Trouble getting up in the morning? Don’t worry. Whether you’re looking to hit the snooze button or need a jolt of energy, Spotify and the Clock app from Google™ will now offer the perfect soundtrack to start your day.
Method 2: Set Spotify Music as Android Alarm with Google Clock App. Google Clock app is another useful tool for you to set Spotify tracks as Android alarms. But this method has some restrictions. Before using it, you need to make sure you have installed the latest version of Google Clock and Spotify on Android phone. Best Alarm Clock Apps for Android 1. Alarm Clock for Heavy Sleepers. If you need a simple but yet features filled best alarms clock apps for Android, alarm clock for Heavy Sleepers is all you need. This app has a whole load of features that will blow your mind away like countdown alarms, recurring alarms, one-time alarms. Now, with the new v6.1 update, Google Clock can even wake you up using songs from Youtube Music and Pandora Music’s playlist. Setting up to use Spotify or YouTube Music in Alarm Clock App is quite easy. That said, below are some simple steps using which you can use songs from Spotify or Youtube Music in the Alarm Clock app. Make your Clock.
Starting today, Spotify and Google are partnering to help both and free and Premium users on Android™ phones to set their own unique alarms with music from Spotify’s 35 million track catalog. Setting a personal soundtrack to your waking moments has never been easier.
“We’re excited to bring the ability to personalize your alarms on the Clock app from Google with the incredible music catalog from Spotify,” says Jorge Espinel, VP Business Development at Spotify. “This has been a top Spotify user request for years, and we can’t wait to see music fans picking their favorite tracks, artists, and playlists to kick-start their day.”
Simply open up the Clock app from Google™, connect and authenticate your Spotify account, and you’re ready to:
Set your personal alarm soundtrack
Make your way to the ‘Alarms’ tab to find instant music recommendations and effortlessly search and select any track, album, artist or playlist from Spotify to greet you the following morning. The same great experience is also available for our free users in shuffle mode.
Continue listening throughout your morning
To make sure you hit the ground running, Spotify has filled the tab inside the Clock app from Google™ with personalized recommendations from your recently played music, as well as curated Spotify morning playlists including I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, Have a Great Day!, and Songs to Sing in the Shower.
Once you turn off the alarm, you’ll see an option to ‘Continue Playing’, offering a seamless way to continue listening and set you up for a productive day with Spotify.
The Clock app from Google™ comes preinstalled on some Android devices & is available for download via the Google Play store for all Android mobile users.
The integration will be rolling out to all users on Android over the next few days*.
Rise and shine!
*Users in all 65 markets where Spotify is available.
Update August 10, 2020: We’re excited to introduce a new feature within the Clock app from Google “Bedtime” functionality in which users can select Sleep sounds from specifically-curated sleep and relaxation Spotify playlists, or search for specific content to play. Plus, after content is selected, users can set a timer for the audio to stop playing. Happy dreaming!
If you have an Android smartphone, here’s how to use any song, album, artist or playlist as your alarm in the Google Clock app. Start your day with your favourite tunes.
Google has just released an update to the Google Clock app adding Spotify integration. The new update allows you to link your Spotify account and use a song, album, artist or playlist as your alarm. As far as I can tell, you can’t select a single song (unless you create a playlist with one song), but there’s nothing wrong with a bit of variety, right?
Why you’ll love Spotify alarms
Spotify Alarm Clock App Android App
I’ve used my favourite Spotify playlist as my morning alarm over the last few days and the experience has been great. Waking up to a random song each day is very refreshing, provided you pick a decent playlist.
One of my favourite features is that, in addition to dismissing the alarm, you can choose to continue listening to the playlist after you’ve woken up, which gives a great start to the day. Unfortunately, the downside is that it’s easy to stay in bed and listen to the tunes - traditional alarms don’t tend to have this problem.
How to get Google Clock
iPhone users, you’re out of luck, unfortunately. Android users, you’ll need to make sure that Google Clock is installed and up-to-date. Some smartphone manufacturers, such as Samsung and Huawei, include their own clock app, so you’ll need to download the Google Clock app from the Google Play Store. Don’t worry, it won’t interfere with the existing clock app.
Many other smartphone manufacturers opt to use the Google Clock app by default, in which case you simply need to make sure it’s updated to the latest version. This can be done by visiting the Google Play Store. It might already be up-to-date if you’ve got automatic updates enabled.
Finally, this may seem obvious, but you also need to have the Spotify app installed and updated on your smartphone. You don’t need a premium subscription to use Spotify with Google Clock, although you may hear occasional ads if you have the free subscription.
How to set up Spotify alarms
Once you’ve got the latest versions of the Google Clock and Spotify installed on your Android smartphone, simply go to the alarm tab and create an alarm as you normally would. Click the plus button then choose a time. To choose the alarm sound, open the alarm and tap the bell. You now need to connect Spotify account, just follow the on-screen prompts.
Once your Spotify account is connected, a new ‘Spotify’ tab will appear under alarm sounds, and you can select music from your recently played. Scroll down a bit further and you’ll see Spotify’s collection of carefully curated playlists, which is nice if you’d rather wake up to a completely random song. In the bottom right-hand corner, there is a search button so you can find a specific song, album, artist or playlist.
Conclusion
Android Phone Alarm Clock
That’s it! Tomorrow morning, you should be greeted with a song to start your day. If you selected a single song, then that’s what you’ll get, but if you selected an album, artist or playlist, then you’ll be subject to Spotify’s shuffle algorithm. Personally, I rather like the idea of waking up to a new song each day, how about you?
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