Spotify Connect stopped working with Pioneer XW-SMA1's

[Duxarius · Accepted solution]

i guess you could use a chromecast audio and plug it in the AUX IN of the pioneer.

This way it would still be "usable" with Spotify Connect. But it's indeed a shame that they removed/disabled the builtin feature

[oavaldezi]

Thanks for the idea. I've plugged in something similar: an old Rocki streamer that still works with Spotify.

[djaychirp]

Spent few days debugging my WiFi network and finally googled to find this. 

This is shameful on Spotify and Pioneer. 

Customers should never be treated this way. 

I have have two units XW-SMA1 and XW-SMA3 now both are expensive paperweights. 

[jimmerman]

I'm in the same boat. Two Pioneer SMA-1s that now won't connect to Spotify. I'll probably buy two Chromecast Audio but I am not happy about it. Why can't the spotify app can't just play nicely with any DLNA receiver? 

[pitone84]

*** **bleep** YOU SPOTIFY!!!!***