After many, many years, you can now initiate a Chromecast stream from the Spotify app for desktop. You’ve long been able to control Chromecast streams that were initiated from the iOS and Android apps (via Spotify Connect), but now you can initiate those streams directly from your Windows or Mac desktop.
The news comes via Spotify Rock Star MattSuda — as they note, you’ll find the feature in desktop app version 1.1.38. In this version, you can simply use the usual “devices available” menu to see available Chromecast devices.
Connect your Mac to the same Wi-Fi network as your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV. On your Mac, open the app or website that you want to stream video from. In the video playback controls, click. Select your Apple TV or smart TV. To stop streaming video, click in the video playback controls, then choose Turn Off AirPlay. How to Put Spotify in Offline Mode. If you’d like to manually put Spotify into “Offline Mode,” you can do that, too. On Windows, click the three-dot menu icon in the top-left corner. Select File Offline Mode. On a Mac, select “Spotify” from the menu bar. Click “Offline Mode” to make Spotify go offline. That’s all there is to it. Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs.
Good news!
You can now find Chromecast in the connect “devices available” menu in the Spotify desktop app and browser web player. Now you can cast your music to Chromecast from the desktop app without having to use the iOS or Android app.
Make sure your Spotify desktop app is up to date
This feature is a long time coming. If you’re a regular Chromecast user — as I am — you’ll probably relate to the frustration of not being able to start a Chromecast stream from your desktop. In fact, this was one of the benefits of running the Spotify mobile app in Chrome OS desktop, and running the iOS version on an Apple Silicon Mac would have allowed this functionality as well.
Thankfully, it looks like we’ll all forever be able to start those Cast streams straight from the desktop — no workarounds required.
Cast From Spotify App Machine
More on Spotify:
Cast From Spotify App Mac Free
FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.More.