INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Amazon is addressing one of the larger issues with its Echo Dot Kids Edition— support for Spotify streaming music service, with the
option to filter out explicit lyrics
The news was announced on Friday alongside new content from Disney for the Kids Edition device
However, Amazon says the Spotify support would not be available until next week.
Lack of access to one of the most popular streaming
services was one of my personal critiques with the Kids Edition
As a Spotify household, it was hard to use the device here because of its limited support for music services outside Amazon and iHeartRadio
Our favorite playlists and music was not available, because we don&t pay for Amazon on-demand music service
This will be a welcome change.
When Spotify is enabled, Amazon says the explicit filter will also be turned on by default — but parents
can turn it off on their FreeTime dashboard.
Along with the support on the Kids Edition device, the update will also now allow Spotify
customers who don&t subscribe to FreeTime the option to turn off explicit lyrics, as they already can do with Amazon Music and Pandora.
In
addition, Amazon says the Echo Dot Kids Edition is gaining a host of new content from Disney this week and next.
It has already added a new
kids skill called Disney Dailies that includes jokes and sketches taking place in the &Zootopia& world, which are updated every day.
Next
week, there also will be new character alarms featuring characters from Pixar &Coco,& Disney &Moana& and others
And Disney has updated its Daily Stories with stories from &Incredibles 2,& &Doc McStuffins,& &Wall-E,& &Moana& and more.
The Kids Edition
is a combo package of an Echo Dot with a protective case and a year of FreeTime Unlimited, which includes exclusive Alexa skills for Kids
Edition owners, as well as other content, like games, apps, books and videos
