How to Play Spotify on Google Home [Full Guide]

Part 1. How to Connect Spotify Account to Google Home

Connecting Spotify account to Google Home or Google Home Mini is straightforward, follow the steps to do so:

Step 1 Download and Open the Google Home App

First things first, you'll need to have the Google Home app on your Android/iPhone. If you haven't already, head over to the App Store or Google Play Store and download the app. Once installed, open it up.

Step 2 Link Your Spotify Account

Now that you have the Google Home app open, you'll notice that it recommends several applications that can be connected. Here's what you need to do: Scroll Through the Recommendations. On the homepage, look for the option that says "Link Spotify".

Alternatively, tap the "+" icon located in the top-left corner of the app, then select "Music". Choose Spotify from the list of music services and tap on the link icon on the right of Spotify.

Step 3 Log In and Grant Permissions

Once you've selected Spotify, you'll be prompted to log in to your Spotify account. After entering your credentials, you will need to grant Google a few permissions. Tap the big green "Agree" button to proceed.

Step 4 Command Your Google Home

You're all set! Now, all you have to do is talk to your Google Home. Try saying something like, "OK, Google, play Discover Weekly on Spotify," and enjoy the music!

How to Set Spotify as Default Music Provider on Google Home

If you have multiple music streaming accounts and prefer not to say "on Spotify" every time you want Google Home to play your Spotify music, setting Spotify as your default music provider is a great solution. Let’s see how to set Spotify as your default music provider.

The easiest way to set Spotify as your default music provider is through a voice command. The first time you ask Google Home to play music from Spotify, it might prompt you to set Spotify as the default provider. If it does, just say "Yes.", after that, your Google Home will play music from Spotify by default unless you specify another service.

Alternatively, you can manually set Spotify as your default music provider in Google Home app.

Step 1. Launch your Google Home app and tap your profile on the top right corner.

Step 2. Tap “Home Settings”.

Step 3. Tap “Music” under “Services”.

Step 4. Select Spotify as your default music provider.

This process is almost identical to connecting your Spotify account to Google Home initially.

How to Unlink Spotify Account from Google Home

If other people need to use their Spotify accounts on the same Google Home, they will need to unlink the current Spotify account first. Here’s how to do it: Just head to where you set Spotify as default music provider.

Make sure Spotify isn’t your default music provider then tap “unlink” under Spotify. Now the Spotify account has been unlinked, you can link another Spotify account with the steps mentioned above.

Part 2. How to Stream Spotify Music with Google Home via Voice Commands

Google Home speaker supports controlling your music playback with Google Assistant, meaning you can use your voice to play music on Google Home.

Basic voice commands for all content providers

There are many voice commands you can use to control your music playback, you can check the official instructions about these commands.

Part 3. How to Add Multiple Spotify Accounts to Google Home

It’s common that a Google Home speaker is shared among family members. What’s nice is that Google Home allows you to add multiple Spotify accounts, coupled with the Voice Match feature. This way, each user can enjoy a more personalized music experience, as the speaker recognizes who is speaking and plays songs from their specific Spotify account.

Here are the steps to add multiple Spotify accounts to your Google Home using Voice Match:

Step 1. Set Up Voice Match for Each User.

Step 2. Open the Google Home app on your mobile device.

Step 3. Tap on your profile icon in the top right corner.

Step 4. Select "Assistant settings" and then "Voice Match".

Step 5. Follow the instructions to teach Google Assistant to recognize your voice. Repeat this process for each person who will be using Google Home.

Then, connect each person’s Spotify account to Google Home with the steps mentioned above.

Once everything is set up, Google Home will recognize the user's voice and play music from their connected Spotify account.

Part 4. FAQs about Casting Spotify to Google Home

Part 5. How to Enjoy Ad-Free Spotify Music on Google Home without Premium

It can be annoying when you have to endure ads every 15minutes while streaming Spotify to Google Home or Google Home Mini. To bypass this inconvenience, you can download Spotify tracks and upload them to YouTube Music, then stream your Spotify music on YouTube Music via Google Home speaker. This approach not only provides you with ad-free listening experience, but also allows for unlimited skips.

However, only Spotify Premium account can download Spotify tracks, and when the Premium subscription expires, previously downloaded Spotify tracks are unavailable to play. No worries! DRmare Spotify Music Converter is a great tool to help you download and convert Spotify tracks into MP3/FLAC/AAC, etc., all without needing a Premium account. Plus, it preserves the original quality and all the ID3 tags of your music.

Let's dive into how you can use DRmare Spotify Music Converter to play your Spotify music on YouTube Music via Google Home Speaker.

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Step 1 Import Spotify songs to DRmare converter

Please open the smart Spotify converter and the Spotify app will be launched automatically. Now you can add Spotify songs, playlists or albums to DRmare's conversion window via dragging & dropping action. Or you can use the URL link of Spotify music to the search box and click the '+' option to import them.

Step 2 Reset output settings for YouTube Music

When it comes to choosing which audio format as the output format for YouTube Music, we highly recommend you choose MP3 as the output format directly, since Google Play will convert all of the uploads to MP3 files. In this step, you can also customize other output parameters, like ID3 tags, bit rate, sample rate, etc.

Step 3 Convert Spotify music to MP3 for YouTube Music

Once all settings are ready, please directly click the 'Convert' button at the bottom-right corner to start converting process. When the converting process finishes, you can locate unprotected Spotify tracks on the destination folder.

Step 4 Upload Spotify music to YouTube Music for playing

Now you can try to transfer downloaded Spotify music to YouTube Music. Once done, open your Google Home and you'll be able to play the downloaded Spotify songs from YouTube Music.

Step 4.1. Drag your Spotify music files to any surface on music.youtube.com.

Step 4.2. Go to music.youtube.com, click on your profile picture, and select “Upload music”.

Step 4.3. Open the Google Home app, tap “Add”, then “Music” at the top left. After this, your Spotify music has been successfully transferred to your YouTube Music account.

Then you can listen to your Spotify music by asking your Google Home speaker to play music from your YouTube Music account. For more convenience, you can set YouTube as your default music provider, this way, you don’t have to add “on YouTube Music” at the end of your voice command any more.

By downloading Spotify music with DRmare Spotify Music Converter and casting them to Google Home via YouTube Music, you can listen to your favorite Spotify tunes on Google Home or Google Home Mini without worrying about annoying ads. Plus, you'll enjoy premium features like unlimited skips and high-quality playback without needing a Spotify Premium subscription. Happy listening!