topic Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio in Android

Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

peterpixel — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:55:13 GMT

I would love to get a Chromecast Audio, but I really enjoy tracking my songs via Last.fm. Will the songs you listen to be scrobbled (i.e. submitted to last.fm) when you are streaming or casting via the Chromecast Audio? And if not, are there any workarounds to achieve this?

I have searched online, but so far I haven't been able to find an answer.

EDIT (14 Aug 2017): There seems to be a solution, discussed here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Scrobbling-Last-fm-support-using-Chromecast-Audio/m-p/1829159/highlight/true#M87554

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

tdzordzyk — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 02:16:40 GMT

Yes, it also doesn't work if you play from PS4, so I believe anytime when you use other device, scrobbling is not working. Some day, they will (hopefully) enable scrobbling when using different devices.

For now, simple fix is to use an Android device and install the app "Simple Scrobbler". It handles many music apps including Spotify. Install, log in to Last.fm and it will scrobble your music. Unfortunately, I haven't found any working app for iOS that would scrobble to Last.fm like Simple Scrobbler on Android.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

AlbionLoveDen — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 22:38:40 GMT

Thanks for the tip. Simple Scrobbler, however, says it supports Spotify on my Android, but it doesn't recognise it as a media player/app and therefore it does not scrobble. Frustrating!

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

popeeye — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 03:51:17 GMT

Now Chromecast support to Spotify directly, i have the same request about the songs that you are casting via Chromecast. I can't scrobble with Last.fm.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

SubzeroSC — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 15:03:43 GMT

The fact that Last.fm scrobling via Chromecast is not available simply sucks.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

timkraaijvanger — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:15:29 GMT

Please add last.fm support for Chromecast!

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

SubzeroSC — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 15:20:14 GMT

If you are on Android OS here is how to work around this missing feature and the "not supported scrobling if you are offline" also.

Go to the Spotify app setting and disable scrobling to Last.fm
Go to the Play Store and download, install and enter your Last.fm credential in the "Simple Last.fm Scrobbler"
That is all

This simple application will listen to any (not only Spotify) media player on your Android device and scrobble what you have listen to to your Last.fm account no matter if you are casting to Chromecast etc. As mentioned above this application will work even if you toggle "offline mode" in the Spotify app. This has never been supproted by the Spotify app scrobbling which also sucks. Hope this helps you guys.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

nixcott — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 01:59:34 GMT

This doesn't work

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

eatmygonks — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 10:55:18 GMT

Since I changed jobs I'm no longer sitting in the train for hours, and mostly listen to Spotify via laptop & chromecast audio. That's hours of unscrobbled music!

Please add support for this!

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

andgoodbye — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 03:52:04 GMT

Rdio could scrobble from chromecast. It isn't like our plays aren't being recorded by Spotify - there's no reason for this not to be supported when Spotify has touted its partnership with last.fm.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

bwipvd — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:24:36 GMT

This shouldn't be marked as solved when there's no working solution

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

Bleedos — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 18:34:21 GMT

I tried different settings and scrobbling works when using official last.fm scrobbler. But it drops some songs. I just finished listening to an album and the 3rd and the last song are missing from my last.fm account.

It the Simple Last.fm Scrobbler different? Does it work better? I'll try it but I wanted to know if anybody compared the official scrobbler vs the other one?

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

toby5 — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:21:45 GMT

This so called solution doesn't work. I've tried 3 different scrobblers on android and none of them scrobbled a single song, no matter connected to chromecast or not.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

peterpixel — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:30:57 GMT

A perfect way to solve this would be Last.fm integration at the source, i.e.: via your main settings in spotify (https://www.spotify.com/account/) similar to what rdio did - when it still exisited - or how deezer currently does it:

You would not need to setup last.fm on every device and scrobbling would be enabled for all devices / hardware.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

Bleedos — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:19:09 GMT

Simple Last FM Scrobbler seems to work for me now.

I tested different configurations with the official Scrobbler from Last.fm and with Simple Last FM Scrobbler and also with the setting within Spotify and found something that works (for now).

I'v listened to more than 30 songs on my Chromecast on monday. It did not scrobble immediately but when I opened Simple Last FM Scrobbler they were all into cache ( Open the app and goto "View Scrobble Cache" ).

I took a while to eventually be sent to last.fm. Not sure why but it happens once in a while with that scrobbler. I prefer that than no Scrobbles at all! And it does not miss 1 or 2 songs per album like the official scrobble (and no scrobbles at all when connected to Chromecast).

Here's my current setup:

Simple Last.fm Scrobbler

- Spotify listed in "Enabled apps" screen

Scrobbling "off" within Spotify

I'm constantly checking on my last.fm profile and for now, this scrobbler didn't fail me.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

smiggs — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:32:33 GMT

Android based options aren't the answer here, if you turn your Android device off the Spotify feed continues to play - as designed the Spotify feed to the Chromecast is entirely independent of the Android device - you can turn off your Android device and the music continues to play or have multiple devices controlling the one feed. So as above the Last.fm control needs to move to the Spotify main server, let's face it the requirement to enter your credentials into every Spotify client is pretty annoying in the first place.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

Cinnamental — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 06:19:07 GMT

My Vizio smart TV has Spotify built into it but there's no option to Last.fm scrobble. I also have Chromecast and Spotify looks great but the songs don't scrobble.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

Blocoholi — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:34:53 GMT

Doesn't work. If this isn't fix soon I will leave Spotify.

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

I_zerfix — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 11:54:34 GMT

Im glad that im not the only nerd who wants this to work 🙂
Simple last fm scrobbler doesnt recognize the spotify app in my case, so this so called solution to this problem works only if youre lucky - In this thread 2 people out of 15?! Thats not a solution...
Fix it, pls! I like spotify and i dont want to change my musicprovider because of this...

Re: Scrobbling / Last.fm support using Chromecast Audio

nicolasaiz173 — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 13:51:47 GMT

Why this is marked as solved? The Simple Last.fm Scrobbler is an alternative, but is not enough. We want a native solution. From Spotify.