[iOS] Implement Native HomePod Support

[robotoman22]

Details

Just this week at WWDC (June 22, 2020), Apple announced support for third party music services on the HomePod.  I'm requesting that Spotify implement native support for the HomePod such that one or even multiple HomePods will appear in the "Connect to a device" menu on any Apple device WITHOUT having to connect through Airplay.  This will also allow users to ask Siri to play songs from Spotify on their HomePod(s). 

Apple is opening up the HomePod, and I know there are many other HomePod users that would love to have native Spotify support on their speaker. 

Resources

• WWDC 2020 video and further resources about this topic: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2020/10061
• More details on this site: https://developer.apple.com/siri/
• Form to request music service integration from Apple: https://developer.apple.com/contact/request/sirikit-media-intent-for-homepod

Please upvote this idea to garner attention for it.  Thank you Spotify and the Spotify community.  Let's get this implemented so it's ready for general iOS 14 release this September!

[abricko]

I bet them not implementing this (obviously not well desired) feature has ZERO to do with this:

https://9to5mac.com/2021/11/23/spotify-and-netflix-look-to-rival-apple-music-and-tv-with-new-hub-ded...

SPOTIFY, if you were just truthful with your customers... nope it's better for us to create rumors and spread bad PR.

[lou138]

I hate to come here every half a year to see that airplay 2 support is not yet implemented. Tragic

[btz1]

2025 and still no updates

[Eoinobrien1]

Just bought a HomePod mini and assumed in 2025 Spotify would natively work. What a fool I am. 

any update from Spotify before I move to Apple Music 

[tryingtothink]

Nothing from Spotify. There are other options. Apple music worked better for me than YouTube, but the advert free videos that come with YouTube music was a deal breaker. I put up with the issue of the Home App chucking YouTube out routinely. One can reinstate it in about a minute having got used to the sequence.

[Quack3rjack]

I switched to Spotify to support EU brands, but was shocked this feature is not implemented… pls go on with this feature.

We have no big players on OS side, but Apple had to be opened on things like this, cause EU forced them to. Use it!

[dank13]

Haha wait until you realise how s#!t the shuffle is... and you will regret supporting EU business...

[m4x0r]

A bit ridiculous -_-

[1182678630]

It’s June of 2025 and still no news on this feature request. I came here when I dig info why there’s a delay on 2 sec when I listen music through my both HomePod speakers. I’m frustrated  

[rand0m0mg]

Spotify has always been the big bird in my eyes in terms of streaming, now they are falling behind in so many ways and i’ve heard they are not making a profit at all.. no wonder seeing this is how slow their software development process is.. they are living in a old memory of what they used to be.. sad to see of course