PC Magazine - USA (2020-03)

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Tap the button to Enable to Use. You’re then asked to
sign into the service to link your account with Amazon.
Sign into your account. Tap the button to allow access
and then tap Done. Return to the previous screen and
add any other services you wish to use to access
podcasts.


In some cases, the service may appear in the list below
the Link New Service button, but that won’t necessarily
mean you have access to the app. Tap a service from
this list and sign in, if necessary.


SET A DEFAULT PODCAST APP
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podcast provider, which means you don’t need to give
the name of the service when you request a podcast.


For example, if you set Apple Podcasts as the default,
you can simply say something like: “Alexa, play the
latest episode of ‘Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,’” and
Alexa will automatically play it from Apple Podcasts. If
this isn’t the default service, you would need to say:
“Alexa, play the latest episode of ‘Conan O’Brien Needs
a Friend’ from Apple Podcasts.”


Apple
Podcasts is
now an option
that lets you
ask Alexa to
play the latest
episode of your
favorite
podcasts.
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