Shout out to Google Home to play songs from Deezer

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On the Premium tier, you can choose artists, albums, moods and genres - as well as Deezer's personalised 'Flow' playlist - all by simply talking to your smart speaker.

It used to be only Spotify and Google Play Music (naturally) that would work with the Google Home smart speaker. But now, Deezer is getting in on the action - provided you've signed up for Deezer Premium.

So what can you do with Deezer now? Well, there are playback options for choosing bands, songs (there are more than 43 million tracks available), or moods such as 'Summer' and 'Moments' - along with traditional genres.

You can also ask the Home to play your 'Flow', a personalised stream of music based on algorithmic recommendations. Other people with Deezer accounts can also play their own individual Flow playlists.

For those with an Amazon Echo, you're out of luck at the moment - Deezer hasn't confirmed anything so far. But hopefully support for other AI speakers (like the Apple Homepod or Microsoft's Invoke) will come soon.

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Adam Smith

Adam was a staff writer for What Hi-Fi?, reviewing consumer gadgets for online and print publication, as well as researching and producing features and advice pieces on new technology in the hi-fi industry. He has since worked for PC Mag as a contributing editor and is now a science and technology reporter for The Independent.