
Our Favorite Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music Hacks! đ§
Written by: Caroline Walters
Whichever streaming service you use, thereâs always more you can learn about it. We all debate about what the best service is, but the reality is, theyâre all incredible in their own ways! Apple Music can promise you the best sound on their platform, the Spotify algorithm tries to show you as many new songs as it can, and Amazon Music wants to make sure you have access to exclusive songs and merch. Thereâs no right answer to which service you should use â pick the one thatâs best for you! Whatever your preference, hopefully, these hacks can be helpful for you! đś
Spotify

This one isnât as much of a hack as it is a perk, but itâs definitely worth noting. With Spotify, a lot of artists will create limited edition vinyl records and only share the link to buy one with their top fans! If youâre an experienced vinyl collector or if youâre new to the community, itâs always so fun to have the limited variants of your favorite albums. This happens with other pieces of merch as well, but itâs pretty common that artists will (secretly!) share the links to buy their new vinyl with their top listeners. If youâre lucky, youâll get an email directly from Spotify saying the artist has made something special for you! đż
Another cool feature Spotify has is a new one: assisted playlists. This one is super helpful in discovering new artists and songs! All you have to do is make a playlist and name it, and then click one simple âplus musicâ button, and Spotify will do all of the work for you! It takes the name of your playlist and then recommends music the algorithm thinks youâll absolutely love. It hasnât been wrong for us so far! đ¸

One of our favorite Spotify hacks is that you can add local files to the desktop version of Spotify so you can make playlists with them! Local files are files that the artist hasnât uploaded to Spotify (think videos youâve taken of your favorite performances at concerts). The process to get the songs downloaded is a tiny bit complicated, but we promise itâs so worth it in the end. First, you need to convert the video to an MP3 file and then upload it to Spotify. From there, you can add it to any playlist you want on your desktop and stream your favorite versions of songs! đ¤
Collaborative playlists are one of the best things Spotify has ever released. Theyâre a fun way to share music with your friends and create a playlist that youâll all love. You can invite any friend to âjoin your playlist,â and once they accept, they can add any songs they want to! Itâs such a good way to make road trip playlists, give each other song recommendations, or just share what songs youâve both been obsessed with lately! đ
Apple Music

Apple Music users can guarantee theyâll get one thing: Dolby Atmos, aka the highest quality sound you can get from Apple, whether you use headphones or speakers! Dolby Atmos is Appleâs way to create the most immersive surround-sound system that they can, and everyone who subscribes to Apple Music (and has compatible headphones) is able to access it. đ§
If youâve ever needed a quick and easy way to share music with your friends, Apple Musicâs âShared With Youâ feature is one of the best things for you! The feature has its own tab in the app, so when you open it every day, youâll see what new music your friends have shared with you. You can even pin the songs in group chats with your friends! This is a super cool way to share music and make sure itâs all in one place! đ

If youâre like any of us and absolutely hate the generic alarm sounds, Apple Music has made way for you to change your alarm sound without having to pay to download a song! Itâs one of the easiest features theyâve uploaded, but definitely one of the most helpful. All you have to do is go into the clock app on your phone and when changing the sound, click âSongâ and bam! You can now pick any song from your Apple Music library to be your wake-up call in the morning. Just make sure you switch the song out every few weeks so you donât get tired of it! â°