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- Your Amazon Echo can do so much more than play music or set timers with the Alexa on Windows app. You can connect Alexa to computers to use it as a speaker, use Alexa for PC, and more.
- If you've ever wanted to play Google Play music on your Echo Dot you will have discovered it's impossible, until now! This method does not require any coding.
- To play music from a Plex server, you'll have to use the 'ask Plex' command, as in, 'Alexa, ask Plex' or 'Alexa, tell Plex' Likewise, Plex can't be set as your default music service.
Your Echo speaker can be your radio too!
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You should be able to access practically any radio station in the world.
One of Alexa's most convenient features is how the voice assistant can be used as a morning alarm clock. As well as playing a generic alarm sound at the right time, Alexa can also be set to play music or a radio station, read out the morning news headlines,.
How to use Alexa as your radio
There's a chance that Alexa will be able to play the station you want to listen to without any set-up. Try saying 'Alexa, play [insert name of your favorite station].'
If you're trying to listen to a super local or niche radio station, the Alexa command above might not work. Try playing the station using the myTuner Radio Alexa skill. This skill provides access to 50,000+ free radio stations from over 200 countries. Just say 'Alexa, ask myTuner Radio to play [insert name of your favorite station].'
Enable the myTuner Radio skill by following the set-up instructions below.
myTuner Radio Set-up
Set-up time: 30 seconds or less
To enable the myTuner Radio Alexa skill, tap/click here and then tap/click the Enable button.
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You can also follow these 7 steps…
- Open your Alexa app
- Tap the hamburger icon in the upper left corner
- Tap Skills & Games
- Tap the magnifying glass in the upper right corner
- Type 'myTuner Radio' in the search field and tap the Search button the keyboard
- Tap myTuner Radio from the results
- Tap the Enable To Use button
Pro Tips
Pro Tip #1
If you have an iHeart Radio account, be sure to link it in Alexa Settings.
Pro Tip #2
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Just say 'Alexa, stop' to turn the radio off.
See Also
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