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Spotify via chromecast
xrayman
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Very simple request,
Make spotify via chromecast possible. Currently it can only be done via sonos. My ipad can play spotify more easily via chromecast without extra costs.
Make spotify via chromecast possible. Currently it can only be done via sonos. My ipad can play spotify more easily via chromecast without extra costs.
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"Homey connects all things, so it also connects all your music platforms to all your speakers. This means you can play music from services such as Spotify, Google Play Music en Soundcloud on playback devices such as Chromecast, Sonos, Heos and the AUX line-out."
So correct me if iam wrong, for my understanding athom could make a spotify app.
Only it wont work like they want with making playlisy from various music providers
I understand spotify is the pain in the ass basically, but.....
If combined playlists is the issue, why not start with spotify only? I think 80% uses that one more then google or soundcloud. To me it is a nice gatget to show youtube sound/music, but mostly not usable. Maybe when i start using the tablet on the wall i can switch spotify and the great homey dasboard homydash! I will not invest in expensive sonos next to my good sound system in the living room.
Correctly, but they said that before 1.2 and we all now the software is coming from zero to hero but that can't be done in one day. When 1.2 got released as Alpha it was clear this would be the features and nothing more, just like BL speakers or upnp/dlna that would come later.
You can always make your own app and give it a try at spotify (or end op just like the request for a tvgids -> topic)or when you think something is missing because that's what Homey is also doing, giving a platform for the community to build on and expand the possibilities where Athom lays the foundation.
Spotify is not giving access to Athom to use Spofity on Homey (for now) because they don't like the way Athom wants to combine music and with the most possible reason that Athom is too smallfor Spotify to benifit from ot Athom doens't want or can't pay the fee thats needed for the API to use. Just a small fish in a big sea. Maybe that will change now Athom is selling Homey in more and more countries.
I like the project very much though, so I will wait, but I hoped for better... according to what they communicate to the customers..
Devices page:
The beta-app is on https://apps.athom.com/app/com.spotify too...
I have a paid spotify account.
Win 2: actually using the Spotify Connect speaker within my existing flows - whoop, whoop!
But here comes the big BUT - I'm simply not able to get a flow to work in cases where the chromecast isn't already a Spotify stream playing e.g. via the app on my phone. To clarify:
What works:
Cast "Song x" via my phone to Chromecast -> Start flow -> Song changes to playlist that starts via the Homey flow (yay!)
What doesn't (seem to) work:
No Spotify playing -> Start flow in Homey -> Music won't start, error on the action cardsays "Not Found"
I've added one of my 'test' flows below. Can you reproduce the same issue? Or are you able to play music through your Shield without having an active stream open before you start the flow?
I'm posting this here so that some other people may find it useful as well I've posted bugs in Github before but I never get a response so I'm not really sure if it's worth all my effort..
The following works for me on to get the Chromecast going with Spotify:
- Started streaming Spotify to my Chromecast (via Spotify app).
- Add new device -> Spotify -> Now Chromecast showed up in the list so I was able to add it.
- In the Music section I have 2 Chromecasts, 1 with Chromecast icon (not working) and 1 with Spotify icon (working).
Along with this win, I have the same issue with starting a flow without Spotify playing to Chromecast.