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General Category => Amazon Echo Discussion => Topic started by: mountforecho on February 04, 2016, 09:38:47 pm

Title: Echo Now Supporting Spotify
Post by: mountforecho on February 04, 2016, 09:38:47 pm
It's about time.

http://www.wired.com/2016/02/amazon-echo-will-now-play-your-spotify-jams-without-a-phone/
Title: Re: Echo Now Supporting Spotify
Post by: litfoo on February 05, 2016, 01:37:06 am

Yeah - a very welcome addition.

(http://i.imgur.com/idpV68Y.png)

Got mine up and running within a few mins

Another great addition from Amazon! Keep them coming  :)
Title: Re: Echo Now Supporting Spotify
Post by: mike27oct on February 05, 2016, 03:58:40 am
I probably will be waiting a long time for Slacker Radio to appear on Echo.  Meanwhile. I'll just continue to BT to Echo from mobile device or PC when I want it playing.
Title: Re: Echo Now Supporting Spotify
Post by: Maff on February 06, 2016, 06:22:36 pm
I've been waiting a long time for this too. Very disappointed it needs a premium account, as the ad based service has always been fine, as it is with Pandora etc. Even more dissapointed that it also needs a US based account too. Just wish amazon echo would hurry up & start thinking beyond the US (I'm losing hope).
Title: Re: Echo Now Supporting Spotify
Post by: mike27oct on February 07, 2016, 12:55:29 am
The Echo is a device of many colors, and with one of those colors it is an Amazon robotic selling machine.  I would not be at all surprised if Amazon gets a little spiff (i.e. $$$) from outfits like Spotify and Pandora if someone sets up a new account or even listens to the service through an Echo.  Same for Uber reservations made via Echo.  I do not believe a lot of these apps are created by Amazon "out of the goodness of their hearts" just for us users; which is fine, Amazon can and should make honest money however they can, so I hope they ARE getting a spiff from these actions.
Title: Re: Echo Now Supporting Spotify
Post by: manstorm on February 11, 2016, 06:28:45 am
@Maff For info I'm using my UK spotify (premium) account fine with Echo
Title: Re: Echo Now Supporting Spotify
Post by: litfoo on February 11, 2016, 08:12:32 am
Quote from: manstorm on February 11, 2016, 06:28:45 am
@Maff For info I'm using my UK spotify (premium) account fine with Echo

Me too - using my UK spotify (premium) account with Echo