Teeing up Amazon Music tracks on a Google Nest smart speaker used to involve jumping through hoops, but not anymore.

The setup process also involves linking the speaker to your music streaming service of choice. Currently, you're limited to YouTube Music, Google Play Music, Spotify, Deezer, and Pandora.

Almost every smart speaker allows you to control the lights, play music, ask questions ... whether you're devoted to Amazon, Apple or Google, picking a speaker is easy. For platform-neutral ...