Move over, Samsung Smart TV: Apple Music is now available on the new Nest Audio and other Google Assistant-enabled devices. Rolling out now to smart speakers and displays like Nest Hub Max, Nest Mini, and more, Apple Music‘s ad-free library of songs, albums, and playlists is only a voice command away.
Simply link your Apple Music account in the Google Home app, then say “Hey Google, play New Music Daily playlist” or “Hey Google, play Rap Life playlist” (or whatever equivalent collection of tunes gets you through the day).
“You can ask Google Assistant to play any specific song, artist, or playlist available on Apple Music, and you can play music based on genre, mood, or activity,” Google product managers Sushmit Goswami and Chris Chan wrote in a blog announcement. “You can also play your liked songs from your Apple Music library by saying ‘Hey Google, play my songs’ or ‘Hey Google, play my library.'”
Got more than one compatible gadget in the house? No problem. Turn on the multi-room control feature in the Google Home app or on a Nest smart display to “dynamically move your music from one device to the other,” the blog said. Or listen in surround sound by telling Google Assistant to “play music on all my speakers.”
The feature is available first on Nest and other Assistant-enabled smart speakers and displays in the US, UK, France, Germany, and Japan. “With the addition of Apple Music to our audio streaming lineup, you have even more choices when it comes to music streaming services,” Chan and Goswami boasted. “So whatever the occasion, we’ve got the DJ booth covered.”
Earlier this year, Samsung Smart TVs introduced the Apple Music app on their 2018 to 2020 models, allowing subscribers around the globe to stream millions of songs and music videos, explore thousands of curated playlists, and host virtual dance parties with family and friends—all from the comfort of their living room. New customers can try the service free for three months with an individual, family, or student subscription.
