Google Home users can now stream music from Spotify without paying a monthly subscription to the service.
(CCM) — Google Home connected speakers can now stream music from free Spotify accounts, Tech Times is reporting. Rival smart speakers such as Amazon's Echo can only stream music from Spotify if the user pays a monthly subscription for the service. The move follows an announcement by Google in May that it would make the device more open to music streaming services. Google Home was announced in May 2016 and released in the U.S. six months later.
Inevitably, though, there is a catch: the limitations of the free Spotify service still apply. That means that users are limited to playing playlists in shuffle mode, while requesting a specific artist, album, or song will result in a 'station' which plays songs which are similar to the music requested. High resolution audio is not available, and users are unable to skip to the next track in a playlist an unlimited number of times. One final limitation is that the music streaming is not ad-free, so users will be subjected to the occasional commercial break.
The Google Home support page has added Spotify Free to its supported music streaming services, so the new capability is likely to be available to all users imminently.
Image: © Google.
(CCM) — Google Home connected speakers can now stream music from free Spotify accounts, Tech Times is reporting. Rival smart speakers such as Amazon's Echo can only stream music from Spotify if the user pays a monthly subscription for the service. The move follows an announcement by Google in May that it would make the device more open to music streaming services. Google Home was announced in May 2016 and released in the U.S. six months later.
Inevitably, though, there is a catch: the limitations of the free Spotify service still apply. That means that users are limited to playing playlists in shuffle mode, while requesting a specific artist, album, or song will result in a 'station' which plays songs which are similar to the music requested. High resolution audio is not available, and users are unable to skip to the next track in a playlist an unlimited number of times. One final limitation is that the music streaming is not ad-free, so users will be subjected to the occasional commercial break.
The Google Home support page has added Spotify Free to its supported music streaming services, so the new capability is likely to be available to all users imminently.
Image: © Google.
Voice control your favorite music with Spotify on Google Home and Google Nest.
Offer available only to students at an accredited higher education institution. 1 month free not available to users who already tried Premium or users in Quebec. Step 1, Connect your phone or tablet to the same Wi-Fi network as the speaker. You'll need to be on the same network to access the speaker in the Google Home app.1 X Research sourceStep 2, Open the Google Home app on your phone or tablet. It's the multicolored house icon labeled 'Home' or 'Google Home' on your home screen (iPhone/iPad) or in the app drawer (Android).Step 3, Verify that the signed-in account is linked to your Google speaker. To see which account is logged in, tap your photo. Photo (c) CoinUp - Getty Images For a limited time, Spotify is offering all of its U.S. Subscribers a free Google Home Mini smart speaker. Both new and existing Spotify Premium subscribers are.
Link Spotify to your Google Home or Google Nest
- Make sure your mobile device is connected to the same WiFi as your Google device.
- Open the Google Home app.
- Tap Account in the top-right.
- Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your Google Home or Google Nest device. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
- Back on the home screen, tap + in the top-left, then Music and audio.
- Select Spotify and tap Link Account, then Log in to Spotify.
Note: If you don’t already have a Spotify account, you can create one at this point. Afterwards, you’ll need to start the account link process from the beginning.
Voice commands
Spotify display mac menu. Once you’ve linked your Spotify account to Google Home, you can ask it to play your favorite music
- With countless subscribers to Spotify, it only makes sense to provide a how-to link Spotify to Google Home article. The First thing you need is a Google Home, second, a Spotify account, and third a smartphone or tablet to install the Spotify app.
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Just say, 'OK Google', then..
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- “Play my Discover Weekly on Spotify”.
- “Turn up the volume on Spotify”.
- “Play some rock music on Spotify”.
- “Pause this song on Spotify”.
- Check out more voice commands on the Google Home support site.
Tip: You can also control the Spotify app on your Android with Google Assistant.
FAQ
Nope! You can make Spotify the default player on your Google home so you don’t have to specify “on Spotify”. Google Home gives you the option to do this when you ask it to play music, simply say “yes” to agree.
You can also make Spotify the default player manually:
- In the Google Home app, tap Account in the top-right.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Music under services.
- Select Spotify to set it as the default music player for your Google home.
Listen on another account using Google Voice Match
To listen on another Spotify account, you can use Google Voice Match.
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Note: All Google Home accounts need to be linked to Spotify. Follow the steps above under Get started to link Spotify to Google Home.
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Listen on another account by unlinking the current Spotify account
Spotify premium vs free 2017. Does spotify download to your phone. You can unlink the current Spotify account from your Google Home with these steps:
- In the Google Home app, tap Account in the top-right.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Music under services.
- Tap UNLINK.
- Then, follow the steps above under Get started to link Spotify to Google Home.
Need help?
For help setting up and troubleshooting, check out the Google Home support site.
Spotify Free Service Google Home Page
Check out other articles on our support site for help with your Spotify account,payments, or if you can’t play music.