topic Spotify Connect not recognizing Google Cast devices in Desktop (Linux) https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/Spotify-Connect-not-recognizing-Google-Cast-devices/m-p/7455382#M25022 <P><STRONG>Plan</STRONG></P><P>Premium</P><P><STRONG>Country</STRONG></P><P>Brazi</P><P><STRONG>Device</STRONG></P><P>Laptop</P><P><STRONG>Operating System</STRONG></P><P>Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Windows 11</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>My Question or Issue</STRONG></P><P>Spotify Connect most of the times I open the application, on Linux and Windows, didn't recognize my Google Home Mini or my Google Nest Mini. Some times it just recognizes the Nest Mini, but not the Home Mini. My Android smartphone works perfectly, though. I saw an issue related to that here:&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Google-Cast-Chromecast-devices-unavailable-for-Spotify-Connect/idc-p/7455321#M156263" target="_blank">https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Google-Cast-Chromecast-devices-unavailable-for-Spotify-Connect/idc-p/7455321#M156263</A><BR />The problem is seems they just care about Android and iOS, not the desktop applications.</P> Sun, 31 May 2026 16:08:55 GMT marcoshalano 2026-05-31T16:08:55Z Spotify Connect not recognizing Google Cast devices https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/Spotify-Connect-not-recognizing-Google-Cast-devices/m-p/7455382#M25022 <P><STRONG>Plan</STRONG></P><P>Premium</P><P><STRONG>Country</STRONG></P><P>Brazi</P><P><STRONG>Device</STRONG></P><P>Laptop</P><P><STRONG>Operating System</STRONG></P><P>Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Windows 11</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>My Question or Issue</STRONG></P><P>Spotify Connect most of the times I open the application, on Linux and Windows, didn't recognize my Google Home Mini or my Google Nest Mini. Some times it just recognizes the Nest Mini, but not the Home Mini. My Android smartphone works perfectly, though. I saw an issue related to that here:&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Google-Cast-Chromecast-devices-unavailable-for-Spotify-Connect/idc-p/7455321#M156263" target="_blank">https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Google-Cast-Chromecast-devices-unavailable-for-Spotify-Connect/idc-p/7455321#M156263</A><BR />The problem is seems they just care about Android and iOS, not the desktop applications.</P> Sun, 31 May 2026 16:08:55 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/Spotify-Connect-not-recognizing-Google-Cast-devices/m-p/7455382#M25022 marcoshalano 2026-05-31T16:08:55Z