While Google Home comes with YouTube as its default Music Player, it also provides the option to change the default Music Player to other popular streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify or Pandora.
The steps to change Default music player or service on Google Home are straight forward and most Android device users should have no problems switching to their favorite Music Player on Google Home.
Change Default Music Player on Google Home
Before going ahead with the steps to change the default music player on Google Home, you need to be aware that the list of Music services that work with Google Home can vary, depending on the Country that you live in.
In addition to its own YouTube Music, Google Home is known to support Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Deezer, and Apple Music in United States and Canada. The notable exception in this list used to be Amazon Music, which is currently being supported by Google Home.
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1. Change Default Music Player on Google Home
As mentioned above, the steps to change the default music player on Google Home are pretty straight forward.
1. Open the Google Home app on your Android phone or Tablet.
2. Tap on your Profile Icon and select Home Settings in the drop-down menu.
3. On the next screen, scroll down and tap Google Assistant.
4. On tht next screen, scroll down and tap on Music > on the next screen, select your favorite Music Service under “Your Music Services” or “More Music Services” section.
5. On the next screen, select the Email Address that you want to link to the Music Service and tap on Continue.
6. Follow the prompts to Sign-in to the selected Music Service and complete the process.
After changing the default Music Player, you will be able to ask Google Home device to play any song that is available for free or available on your subscribed music service.
Note: If there are multiple people using the same speaker, they can link their own Google Accounts through Voice Match to have their preferred Music Player automatically selected.