Ever heard a catchy song on your smart speaker and wanted to share it right away? You can respond to that impulse if you have an ultrasound. Amazon is introducing a music sharing feature that allows you to share songs with Alexa contacts using Echo devices or the Alexa app. Ask the voice assistant to “share this number with a contact” and they can choose not only to listen, but also to send a response.
Fortunately, you don’t have to use Amazon Music or even the same streaming service as your recipient. Alexa will try to find a number on all the services available to you. If there is no match, you will still get a station based on the artist name and song title.
You can try the feature by enabling Alexa Communications. If you are not sure which contacts can receive a number, you can start a new message to see who is available.
Amazon characterized this as “just the beginning” of the sharing feature, hinting at possible upgrades in the future. For now, though, the feature can come in handy if you’d rather not go to text messages or social networks to spread the word about a tune you can’t miss – at least, as long as your friends are investing as much in the Alexa ecosystem as you are.