[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!

[milanstojanov]

I guess 158 pages over 3 years isn't a “significant volume” of complaints...

[SalahEddineBC]

Spotify continues to ignore the fact that they are being anti-competitive, users been asking for this feature since 3 years ago and spotify doesn't seem to care. Bring airplay 2 support ffs

[lucasmacedo]

This is disappointing. Why is this so hard? The APIs are out there, just go do your jobs.

[OutofSpc]

Almost 6k votes and 159 pages of comments and no action from Spotify. They just don’t want to enable it because of the pissing match they have with Apple. Listen to your users!

[atinsley]

It's seriously absurd that we have to come into the forums for this support.

Add native Homepod support.

[prinzmaus]

Spotify needs to either kill this idea as "won't implement", or give a date where implementation will be started/completed. It's been three years since Spotify (rightfully) complained about Apple's anti-competitive behavior. Now, three years on, it feels the opposite is true.

[louis891]

Please add native HomePod support. Been waiting for this for a while.

[y-_x5hrs61mw]

Please add HomePod support

[marchment]

Would love to use Spotify if they supported HomePod. But, instead, I'm subbed to Apple Music Premium because there is zero support for Siri to control Spotify.

I agree that this is just a pissing match between Spotify and Apple. It's funny how Spotify cried out about the lack of support back in 2019 and then when Apple added it in 2020 there was just radio silence. 

I would have voted here sooner if I knew about this feature vote page. Found out via http://macrumors.com. Hopefully more will come and vote!

[donedamned]

We need this. 😣

Please team Spotify, we know you can make it happen. 🙃🙂