Preliminary information
Prima di enter the live of this tutorial and spiegarti how to connect Spotify to Google Home, let me list all the solutions at your disposal to succeed in this aim: so you can evaluate and choose the one that best suits your needs.
The first solution you can consider is link your Spotify account to the Google Home app for Android or iPhone / iPad devices. In this way, you can listen to Spotify through Google's smart speaker by requesting the songs of your interest with simple voice commands, as long as an Internet connection is always available.
I point out, however, that to request specific songs, playlists or albums, it is necessary to have activated a subscription to Spotify Premium. Otherwise, the songs played will be based on your requests (eg the same musical genre) and with commercial breaks.
If, on the other hand, you want to use Google Home simply as a music speaker to listen to Spotify by controlling its playback from other devices, all you have to do is connect Google Home to your smartphone, tablet or computer. via Bluetooth.
In this case, if you have subscribed to Spotify Premium and have downloaded the songs you are interested in on your smartphone, tablet or computer, you can also listen to Spotify offline. Is everything clear so far? Well, then let's take action.
How to link Spotify account to Google Home
Be your intention è connect Spotify account to Google Home and use the famous music streaming service directly from the “big G” speaker, all you have to do is start the Google Home app, access the section relating to audio services, choose Spotify and enter the credentials associated with your account.
To proceed, take your smartphone or tablet, start the app Google Home and press on the item Settings (l'icona della rotella d'ingranaggio), top right. In the new screen that appears, locate the section Services, fai tap sull'opzione Music and press on the item Spotify visible nel box Other music services.
On the screen Connect your Spotify account, fai tap sul pulsating Colleague account and, if the Spotify app is already installed on your device and you are logged in with your account, click on the option Accept, to link your Spotify account to Google Home.
How do you say? Have you downloaded Spotify but haven't logged in yet? If so, after selecting the option Colleague account on Google Home, you will see the Spotify login screen and you will have to choose one of the available options to access your account: Log in if you signed up for Spotify using your email address; Use Facebook to log in with your Facebook account; Continue with Google (only on Android devices) to log in with your Google account or Continue with Apple (on iPhone / iPad only) to log in to Spotify with your Apple ID.
If, on the other hand, you don't have a Spotify account yet, choose the option sign up for free and follow the instructions shown on the screen to create your account. At the end of the registration procedure or after logging in to an existing account, click on the button Accept visible on the screen Authorize And that's it.
At this point, you are ready to listen to Spotify via Google Home. All you have to do is say the commands "Hey Google, play [song title] on Spotify", "OK Google, play me [music genre] on Spotify" or simply "Hey Google, play the [title] playlist on Spotify".
It will be useful for you to know that it is possible to set Spotify as the default music streaming service on Google Home. By doing so, you will also be able to use commands "Hey Google, play music" or request a song, playlist or album without having to specify the name of the service to use for playback.
To activate this option, start the Google Home app again, press on the item Settings, select the option Music and, in the new screen that appears, put the check mark next to Spotify. If everything went well, you will see the message Spotify is your default music content provider.
Please note that, in case of second thoughts, you can disconnect Spotify from Google Home at any time. To do this, access the section again Music Google Home app, make sure Spotify is not the default music playback service (if not, put the check mark next to the option No default or select another service, such as YouTube Music or Deezer) and tap the option Disconnect twice in a row. Simple, right?
How to connect Spotify to Google Home via Bluetooth
It was preferred connect Spotify to Google Home via Bluetooth and use the Google speaker as the speakers of your smartphone, tablet or computer on which Spotify is running, all you have to do is activate the Google Home pairing mode and then connect it to the device of your interest.
To proceed, start the Google Home app on your smartphone or tablet, locate yours Google Home in the room where it is placed and tap on it. In the new screen that appears, tap on the icon rotella d'ingranaggio, at the top right, locate the section Device settings, select the option Paired Bluetooth devices e fai tap sul pulsating Activate pairing mode.
Now, if you have a smartphone or tablet equipped with Android, agreed Settings device by pressing on the icon rotella d'ingranaggio, select the option Device connection and tap on the item Bluetooth. Then identify Google Home among the devices found in the section Available devices and press on it to establish the connection.
If you have one iPhone / iPadinstead, click on the icon rotella d'ingranaggio, to access the Settings of iOS / iPadOS, select the option Bluetooth, locate the section Other devices e premi sull'opzione Google Home, to connect the two devices.
If you prefer to proceed from a computer and have a PC with Windows 10click on your button Home (the flag icon located in the lower left corner of the screen) and press the icon of rotella d'ingranaggio, to access the Settings Of computer.
Premium, poi, sulla voce devices, scegli l'opzione Add Bluetooth or other device and click on your voice Bluetooth, to start scanning for available devices. On the new screen that appears, wait for yours to be detected Google Home and press on it, to establish the connection.
If you have a computer with a Windows version prior to 10click here Start buttonI agreed to Control Panel searching for it in the menu that opens, choose the option Add device visible in the section Hardware and sound of the window that was proposed to you and locate Google Home among the detected devices. Then click on it to connect with the computer and that's it.
I invented a Mac, access the System Preference by pressing on the icon rotella d'ingranaggio visible in the Dock bar and click on the item Bluetooth in the window that opens. Then press the button Connect related to Google Home and that's it.
You are now ready to listen to Spotify via Google Home. All you have to do is start the Spotify application on the device of your interest (from your computer, you can also access the Web version of the service), locate the song, playlist or album you want to listen to and press the relevant ▶ ︎ button , to start playback via Google Home.
In that regard, my guide on how Spotify works might be useful to you.
How to connect Spotify to Google Home
