Can Alexa Play iTunes?

If you have an Amazon Echo device with Alexa, you might be wondering, can Alexa play iTunes? Whereas, thanks to the iPod years, many of us have built up a collection. Either you want to play iTunes music that you have purchased or stream your Apple Music subscription. Go through this post and you will learn, Can Alexa play iTunes?

Stream Apple Music With Alexa-

If you are going to use music service streaming, you may have opted to use Apple Music to get your favorite tunes. Hopefully, Amazon and Apple have designed their services to work together seamlessly. If you have an Amazon Echo device, use these steps to set up Apple Music within the Alexa app on your Android or iOS device. 

This tutorial assumes that you have already set up your Amazon Alexa device. If you still have to set up your device,  Take a look at our tutorial to simplify the question Can Alexa play iTunes?

1. Open the Alexa app on your smartphone. If you still don't have it, here's the Alexa app for iOS and Alexa app for Android.
2. Select the Settings option, then Music.
3. Select the Link New Service (+) option.
4. Choose Apple Music from the service options, after that log in with your Apple username and password. When completed, select the Done button.
5. In order to set Apple Music as the default streaming service, go down to the bottom of the Music settings menu in the Alexa app, choose Default Services, then choose Apple Music.
6. Now just request Alexa to play a song, album, artist, or playlist, and it will access your Apple Music library.

Stream iTunes Music With Alexa

If you aren't using Apple Music, but still have a backlog of purchased iTunes music on your Mac, PC, or smartphone, you can stream your library of music to an Echo device using a Bluetooth connection. While connecting devices vary from platform to platform, follow these general steps to get your device up and running.

Note: Once your device is set up, then you will know, can Alexa play iTunes via Bluetooth by simply saying Alexa, connect to my smartphone.

1. Open the Settings option on your PC, Mac, or smartphone, and navigate to the Bluetooth option, ensure it is switched on.
2. Request Alexa to Connect to a new Bluetooth device.
3. From your device, click on the Echo option once it appears in the device list to establish a connection.
4. Every content you start playing over your device, adding your iTunes library, will now stream to Alexa. To disconnect Alexa from your device just say Alexa, disconnect from my device.

Upload iTunes Music to Amazon Music

When you have not the most comfortable option, you can pick to upload your existing iTunes files into the Amazon Music cloud for easy playback. To follow this method and upload your music to Amazon's cloud you must be a paid Amazon Music Storage customer as mentioned below.
 
If you are already subscribed to Amazon Music, follow the steps below to upload your iTunes music. Otherwise, you may want to simply consider obtaining an Apple Music streaming subscription which will run you a similar monthly cost.

If you purchased your iTunes music before 2009, there is a good chance it is locked to the iTunes player and unavailable for access outside of Apple's ecosystem. In this case, you can unlock your music using one of these recommended pieces of software.

1. Install the Amazon Music app for PC or Mac.
2. Once installed, open the application and login with your Amazon credentials.
3. Click on the My Music option at the top of the screen.
4. Next, click on the Songs option, after that Offline filter in the right sidebar.
5. Tap on the upload icon, after that choose your iTunes music to upload to Amazon Music.
6. Now, ask Alexa to play your favorite tunes and it will pull any needed
7. music from the Amazon Music cloud.

Setup a Plex Media Server

Another option for streaming your existing media files from iTunes to your Amazon Echo device include setting up a media server such as Plex. Some network-attached storage options such as the WD My Cloud and additional offerings by Drobo, Synology, and Seagate, offer built-in Plex servers.

If you are looking to set up a Plex server on your Mac or PC, you can follow this detailed tutorial to complete the task. Once your Plex server is ready, enable Plex with your Alexa device.