How to Control Apple Music With Your Voice

More and more of our devices allow us to talk to them. The Xbox One launched with Kinect, Android has OK Google, and iOS has Siri. When it comes to the last one, did you know it’s possible to use it to control your tunes with Apple Music?

There are obvious commands, like “play Backstreet Boys” or telling Siri to play an album, but the real fun comes from getting into the more advanced commands, which is exactly what we’re going to show you today!

Shuffle. If you don’t want the music to just play in order, you can say “shuffle” followed by whatever you want to play. For example, you could say “shuffle Korn” or “shuffle No Strings Attached” to have the album play in a random order.

Play popular songs by artist. If you say “play artist name” without specifying a song or album, Siri will play a collection of popular songs by that artist.

Play top songs from a year. You can tell Siri to play the most popular songs with one simple command. For example, you can say “play the top songs from 1999″ or “play the top songs from the 1970s”.

Add songs without pausing playback. If you’re currently at the end of a playlist, you can say “after this”. For example, you can say “after this, play Slipknot” and it will play when the song that’s currently running ends.

Find out which song is playing. You can say things like “what song is this” or “who sang this” and Siri will happily provide you with that information.

“Like” songs with your voice. Apple Music learns from the things you like, and you can simply say “like this song” to have Siri remember that you enjoyed it. This will alter the content of the “For You” section and help you find new music.

Add songs to your library. Liking a song will influence the “For You” page, but if you really like a song and want to go back to it at any time, you can say “add this song to my library” (for the currently playing song) or “add <song or album> to my library” for specifics.