Google Cast speakers sometimes don't show in Devices list

Popijininsky — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 01:15:53 GMT

I've done some Googling on this, and haven't seen anyone post about a particular and annoying problem I'm having:

On my wifi network at home, I have several possible network speakers to use for Spotify playback:

- Sony SRS x77, Sony SRSZR5 (both Spotify Connect and Google Cast)

- Yamaha RX-V575 reciver (Spotify Connect only)

- Chomecast plugged into Yamaha receiver (Google Cast only)

I've got Google Cast groups set up for various playback configurations. Also, I have problems with the Sony speakers skipping the first few seconds of songs when using Spotify connect, so I prefer to use Google Cast for playback.

Here's the problem:

From Spotify IOS app, click 'Devices' list to send playback to a network speaker. Sometimes, I'll see only Spotify connect destinations. For speakers that support both, the little ellipsis ('...') next to the device that allows me to select the protocol I want for that speaker is missing. The Google Cast-only device (Chromecast) don't appear in the Devices list at all, nor to Google Cast speaker groups. This problem happened before I created speaker groups, so that's not the problem.

Generally, when this happens, I'll do some combination of: restart Spotify app, restart iPhone, and wait a while, and the Google Cast speakers and speaker groups eventually appear and are usable. Once those appear, they work just fine (although I sure wish the client connection negotiation was faster for both Spotify Connect and Google Cast. The problem happens both a) when I've been on local wifi network for a short time, and b) when I've been on the same wifi network for a while. It seems to be a discovery problem in the Spotify iOS app.

Yesterday, I enabled 'Show local devices only' in Spotify devices, which I hoped might solve the probem, but did not.

I'm at a loss. Anyone else experiencing this problem and have a workaround/fix?

thanks

sal

Re: Google Cast speakers sometimes don't show in Devices list

Johncmug — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:59:00 GMT

Yes, I am experiencing the exact same thing. I have not found a solution as of yet.

Re: Google Cast speakers sometimes don't show in Devices list

Tomasrq — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:30:13 GMT

Same problem on two chromecasts and one chromecast audio. Tried everything but cant find a solution. Sometimes they show up but most of the time they won’t. My Gramofon-unit (Spotify connect) works all the time.

Re: Google Cast speakers sometimes don't show in Devices list

ehp1 — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 02:01:55 GMT

Bump! I have the same thing

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