beats 1 to hear >>> Apple Music’s global livestream including in-depth artist >>> interviews— all completely ad-free. Simply enable the Apple Music skill in >>> the Alexa app and link your account to start listening. >>> >>> “Music is one of the most popular features on Alexa—since we >>> launched Alexa four years ago, customers are listening to more music >>> in their homes than ever before,” said Dave Limp, senior vice >>> president, Amazon Devices. “We are committed to offering great music >>> providers to our customers and since launching the Music Skill API >>> to developers just last month, we’ve expanded the music selection on >>> Alexa to include even more top tier services. We’re thrilled to >>> bring Apple Music – one of the most popular music services in the US – to >>> Echo customers this holiday.” >>> >>> Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for >>> the content they want to hear has brought more music into their homes. >>> Customers ask Alexa to play all kinds of music in many different >>> languages. They stream tens of millions of hours of radio per month >>> and have set tens of millions of music alarms since the feature >>> launched less than a year ago. >>> >>> Fun fact: Top country is the most requested music to wake up to. >>> >>> We’re excited to bring Apple Music to our Alexa customers this >>> holiday season. >>> >>> Source: Amazon >>> >>> MacDailyNews Take: Oh ok. >>> >>> Sleep tight, Spotify. >>> >>> SEE ALSO: >>> Apple slashes MacBook and MacBook Pro prices by up to $300 on Amazon >>> – November 20, 2018 Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell new >>> iPhones, iPads, and more worldwide – November 9, 2018 Apple in >>> preliminary talks to take stake in U.S. radio company iHeartMedia – >>> November 1, 2018 Apple Music’s Beats 1 opens NYC studio – October >>> 23, 2018 Apple Music continues to take share from Spotify – >>> September 25, 2018 Why Apple Music surpassed Spotify in the U.S. – >>> July 12, 2018 Apple slices into Spotify’s lead in U.S. music market >>> – July 9, 2018 Apple Music now has more paying subscribers in the >>> U.S. than Spotify – July 6, 2018 Apple revs up their own music >>> publishing business – June 14, 2018 Oliver Schusser named new Apple >>> Music chief as service passes 40 million subscribers – April 11, >>> 2018 Apple Music hits 40 million paid subscribers milestone – April >>> 4, 2018 Apple Music hits 38 million paid subscribers – March 12, >>> 2018 Apple Music expands student membership pricing to 82 new >>> countries – February 13, 2018 Apple Music poised to knock off >>> Spotify – February 12, 2018 Apple Music was always going to win – >>> February 6, 2018 Apple Music on track to overtake Spotify, become >>> No. 1 streaming service in U.S. this summer – February 4, 2018 Apple >>> Music and Spotify now account for the majority of music consumption >>> in the UK – January 3, 2018 Spotify files for its IPO – January 3, >>> 2018 Spotify hit with $1.6 billion lawsuit from music publisher – >>> January 2, >>> 2018 >>> Apple Music passes Pandora and Spotify in mobile usage – March 29, >>> 2017 Spotify hits 50 million paid subscribers – March 3, 2017 Apple >>> Music surpasses 20 million paid members 17 months after launch – >>> December 6, 2016 Oh ok, Spotify listeners are upgrading to Apple >>> Music – July 19, 2015 Spotify CEO claims to be ‘ok’ with Apple Music >>> – June 9, 2015 >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V >>> iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >>> itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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