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By ChesterUpdated on December 16, 2022
"Can I play my Amazon Music playlist on HomePod with my iPhone? I tried to Siri to play Amazon Music on HomePod, but it didn't work."
HomePod is a smart assistance which is able to turn lights on and off, switch off TV and more. HomePod is also a high quality smart speaker, you can listen to music on HomePod by voice commanding Siri, you can just simply say "hey Siri, play some music." to start playing your playlist.
You can certainly stream Music from Apple Music on HomePod, but this great speaker does not offer built-in support for external music services, like Amazon Music, you could not stream Amazon Music directly through Siri. So for those who are already subscribed to Amazon Music, do they need to change their subscription or are they able to play Amazon Music on HomePod? Yes and we are going to share 2 effective ways to play Amazon Music on HomePod, read the following article carefully to find out.
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You do not need to shift your Amazon Music subscription to Apple Music, we will provide 2 ways to stream Amazon Music on HomePod for you, you can play Amazon Music via AirPlay from your iPhone or your mac, or you can Stream Amazon Music using iTunes.
If you want to stream Amazon Music from iPhone on HomePod, one of the way is to use AirPlay while the HomePod doesn't have built-in connections for Amazon Music
Step 1. Connect your HomePod and your iPhone to the same Wi-Fi network and turn the Bluetooth on.
Step 2. Swipe down the screen from the top right corner and enter the Control Center on your iPhone.
Step 3. Tap the AirPlay icon (it's usually on the top right corner) and select your HomePod.
Step 4. Close the Control Center and launch your Amazon Music app on your iPhone. Then you can start streaming Amazon Music on HomePod.
Tips: If you want to stream Amazon Music with iPad on HomePod, you can follow these same steps to play Amazon Music on HomePod.
You can also stream Amazon Music on HomePod from Mac via AirPlay, it's a little bit different, Here's how to get Amazon Music on HomePod with AirPlay from Mac.
Step 1. On your Mac, go to System Preferences and select Sound.
Step 2. In the Output tab, select your HomePod.
Step 3. Go to select an album or a playlist from Amazon Music to play on your Mac, then you can start enjoying Amazon Music on the HomePod.
There is a better way to enjoy Amazon Music on HomePod, that is to use iTunes to play Amazon Music then you can listen to them on HomePod, this method has a great advantage is that it can be done even from a Windows PC since iTunes is compatible with Windows computers.
To play Amazon Music on HomePod via iTunes, you need to upload Amazon Music tracks to iTunes. In other words, you need to download Amazon Music to computer first. As we all know, Amazon Music has its own DRM protection for each song, even you are subscribed to Amazon Music Unlimited, you are not able to download Amazon Music as local files on your computer. In this case, you should use a third party tool called UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter, which is professional Amazon Music Converter for removing DRM from Amazon Music and download Amazon Music as local files.
UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter is a ease-to-use tool that helps you download Amazon Music and convert Amazon Music to MP3 and other common audio formats from Amazon Free, Amazon Music Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited for offline streaming. The output audio files will be preserved in original sound quality while keeping ID3 tags and metadata information.
Outstanding Features of UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter
UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter can be used on Windows or Mac computers, so please download the correct program and install it to you computer. Then follow the steps below:
Step 1. Launch the Program & Log in
Launch UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter and log in with your Amazon account by clicking the "Sign In" button on the top right corner.
Tips: You can log in with your Amazon Free, Amazon Music Prime or Amazon Music Unlimited account.
Step 2. Set up Output File
Click the 'Gear' icon to on the top right corner to set up the output file, there are 6 types of output formats to choose, Auto is M4A as default. We can choose MP3 for the output format as MP3 is compatible with iTunes.
You can also set other parameters for your output file.
Output Quality: 128kbps, 192kbps, 224kbps, 256kbps, 320kbps.
Output Folder: Select the path where you want to save the tracks.
Output file name: Name in Title, Artist, Album, Track Number, etc.
Output organized: Artist, Album, Artist/Album, Album/Artist.
Step 3. Add Amazon Music Songs
Once you have set the output file, add Amazon Music tracks that you want to download, click the red '+' add button on the right side to add the songs to the converting list.
If you choose a playlist or album, all the songs will be selected by default, you can deselect the songs that you do not want to download from Amazon Music.
Step 4. Start Converting Amazon Music
Once you have done selecting the songs, click the "Convert" button to start downloading to MP3 at 10x speed. All output music files will be kept its original audio quality and ID3 tags.
Step 5. View the Music Files
After the conversion is done, please go to "History" by clicking the "clock" icon, then you can see all the downloaded items on the list, you can click the blue folder at the back of each title to open the location of the the download Amazon Music songs on your computer.
Start to Play Amazon Music on HomePod
Launch iTunes on your computer and click File > Library > Import Playlist to upload your Amazon Music files. Then browse the folder where you save the converted Amazon Music songs and choose to add to your iTunes. After done with uploading songs to iTunes, use the "play my" command and play your added Amazon Music songs, now you can listen to Amazon Music on HomePod and control playback with using Siri.
| Via AirPlay | Via iTunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Need Amazon Music App? | Yes | No |
| Siri | Not Supported Siri | Support Siri |
| Control Music Playback | Yes | Yes |
| Offline Listening | No | Yes |
Now you have learned 2 ways to play Amazon Music on HomePod and they are both working safely and easy to operate. No matter using AirPlay or iTunes, you can easily listen to Amazon Music on HomePod. With the help of UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter, you also have many other advantages. For example, you do not need the Amazon Music app to listen to music anymore. Once you have downloaded Amazon Music on your computer, you can play them on any media players, and you can transfer them to other unauthorized devices for offline playback without restrictions.
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