Add support for Google ChromeCast

[Arjen82]

Will you be adding support to the ChromeCast that Google announced today? Would be great to be able to easily stream music from all my devices to my receiver and tv.

Please see the Api information here: https://developers.google.com/cast/

Update: implementing ChromeCast is superior to using the Chrome browser plugin to move a tab with the Spotify web interface to your TV for multiple reasons. Most importantly:

 - You can stream higher fidelity

 - You can stream from every device, not only from a computer/laptop

 - You can control from multiple devices (so if I leave the room my wife can control Spotify with her phone)

If implemented correctly this would match the functionality of Sonos for a much lower price.

Update February 4th 2014: Okay, so Google has released the SDK now. Please start working on the functionality or at the very minimum give an update to the status...

Update February 19th 2014: 2,000 kudos, hundreds of replies (with more than a handful of cancelations). Apparently Spotify Germany has confirmed Chromecast support is coming. An update would be nice

Update March 24th 2014: 2,500 kudos and still no update. Cancelled my subscription today. Sorry, but if you don't listen to your paying customers we will have to speak with our wallets.

[machial]

You Will have to buy a new chromecast...

[C-Jay01]

no way?

[marenostrum80]

they scared now XP with apple music coming to ios AND android, not so arrogant now Spotify trying to ram down our throats your sonos bs huh?

[camillo75]

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/18/9350613/chromecast-google-spotify-support-leaked-documents

It looks like September will bring a host of improvements to Google's Chromecast. In addition to upgraded hardware, the search giant is reportedly adding Spotify support to Chromecast, according to documents seen by 9to5Google. Spotify support is likely to be announced at Google's event on September 29th, where it's also rumored to be announcing a second-generation Chromecast dongle, and two new Nexus phones. Chromecast can already stream music from a number of sources, including Google Play Music, Pandora, Rdio, and Plex. Spotify was the largest of the streaming music services missing from that list, but the expected announcement should make Google's Chromecast dongle a more enticing option for home streaming — particularly if the new model does indeed allow you to stream to any speaker in your house through the yet-to-be-announced Chromecast Audio service.

[dkellett]

If they have been holding out for this all along, this has been a very bad stragegy for them. Just read through this 238 page thread and see how many paying customers they have lost, including myself. I'm on Google Music permanently now.

[Gait]

What? Google providing the support we've been asking from Spotify?

Strange.

How can Spotify let this happen?

[camillo75]

I think we will get more details soon about how it will work and will be
implemented.

[newmind02]

I think that article has it backwards. It's been clear that it was Spotify's decision up until now to not have Chromecast support. One question I do have is if it will only be the new Chromecast to have the support? Would it be via Google Cast or Spotify Connect if that's the case? If it's Google Cast, it should work on the first Chromecast and any other Google Cast device.

[Gait]

@Andro_Sapiens

You can delete it yourself.

[baldert]

If this is true this is really good news!