You can now access 麻豆社 content through the Amazon Echo and Google Home. In time, we'll support even more voice devices.
What 麻豆社 content is available on Google Home?
麻豆社 Sounds
You can listen to all your favourite 麻豆社 radio stations. Say: "Ok Google, play 麻豆社 [radio station]".
News
You can get 麻豆社 News, World Service News, and 麻豆社 Minute. Say: 鈥淥K, Google, play the news鈥�.
At the moment, you can access 麻豆社 content on Google Home without signing in.
What 麻豆社 content is available on the Amazon Echo?
麻豆社 Sounds
With the 麻豆社 skill, you can listen live to all 麻豆社 radio stations and play all of our on-demand content, including programmes, podcasts and music mixes.
Find out some commands for 麻豆社 Sounds on Amazon Echo/Alexa.
Interactive news
To get the latest news, say "Give Me 麻豆社 News" to an Alexa enabled smart speaker.
To move through these stories: 鈥淎lexa, next鈥�.
To get an in-depth take on a story: "Alexa, more from the 麻豆社".
Flash Briefings
, , , and are available as Flash Briefings. Say: 鈥淎lexa, play my Flash Briefing鈥�.
If you have an Amazon device with a screen, like an Echo Show or Echo Spot, you can get the 麻豆社 News Flash Briefing as a video instead.
How can I get the 麻豆社 Skill on the Amazon Echo?
To automatically enable the 麻豆社 Skill say: 鈥淎lexa, open the 麻豆社鈥�. Alternatively, you can find and enable the 麻豆社 Skill through the or app. It鈥檚 free of charge.
You鈥檒l then need to link your 麻豆社 account to the voice device. To do this, click on the Settings button for the 麻豆社 skill in the Alexa app.
If you don鈥檛 have a 麻豆社 account, you can - it鈥檚 a quick and easy process. You need to be over 13 to link accounts. For more information on how we make sure your details remain safe and sound, visit
Your Alexa language must be set to English (UK) not English (US) for the 麻豆社 Skill to work. For full details on setting up skills, visit the page on Amazon.
Help with using the 麻豆社 Skill
When using the 麻豆社 Skill, you can control your listening experience with voice instructions. It's as simple as that.
To launch the skill say 鈥淎lexa, open the 麻豆社鈥�.
To help you get started, you鈥檒l be asked what radio station, show or podcast you'd like to listen to when you first access the 麻豆社 Skill. Or, to get straight to your favourite sounds, say 鈥淎lexa, ask 麻豆社 to play [radio station, show or podcast]鈥�.
Problems playing 麻豆社 shows on Amazon Echo devices
We're aware that some customers are experiencing issues playing 麻豆社 stations and shows using Amazon Echo devices. For example, sometimes the station or show isn't found, doesn鈥檛 play, or the stream drops out.
We're looking into this with Amazon. In the meantime, here are things that you can try:
- First, check that the Alexa language settings for your device are set to English (UK).
- Also, it is worth checking that your device is using the latest software.
We'll update this page when we have any more advice.