Alexa now lets you play music with smart home Routines
Amazon has a new music feature for Alexa Routines — those automated sets of linked smart-home actions you can initiate on Echo speakers with timers or voice commands. For example, you can assign the phrase “Alexa, good morning” to a Routine that gradually brighten the lights, open the window shades, and start the coffee maker if you already own all the prerequisite gear. Now you can further enhance the mood with music by automatically playing your favorite artist, playlist, or podcast from the Alexa-enabled speaker of your choice. Thankfully, you can also control the volume, because you almost certainly don’t want to hear the morning news read back to you at the same decibel level as last night’s dance party.
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