Spotify on Alexa and in car?

[Weltonmark]

Plan

Premium - Family Plan

Country

UK

Device

Samsung S23 & Alexa

My Question or Issue

I have a family plan and I can listen in my car and my wife can listen in hers. However I'm coming across a problem. My daughter has an Alexa in her room which is linked to my account. If I am in the car listening to Spotify and then she wants to listen in her room, it interrupts my listening in the car - we can't both listen at the same time. 

Is there a way where I can listen to what I want and she can listen to her songs through her Alexa?

[Maxim]

Hey @Weltonmark,

Thanks for reaching out.

That would only work if a different Spotify account is used on the Alexa device 🙂

Keep in mind, though, that it's currently not possible to link more than one Spotify account per Alexa account, but there’s a workaround that allows you to set up multiple Spotify accounts to work on your Alexa.

You can add multiple accounts by setting up an Amazon Household. This way you can switch from one account to another just by talking to Alexa. For more details check out the related Amazon Help Topic here.

Note that everyone who intends to use it will need to set up their own account with Amazon which in turn has to be linked to their own Spotify account using their own version of the app. 

Alternatively, it's possible to use Spotify Connect without having to link accounts, but if you don’t, you won’t have the full functionality of Alexa’s commands either and you'll have to use the Spotify app to choose the music.

To do this, say "Alexa, Spotify Connect" to the specific speaker you want to listen to music on and follow the instructions that Alexa gives you (Open Spotify on your phone and select the playback device from the list). This allows you to play music from separate Spotify accounts on different speakers at the same time.

Tip: It’s best to keep Spotify closed when you use the "Spotify Connect" command, then open Spotify when she tells you to. If you don't, the connection between Spotify app and your speaker isn't always made.

I hope this clears things up!