Control Alexa from Deezer app

hello, 

Do you have any news ?

​@chanme 

Leonidia is no longer here, and a community manager will change the status from “not for now” if there is any update. Apologies for any inconvenience.

I’ve just switched family plan from spotify and suprised this basic function doesn’t work, it’s a month trial so I probably will be switching out before the month is out - my throat is knackered at the moment so I can’t actually speak to my speaker and I can’t control what music is played on the speakers, really annoying. 

With Spotify’s CEO investing in weapons there’s a chance a lot of people (and artists) will be leaving, it’s why I left and am looking for a new service. 

Hey there ​@beepea 

I’ll repeat an earlier comment of mine since it seems applicable to you, too.

As you see above, one of the community managers updated this topic a few months ago, but there is no firm timeline for any changes to the existing integration. I don’t have any inside info, but this has been “on the table” for a number of years, so I wouldn’t count on it.

As you've probably seen, Alexa can be used with deezer with voice commands and also by setting up convenient routines (which may help you in your current situation).

There's obviously a very valid reason you’re leaving Spotify, so perhaps you will weigh the benefits deezer offers versus an integration with Alexa that you were used to.

I switched over from Echo/Alexa to Sonos a while back and I’m quite happy with the improved sound quality and the platform-agnostic nature of Sonos. I also appreciate not having the ever-looming specter of an Alexa subscription on the horizon.

Whatever you decide, thanks for giving deezer a try. There are trade-offs with every service and we all need to find what works for us.

Best of luck wherever you land.

+1

I was about to subscribe to Deezer but this issue is making me reconsider. 

​@mxo , as you can see from the thread, this is a “not for now” status feature. I won’t repeat my comment above, but it expands on some ideas to ponder.

thanks for considering deezer.

Just to add another voice to this.

I’m looking to switch from Spotify.  I play music through Alexa devices all the time but hardly ever use voice.  Spotify lets me easily switch between different devices as I move around the house or play music everywhere from my phone. I’d almost certainly have bought a premium subscription if Deezer had that capability.

This issue was raised over 3 years ago, was supposedly raised with the Devs and is still not implemented. This tells me that either Deezer do not understand why this functionality is so important to practical use of a music streaming app, or they don't have the skills/knowledge required to implement such a feature. Either way, I will be cancelling my trial before it ticks over to paid as this is a show stopper. I would imagine a lot of people quit the trial for the same reason without bothering to post. A real shame as I much prefer Deezer from an ethical stand point, it's just not fit for purpose.

​@mark1981 

Whatever you decide, thanks for giving deezer a try. There are trade-offs with every service and we all need to find what works for us.

Best of luck wherever you land.

II am planning to switch to tidal n the next couple of weeks because I'm tired of playing music through the Yamaha music cast app which sucks. These people are completely insane for not having already created a proper deezer connect