Announcements

Help Wizard

Step 1

NEXT STEP

Add support for Google ChromeCast

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.

Updated: 2015-10-22

In collaboration with Google, we’re thrilled to announce one of your most requested features here in The Spotify Idea Exchange is here. Spotify now works with your Chromecast.

With Chromecast, listening at home is easy. Simply plug in and cast music directly from your phone or tablet. Play, skip, browse and search using the Spotify app--all Spotify users will get the on demand experience on Chromecast. Oh, and feel free to make calls, watch a video or play games - the music will keep playing. Even if your battery runs out.

 

To learn more about how you can listen at home, head over to www.spotify.com/at-home.

 

Spotify on Chromecast from SpotifyCares on Vimeo.

Comments
joeni

Add it!

janderk

Sincere question: Are you guys not implementing Chromecast, because you want to push your own protocol and see Chromecast as competition? 

 

If so, please tell us. I respect a company that tells the truth (even if is bad news) more than one that keeps it's paying customers hanging in the dark hoping they won't notice.

 

Looking at the increasing amount  and content of responses here and on popular forums, your current policy of saying "not now" isn't really working well for your image.

Knuivers

Would be great if the Chromecast could show up as 'Spottify Connect enabled device'! Hopefully it will be added to the list of Spotify Connect, besides my other Android devices. 

Chncy
Rdio has Chromecast now and there really is very little stopping me from switching as both apps are similar besides Chromecast support. I will give it another month and then likely switch if there is no news.
Limesmoothie

Just opened a Google Play All Access account and it works beautifully, so Spotify has 30 days to get its act together or I'll be cancelling like others. 

qemmckem

please add Chromecast support....don't lets Beats beat you to it...

Leafhelm
Switching fra iPhone to Android any day now and will also try out Google play since there seems to be no plans to implement Chromecast. Once there ...
infinite

We need this to happen now! I will seriously consider killing my spotify subscription just because I can easily use another service on chromecast!

 

Make it happen!

inspiredmark

Yes please!

Gunster

Wow! More than 3000 Kudos and Spotify ignores it. That is strange.