[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!

[Full_Speed]

Get**bleep** together, it’s got over 6k upvotes.

[Lestat1886]

So Spotify keep accusing Apple of being anticompetitive but they can’t even be compatible with the homepod while they can… the homepod was exclusive to Apple music, spotify complains, Apple opens up, spotify does nothing…

That is so hypocrite!

[Ogniute]

It can not be true that you are not willing to implement this feature. I waited a long time but it seems that I have to switch the music stream service. 

[ENOX]

And one more quarter you made fckng loss as a company, fckng idiots

[Kevinmtmt]

It doesn’t make sense that AirPlay 2 and HomePod are still not supported in April 2023.

Please implement this.

[LucaAmerio]

And now with the new "Ideas" page they even hid this from the "popular ideas".

Apparently 6150+ votes doesn't qualify this as "popular" enough.

Basically, Spotify is hiding this under the carpet.

[Jonasi]

Tf yeah, but some with just 1 to 14 upvotes are “popular” -_-

[Matthew1471]

HomePod Mini in stereo please. I only bought the HomePod Mini for HomeKit support - I otherwise am a Sonos house but the AirPlay hand-off to play Spotify content is weird.

That said AirPlay supports streaming to multiple devices.. so it's been good to have the Sonos and HomePod's play both (HomePod Mini on desk so I get stereo separation but get the Sonos Sub kicking in at the same time which is good)

[Derte89]

PLEASE bring AirPlay 2 

PLEASE bring native HomePod Support

!!PLEASE!!