iOS 12 Shortcut For Playing Music From Spotify Via Siri
Spotifiy Siri voice command.
Now, I’m providing you one more shortcut that allows you play music from the Spotify app with the help of Siri, breaking the Apple Music monopoly. As you might already know Apple’s virtual assistant only supports voice commands for playing songs from Apple Music. Siri replies with a dire message informing you that “I can’t play from Spotify.” if you ask her for this favor. Nevertheless, there is a workaround that will please all of you Spotify fans!
How To Ask Siri To Play Music From Spotify
Before we start please make sure that you have the Shortcuts app (download link) installed on your iPhone or iPad. Of course, that you also need Spotify for iOS.
1. Download the Spotify Siri shortcut available here. Tap “Get Shortcut” to save it in the iOS app with the same name.
2. Open the Shortcuts app and tap the “three dots” available in the top-right corner of the “Spotify Siri” label to open the edit menu of this specific shortcut.
3. Tap the Settings icon available in the top-right corner.
4. Hit Add to Siri and record a phrase that will activate this shortcut. You can use “Play Spotify”, for example.
5. Tap “Done” to save the phrase. Followed by “Done” and “Done” again to save your changes of the “Spotify Siri” shortcut.
6. Now just wake Siri, using Hey Siri and speak out “Spotify Sirisp”.
7. Siri runs your shortcut and you’re asked to dictate the artist or the title of the song that you want to hear. The music will be opened within the Spotify app!
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Brilliant! Thank you.
Excellent! Works like a charm.
Hi Guys, this works great except when connected to Bluetooth in my car. Voice recognition just doesn’t work when connected. It says ‘Voice Recognition Unavailable’, any ideas or links to fixes. Thanks.
Hey, it kinda works. I just get Spotify to open, but that’s all it does.
If my phone is locked, Siri requests I unlock my phone, thus making it not so hands free.
Any help?
YES. This feature is amazing and totally makes listening to music you want faster.
Did something change? If I do all the steps above and tell Siri “Spotify Beatles,” it starts playing The Beatles in Apple Music, not Spotify.
Hmmm.. doesn’t work here… seems like the shortcut tries to play Spotify from a website, and not from the app ?
I’m a musician in a local band that uses an iPad to play music through our P A system during breaks. Is it possible to create a shortcut on the home screen so it opens a specific Spotify playlist?
“Sorry, there was a problem with the app” that’s all she says… can anyone help??