Hi I have spotify premium and got this plugin installed and setup just fine, but under media sources spotify is not listed… I want to be able to have it as a media source so that anyone on the dashboard can pick a song from spotify and it will play on the google nest hub, as you can see in the screenshot that is already hooked up to home assistant and it works fine.
So when someone clicks on the spotify media player it would be nice if it would by default play on the google nest hub, right now it just gives a no active playback device found for some reason.
You can only select a Spotify media source from the Spotify media player itself.
To start playback on an idle Cast device you need to use the custom component Spotcast.
As others have already mentioned, you can only select Spotify Connect devices as playback target, but you can actually make a HomePod or Apple TV as a Spotify Connect device.
Install Logitech Squeezebox
Install AirPlay bridge plugin on Squeezebox, this will turn an AirPlay device into a Squeezebox media player
Install Spotty plugin on Squeezebox, then select the AirPlay device you just added, this plugin will turn it into a Spotify Connect device
Install Spotify integration on Home Assistant, now you should be able to select the AirPlay device we added in previous steps as a playback target, and use Spotify and media_player releated services for playback control and select songs/playlist…etc.
I’ve been using the above methods for some time now, and I can confirm the above method works, but there’s an issue you should know about, which is, when the AirPlay device is being controlled by the Spotify (for example a HomePod mini), you won’t be able to fully control the device. For example I can use Hey Siri, but I won’t be able to control playback using voice commands. (I actually have to create a script to stop the playback, since even the touch interface on the HomePod won’t work when it’s being controlled)
So be aware of that when creating your automation.
Is it possible to use the device where the HA instance is installed as a spotify connect device? If so how do I do that? On the documentation it says you need to add a media source. I can see all my other spotify connect devices on the list and can playback fine. I have HA installed on a mini PC which has audio out and HDMI. I am looking to take the audio out from here (either via HDMI or audio out) and play it back through my AV receiver.
