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What Is Spotify Connect and How Does It Work?

Use this feature to listen on a variety of devices

By Robert Silva Robert Silva Writer San Diego State University Robert Silva has extensive experience in consumer electronics and home theater product sales and sales supervision; he has written about audio, video, and home theater topics since 1998.
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Robert has articles published on HBO.com and Dishinfo.com plus has made appearances on the YouTube series Home Theater Geeks. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 9, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email <h3> In This Article</h3> Expand Jump to a Section How Spotify Connect Works What You Need Smartphones & Tablets PCs & Laptops Spotify Web Player Free vs. Premium Accounts Compatible Devices Spotify Connect Benefits Frequently Asked Questions The Spotify streaming service provides access to a lot of great music.
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Robert has articles published on HBO.com and Dishinfo.com plus has made appearances on the YouTube series Home Theater Geeks. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 9, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email

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Expand Jump to a Section How Spotify Connect Works What You Need Smartphones & Tablets PCs & Laptops Spotify Web Player Free vs. Premium Accounts Compatible Devices Spotify Connect Benefits Frequently Asked Questions The Spotify streaming service provides access to a lot of great music.
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With Spotify Connect, one device can be a remote control for your music on any of your other compatible devices. <h2> How Spotify Connect Works </h2> Spotify syncs to the Spotify cloud server.
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With Spotify Connect, one device can be a remote control for your music on any of your other compatible devices.

How Spotify Connect Works

Spotify syncs to the Spotify cloud server.
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When you stream music, it's sent from the cloud unless you use Spotify's offline mode. The Spotify Connect feature allows you to control your music on various compatible listening devices on the same Wi-Fi network, including speakers, smart TVs, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Chromecast, PCs, and many more.
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When you stream music, it's sent from the cloud unless you use Spotify's offline mode. The Spotify Connect feature allows you to control your music on various compatible listening devices on the same Wi-Fi network, including speakers, smart TVs, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Chromecast, PCs, and many more.
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Marantz / Sound United <h2> What You Need to Use Spotify Connect </h2> Before you can transfer Spotify music from one device to another, you need the following: A Spotify account Connect your Spotify-compatible devices to the same Wi-Fi network An up-to-date Spotify app or current software on all compatible devices <h2> How to Use Spotify Connect With Smartphones and Tablets </h2> Here&#39;s how to use your smartphone or tablet to select another device to play music: Open Spotify on your iOS or Android smartphone or tablet and play a song. Tap Devices Available at the bottom of the screen. Tap the device you want to listen to your music on.
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What You Need to Use Spotify Connect

Before you can transfer Spotify music from one device to another, you need the following: A Spotify account Connect your Spotify-compatible devices to the same Wi-Fi network An up-to-date Spotify app or current software on all compatible devices

How to Use Spotify Connect With Smartphones and Tablets

Here's how to use your smartphone or tablet to select another device to play music: Open Spotify on your iOS or Android smartphone or tablet and play a song. Tap Devices Available at the bottom of the screen. Tap the device you want to listen to your music on.
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Your smartphone returns to the play screen and displays the new device name at the bottom of the screen, and your music begins playing on the chosen device. <h2> How to Use Spotify Connect With PCs and Laptops </h2> Here&#39;s how to use your PC or laptop to choose the device that plays music: Open Spotify on your PC or laptop and play music. Select Connect to a Device in the lower-right corner of the Spotify screen.
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Your smartphone returns to the play screen and displays the new device name at the bottom of the screen, and your music begins playing on the chosen device.

How to Use Spotify Connect With PCs and Laptops

Here's how to use your PC or laptop to choose the device that plays music: Open Spotify on your PC or laptop and play music. Select Connect to a Device in the lower-right corner of the Spotify screen.
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Select the device you want to play the music on. A green bar displays at the bottom of the screen with the words &#34;Listening on [name of the device].&#34; If you&#39;re listening to Spotify on your smartphone and want to transfer music to your PC, the PC must be turned on with the Spotify app open.
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Select the device you want to play the music on. A green bar displays at the bottom of the screen with the words "Listening on [name of the device]." If you're listening to Spotify on your smartphone and want to transfer music to your PC, the PC must be turned on with the Spotify app open.
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<h2> How to Use Spotify Connect With the Spotify Web Player </h2> Here&#39;s how to use a web browser to choose the device that plays music: Open Spotify in a compatible web browser (such as Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Opera) and play music. Select Connect to a Device in the lower-right corner of the Spotify screen. Choose a device from the list.
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How to Use Spotify Connect With the Spotify Web Player

Here's how to use a web browser to choose the device that plays music: Open Spotify in a compatible web browser (such as Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Opera) and play music. Select Connect to a Device in the lower-right corner of the Spotify screen. Choose a device from the list.
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A green bar displays at the bottom of the screen with the words, &#34;You&#39;re Listening on [name of the device].&#34; <h2> Using Spotify Connect With Free vs Premium Accounts </h2> Initially, Spotify Connect only worked with the Premium subscription plan. However, it now works with the free plan with a catch. Not all Spotify Connect compatible devices work with the free service option.
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A green bar displays at the bottom of the screen with the words, "You're Listening on [name of the device]."

Using Spotify Connect With Free vs Premium Accounts

Initially, Spotify Connect only worked with the Premium subscription plan. However, it now works with the free plan with a catch. Not all Spotify Connect compatible devices work with the free service option.
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Spotify Connect allows you to transfer local or Spotify music from your PC or laptop to your smartphone if you have a Premium account. The smartphone is listed as one of your available devices.
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Spotify Connect allows you to transfer local or Spotify music from your PC or laptop to your smartphone if you have a Premium account. The smartphone is listed as one of your available devices.
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<h2> Spotify Connect Compatible Devices </h2> Some of these devices are compatible with Free and Premium accounts (such as Google devices), while others only work with Premium ones (such as Alexa devices). Wireless speakers: Sonos, B&amp;W, Bose, and MarshallSmart speakers: Google Home, Amazon Echo, Harman Kardon Invoke, and Sonos OneHome theater receivers and HiFi components: Select models by Anthem, Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, and SonySmart TVs: Select models from LG, Samsung, and SonyVideo and music streamers: Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and RokuGame consoles: Nvidia Shield, Xbox One, and Sony PlayStation 4Wearables: Samsung and GoogleCars: Select models from BMW, Ford, Jaguar, and Land Rover<br/> <h2> Spotify Connect Benefits </h2> Spotify Connect makes listening to music convenient.
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Spotify Connect Compatible Devices

Some of these devices are compatible with Free and Premium accounts (such as Google devices), while others only work with Premium ones (such as Alexa devices). Wireless speakers: Sonos, B&W, Bose, and MarshallSmart speakers: Google Home, Amazon Echo, Harman Kardon Invoke, and Sonos OneHome theater receivers and HiFi components: Select models by Anthem, Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, and SonySmart TVs: Select models from LG, Samsung, and SonyVideo and music streamers: Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and RokuGame consoles: Nvidia Shield, Xbox One, and Sony PlayStation 4Wearables: Samsung and GoogleCars: Select models from BMW, Ford, Jaguar, and Land Rover

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Spotify Connect makes listening to music convenient.
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As you move from location to location in the same network (such as your house or office), you can transfer music from one device to another without losing a beat. Here are some additional benefits of Spotify Connect: Make and receive phone calls without stopping the music.
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As you move from location to location in the same network (such as your house or office), you can transfer music from one device to another without losing a beat. Here are some additional benefits of Spotify Connect: Make and receive phone calls without stopping the music.
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Once you select a device, you can turn off your smartphone, PC, or laptop, and the music plays on the designated device. Although Spotify Connect only allows streaming music playback transfer to one device, you can use it with a multi-room audio system like Sonos.
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Once you select a device, you can turn off your smartphone, PC, or laptop, and the music plays on the designated device. Although Spotify Connect only allows streaming music playback transfer to one device, you can use it with a multi-room audio system like Sonos.
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When you send music from Spotify to a Sonos speaker, you can play the Spotify feed on other Sonos speakers you might have. A Spotify Premium subscription is required.
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If you have a Premium account and are listening in offline mode, you can use Spotify to play music on more than one device at a time. Although you can use Spotify with Bluetooth instead of Spotify Connect, the quality isn't as good.
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FAQ Can I disable Spotify Connect? No.
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