Spotify Connect explained: This is how you play music with high-quality streaming on more than 300 devices

Detailed description of the additional functions of the music service

Have you heard of Spotify Connect, but you ca n’t do anything? We explain to you the additional features of the Swedish music service and how to use it.

There is no doubt that Spotify is the most popular music streaming service on the market and the most successful service, with over 120 million paying users. If you use Spotify on your phone, tablet or laptop, you may stumble upon the "Spotify Connect" function and cannot perform any operations.

What is Spotify Connect?

• Stream via WLAN instead of Bluetooth
• high quality
• Protect the battery of mobile devices

Spotify Connect is an additional feature of the Swedish music service, which allows you to access music, audiobooks and Co. on more than 300 other devices. These can be smart speakers, game consoles, smart TVs or other devices. For example, Spotify works with multiple manufacturers. The special thing about Spotify Connect: Music is not streamed from mobile phones to speakers or other devices via Bluetooth or other radio standards, but is directly accessed from WLAN.

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Sometimes the benefit of this is better sound quality, because Spotify Connect can output 320 kbps per second to the terminal device. In addition, this function can also protect the battery of mobile phones, tablets or laptops. They are only used as remote controls for music services, for example, to start a playlist or skip songs. Therefore, you can also make calls without interrupting music playback. Spotify Connect can also be controlled by language, you can use Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa.

So you use Spotify Connect

• Install the Spotify app on your phone, tablet or PC
• Select a device with Spotify Connect enabled
• Both devices must be on the same WLAN
• Spotify Premium subscription is usually a prerequisite for using Spotify Connect

To use Spotify Connect, you need a mobile phone with the corresponding Spotify application installed, and your computer or tablet-Spotify Connect can also be run via a web player. In addition, of course, you need a device that supports the service, which will be introduced later. Your mobile device and speakers, music system or other devices must be on the same WiFi network.

You can then start playing songs in the application and define where the audio content should be output under "Available devices". You can add as many devices as you want, and just switch to other devices during playback. On some devices [such as Sonos or Google speakers], the Spotify Free tariff is already available for the Connect function. For other users, such as Amazon speakers, a paid subscription is required.

Supported devices

• Spotify Connect is available on more than 300 devices from 80 manufacturers
• Overview of categories on the Spotify website

Spotify currently works with 80 hardware providers, and the Connect feature is available on more than 300 products. If you want to find a device available for Spotify Connect, just visit the linked website. Here, you will find an overview of the product categories, and then find supported devices. Compatible products in the store usually already carry the Spotify Connect logo, so you can directly check whether additional features are available.

Spotify-Connect: How to connect devices

If you already own a streaming device such as a smart speaker or Google Chromecast, you can easily determine whether the device is available for Spotify Connect. To do this, open the Spotify app and play songs. Switch to "Available devices". Compatible devices now appear here. They are labeled "Spotify Connect" under the product name. If your product is not included, then unfortunately, instead of using Spotify Connect, you must choose the classic method via Bluetooth connection.