<p><img src="https://static5.businessinsider.com/image/608c2db335c46f0018c0b916-2235/GettyImages-1214286283.jpg" border="0" alt="Woman listening music app" data-mce-source="Narisara Nami/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="A woman uses her mobile phone to open and play a song from her smartphone app."></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>Just asking Siri to "play music" used to always pull up Apple Musicannoying if you didn't have subscription. But with iOS 14.5 comes the ability to set a default music app of your own. </p><p>Now if you ask Siri to "play music" or play a specific song, podcast, or book, your phone will pull up a list of apps that you can select from. Whether it's Spotify, Audible, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, or another audio app, you can select which you'd like to use. </p><p>You can use this menu to select a default music player. Just note that it's not as easy as opening the Settings appyou'll need to go through Siri.</p><h2>What happens when you set a default music player on iPhone</h2><p>Setting a default music player doesn't give that app any special privileges or access to your data. All it means is that when you ask Siri to play music without specifying what app you want it from, Siri will use your default.</p><p>Additionally, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/04/apple-clarifies-you-cant-actually-set-a-default-music-service-in-ios-14-5/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20if%20you%20tell,%E2%80%9Cdefault%2C%E2%80%9D%20Apple%20says.">TechCrunch</a> reports that even after setting the new app, it doesn't become your "default" in the traditional sense. Instead, Siri will need to learn your habits over time, and eventually adjust to your preferences. That means it can recognize that you prefer to listen to music on Spotify, but prefer to listen to podcasts on Apple Podcasts, for example. </p><aside class="quick-tip headline-regular"><p><strong>Quick tip:</strong> To avoid any complications, you can simply tell Siri which app you want to play music from with a command. For example, when asking for a podcast, say "Hey Siri, play [name of podcast] <strong>on Apple Podcasts</strong>."</p></aside><p>If you still want to help Siri know your music app preference, here's how to set the default music player on your iPhone. </p><aside class="breakout-box headline-regular"><h2><strong>How to set your default music app on iPhone and iPad</strong></h2><ol><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-update-iphone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Update your iPhone to iOS 14.5</a> (or your iPad to iPadOS 14.5) if you haven't already, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-use-siri-on-ipad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">double-check that Siri is set up</a>.</li><li>Now call up Siri with your side button or by saying "Hey Siri" and ask it to "Play music" or "Play [the name of a song, podcast, book, etc.]."</li><li><p>The first time you do this with the iOS 14.5 update, you'll see a list of available audio options. Tap the one you'd like to use.<br><br></p><p><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/608b3ca634af8d001859a099-828/HowtosetdefaultmusicplayeroniPhone-1.jpg" border="0" alt="How_to_set_default_music_player_on_iPhone_ _1" data-mce-source="Sophie Putka/Insider" data-mce-caption="Ask Siri to play you song after updating to iOS 14.5 and wait for the app list to appear."></p></li><li>If Siri asks for permission to access your music app data, approve it. <br><br><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/608b3cd634af8d001859a09a-828/HowtosetdefaultmusicplayeroniPhone-2.jpg" border="0" alt="How_to_set_default_music_player_on_iPhone_ _2" data-mce-source="Sophie Putka/Insider" data-mce-caption="Give Siri persmission to access your music app data."></li><li>Siri will begin playing your song request, or if you just asked for "music," the last thing you were listening to.<br><br><img src="https://static5.businessinsider.com/image/608b3cfb34af8d001859a09b-828/How to set default music player on iPhone - 3.jpeg" border="0" alt="How to set default music player on iPhone 3" data-mce-source="Sophie Putka/Insider" data-mce-caption="Your song will begin playing in the app you told Siri to choose."></li></ol></aside><bi-shortcode id="related-article-module-end-of-article" class="mceNonEditable"><a data-type="60876af8c29eae1f212392f7" data-title="How to change Siri's voice in iOS 14.5" data-url="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-change-siri-voice" data-vertical="sai" data-image="https://i.insider.com/608804833f0560001881c36d">How to change Siri's voice in iOS 14.5</a><a data-type="5faece7402495a167157dff8" data-title="How to turn off Siri suggestions on your iPhone completely or only for certain apps" data-url="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-turn-off-siri-suggestions" data-vertical="sai" data-image="https://i.insider.com/5faee2a8402d49001924ee3f">How to turn off Siri suggestions on your iPhone completely or only for certain apps</a><a data-type="5faed7851e1b355c7e071276" data-title="A comprehensive list of Siri voice commands you can use on an iPhone" data-url="https://www.businessinsider.com/siri-voice-commands" data-vertical="sai" data-image="https://i.insider.com/5faedbb21c741f0019ac9ba7">A comprehensive list of Siri voice commands you can use on an iPhone</a><a data-type="5fb2adf902495a71eb17ce14" data-title="How to delete your Siri history on any Apple device, so that Apple won't save and analyze your voice files" data-url="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-delete-siri-history" data-vertical="sai" data-image="https://i.insider.com/5fb2bac5402d49001924f2a9">How to delete your Siri history on any Apple device, so that Apple won't save and analyze your voice files</a></bi-shortcode><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-set-default-music-player-on-iphone#comments">Join the conversation about this story »</a></p>
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