The next time you ask Siri to play a song, it may offer you the option to play it through Spotify, Deezer, YouTube Music, or another non-Apple music app.
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In iOS 14.5. Apple added the option to set third-party music apps as Siri defaults. Every time you use Siri to play a song, album, or songs from an artist, your chosen service will be used instead of Apple Music. This comes a few months after Apple made it possible to change the default web browser and email apps on iOS. What’s going on? Why is Apple being so generous?
"I think it might have something to do with the recent antitrust discussions," music producer Marcus Wadell told Lifewire via email. "This could be a way for Apple to let some of the dust settle on the issue."
The EU and the US have both set their sights on Big Tech companies like Apple and Amazon, assessing whether their practices hamper competition in the market. In Apple’s case, this comes down to its App Store and built-in apps like Safari, Mail and Apple Music.
