Apple Podcasts for Alexa is available only in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States.
Here's what you need
- An Amazon Fire TV or Amazon Echo speaker and the iOS or Android device you used for setup with the Amazon Alexa app installed. Make sure that you update to the latest iOS and check the App Store to see if there are updates for the Amazon Alexa app. If you use an Android device, check the Google Play Store for any updates to the Apple Podcasts app or Amazon Alexa app.
- If you need help setting up or using Alexa, your Amazon Echo device, or your Fire TV device, get help from Amazon.
Set up Apple Podcasts with Alexa
- Open the Amazon Alexa app, then tap the menu button in the upper-left corner.
- Tap Skills & Games and search for the Apple Podcasts skill.
- Tap Enable to Use.
You can also enable the Apple Podcast skill in the Alexa skill store on the web.
Set up Apple Podcasts as your default podcast service
Learn how to ask Alexa to play something without saying "on Apple Podcasts" each time.*
- Open the Amazon Alexa app, then tap the menu button in the upper-left corner.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Music & Podcasts.
- Under Services, tap Link New Service.
- Sign in with your Apple ID to link your Apple Podcasts account.
- Once you've successfully signed in, tap the X icon in the upper right corner.
- Tap Select Default Service.
- Select Apple Podcasts as the default podcast service.
*Available only in Brazil, Germany, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Ask Alexa to play your podcasts
You can ask Alexa to play the latest episodes of your favorite podcasts. Say something like, "Alexa, play Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend on Apple Podcasts," or, "Alexa, play The Daily from yesterday on Apple Podcasts."
Disable Apple Podcasts in Alexa
- Open the Amazon Alexa app, then tap the menu button in the upper-left corner.
- Tap Settings.
- In Alexa Preferences, tap Music.
- Tap Apple Podcasts.
- Tap Disable Skill.
Disabling the Apple Podcasts skill also unlinks your Apple Podcasts account from the Amazon Alexa app.
Learn more
- Learn how you can subscribe and listen to Apple Podcasts.
- You can also use Siri to play Apple Podcasts on your Apple devices. With Siri, you can choose from a wider variety of commands.
- Take your listening experience further and play Apple Music with Alexa.
If you're attempting to listen to explicit content with Alexa in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, or Spain, you can listen to it in the Podcasts app on an Apple device.