Deezer playlists with Amazon Alexa

Same question here, any update? I kept my account alive on deezer free and didn’t delete my app in the hope that these long-promised updates would be here soon.

I saw the Flow update, which is a nice touch, but that Alexa skill update and personal playlist support is the big one. 

Streaming in hifi to my Echo Studios as part of the hifi plan also seems a reasonable request, since Tidal does that for me, and for less money.

I would love to support deezer. Somebody help me out here.

G

Deezer has been saying that they're working on this and that the feature is coming very soon and just to have a bit more patience for the last two years, it really is a joke now. 

I respectfully disagree. I am not so naive as to believe that this is as simple as writing a few lines of code. If you look at the major streaming services and what they have been able to do with Alexa, deezer remains competitive, even without the proposed improvements.

Deezer offers Alexa integration and functionality with Alexa and works without issues on my Echo Studios. The do not yet have a remote connectivity function or support personal playlists. I think their decision not to stream in hifi is a deliberate one, as Tidal and Amazon (the only services to stream in hifi to the Studios) have both had issues.

Tidal does not have a remote connectivity function or support personal playlists. They do stream in hi-fi, but up until recently, I had constant, nagging issues with buffering, pausing, and stopping.

Apple does not have a remote connectivity function, they do support personal playlists. They do not stream in hi-fi, in fact, it’s 256 AAC.

Qobuz is not compatible at all.

YouTube Music is not compatible at all.

Spotify has a remote connectivity function and supports personal playlists. They do not stream in hi-fi.

Amazon Music has a remote connectivity function and supports personal playlists. They do stream in hi-fi. Their remote connectivity feature, Alexa Cast, leaves much to be desired. it does not remain connected the way that Spotify Connect does, but drops its connection after several songs of play. Their hi-fi streaming, up until last month, was so bad that I cancelled my Amazon Music subscription. It has improved, but Amazon Music serves as an example that these things need to be well thought-out, designed, and tested before implementation. And Amazon is dealing with their own music service and their own hardware.

I’m willing to be patient, there are more things I like about deezer than things I could complain about.

G

I love Deezer but this should be a priority for them. It's obviously not as simple as a few lines of code but if Amazon and Spotify can do this (and it's a big thing for me) I might switch. Streaming in hifi doesn't bother me I just don't want to have to keep Bluetooth connecting my phone to my Alexa to be able to play from my playlists.

Amazon has the distinct advantage that they are dealing with their own hardware and their own ecosystem. Spotify Connect is unique, no one else has that system. I don't think either of your comparisons are accurate or fair.

Deezer has soundcatcher, no one else has an integrated music ID app, not even the giants in the industry.

Deezer’s new customizable Flow is also unique to the industry.

I do understand your wanting the connectivity, though. Maybe deezer isn’t for you. Like everyone else, you have to look at the big picture and weigh your options.

Please, hurry am tired of calling out each song every time. #PlaylistsOnAmazonAlexa

In two years of developpement there is really no update ??

By curiosity, isn’t the problem on the side of amazon ? It seams that alexa can’t undersdand words, or assembly of words, which aren’t in its base, and so, it can’t understand the name of small artists, and playlists ? 

However in two years those problems should have been solved...

I wanted to chime in as my annual membership is coming up for renewal.  The playlists are definitely an ongoing concern for me, most specifically because of the trouble I have of playing anything that does not have an English name that Alexa can identify properly.  Oh the constant headache of selecting songs by “Gabri Ponte”…..

I’m hoping for some good news on the new skill, especially as I use this more and more in my car via Echo Auto.  In the meantime, I think I’m going to have to revert to the free service and give a shot at Amazon Music monthly hoping for the best here.

Love Deezer, then discoverability of My Flow is mostly awesome, but that playlist support...

Hi Santama,

See my post above in this thread, the one about about Alexa routines, for a simple workaround for those difficult names.

Cheers,

G

Thanks for that!  Yes, routines work as a way to select particularly difficult artists, though no substitute for actually playing your own play lists which would be ideal. 

Hoping that new skill comes soon!