It's easy to use, and offers high-quality audio playback. Spotify Connect is one of the best features of the Swedish-based streaming service. Sound quality tip: If you are streaming using your home Wi-Fi, it's worthwhile to change your audio quality from 'Automatic' to 'Very High.' You can find this under Settings > Audio Quality and changing it will stream at the maximum 320Kbps - which is great for your hi-fi system but still not as taxing as a Netflix stream. This means if you really want to mess with your pets when you're away from home, you can. Keep in mind that all compatible devices on the network, plus ones you have previously logged into around the world, will appear in the list. You can play to any device you have connected to previously, even if you aren't there. As there's no syncing process to manually add your device it either connects or it doesn't. If for some reason that doesn't work, check that device is connected to your network. If the 'Devices Available' icon doesn't appear, you can try going to Settings > Show Available Devices.

Click it to find other devices on your network. If you use the Mac/PC app, the Devices icon is next to the volume slider located on the bottom-right side of the screen. For instance, if you're using Chromecast devices you can make a speaker group in Google Home and tap the group name in the Spotify app. However, if you have a system made up of a family of devices - Sonos, Google, Echo - you can stream Spotify to those speakers simultaneously. Unfortunately you can't use the app to play in multiple rooms, unless you have a Family account. Pressing this will bring up a list of the players on your network, with a choice of Spotify Connect devices, plus any Chromecast built-in or AirPlay/Bluetooth connections.Īfter you choose a player to stream to, your music will begin playing upon pressing Play. Once the app detects compatible speakers, a 'Devices Available' icon appears at the bottom left of the app. You don't have to perform a set up routine to stream music to a new speaker (as you would with most multiroom services) if the Spotify Connect device is on the same network, your phone should be able to see it.

The easiest way to use Spotify Connect is with the Android or iOS app.

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