Can I Play Spotify Music on Google Home?

Google home is a set of smart speakers and displays that use voice commands to interact with users. Google Home devices use a virtual assistant called Google assistant to comprehend the voice commands. There are in-built and third-party music services incorporated in Google home devices that allow you to listen to music and control other playbacks. Among those music services is Spotify which is a great music streaming platform.

Spotify has millions of users and can play Spotify music on Google home. Just link Google home with the Spotify app and use voice commands to play Spotify on Google home. This article will give you comprehensive information on how you can play Spotify songs on Google home devices. Part three of the article will also give you bonus information on how you can play Spotify music on Google home using Google play.

Article Content Part 1. Talking About Google Home and SpotifyPart 2. How Do I Connect and Play Spotify Music on Google Home?Part 3. How Do I Get my Spotify Playlist on Google Play?Part 4. Summary

Part 1. Talking About Google Home and Spotify

Google home is nowadays called Google nest is a smart speaker and display developed by Google. This device uses Google assistant to activate the voice command. It has both in-built and third-party services that allow you to listen to music, play videos and photos through voice command. Google Home can also control smart home appliances through voice commands. The first Google Home device was released in the USA in 2016 but spread to the rest of the world in 2017. Since 2017 additional features have been added to the device like it can distinguish six people's voices.

Google Home speakers and displays allow you to control several music services with voice commands. Some of the music services are; Apple Music, iTunes, and Spotify. Spotify is a music streaming platform that has millions of users. You cannot download Spotify music because it has DRM protection. However, holders of premium Spotify accounts can download music but it is saved as a cache file. Hence you can only listen to the downloaded music using the Spotify app.

With a simple voice command, you can play Spotify music on Google home. But first of all, you have to link Spotify to the Google home speakers and displays. Both Spotify premium and free users can control Google home devices by voice command. You can easily ask it to play your best songs, playlists, albums, and artists using the voice command. Google Assistant voice command can also control the Spotify app on the Android operating system.

Part 2. How Do I Connect and Play Spotify Music on Google Home?

Yes, it is possible to play Spotify music on Google Home, but how do you link the two together? Google devices use voice commands to play Spotify music. But before you start using the voice command you have to manually link Spotify to Google Home speakers and display. Other Google nest devices can support Spotify. These are; Google Home Max, Google Home Mini, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Hub, Google Nest Mini, and Google Nest Hub Max.

Google Home devices can work with both Spotify-free and premium accounts. But it works better with Spotify's premium account. This is because in the Spotify premium account the voice command for Google home will give you a specific answer. For example, if you are using Spotify free and you ask for a playlist, Google home will play the playlist in shuffle mode. Or if you ask for an artist or album, it will play a station of songs related to that command. But in Spotify premium, Google home gives you perfect answers.

However, you cannot just say anything and Google assistant will respond. There are specific words that you have to begin with. You have to begin with; “OK Google” followed by the command. The commands are also specific for each music service provider. You have to read the user's manual to understand each command because commands for Apple music are not the same as those for Spotify.

How to Link Spotify With Google Home

Step #1. Download and install the Google Home app on your device.

Step #2. Navigate to the top left corner and tap on the "+" icon. It will open a drop-down menu where you will tap on "Add services" then select "Music". And a list of music providers will appear.

Step #3. From that list select Spotify. And tap “Link account”.

Step #4. Now log in to your Spotify account. If you do not have a Spotify account, you can easily create one by signing up. Then tap “OK” to finish up.

Part 3. How Do I Get my Spotify Playlist on Google Play?

Google play music is a hub or the center of new music releases. It allows users to upload up to fifty thousand songs from their computer or devices and stream them anytime they want for free. When you subscribe to Google play music you get free access to YouTube Red. YouTube Red is the best version of YouTube because it gives you access to various kinds of music and it is advert-free.

Spotify is also a music streaming platform with millions of users. Many people find themselves between a rock and a hard place when they have to decide between Google Play and Spotify. So they try to find a way to move Spotify music to Google Play. But the problem is with the DRM protection on the Spotify playlists which restricts the transfer. So first of all you have to remove the DRM protection from the Spotify playlists using third-party tools before you transfer them to Google Play. Then you can play Spotify music on Google home devices.

#1. The Best Tool You Need to Know From TuneSolo

TuneSolo Spotify Music Converter is the best application that will remove the DRM protection from the Spotify playlists before transferring them to Google Play. This software has the best download and conversion speeds of about 5X and will give you a high-quality output. It can convert Spotify music into several formats like MP3, WAV, FLAC, and many others. It maintains ID3 tags and other metadata information after conversion. And the content of your Spotify music will be lost during conversion. This application is compatible with several operating systems and is user-friendly for beginners.

#2. How to Convert Spotify Music to Supported Format Using TuneSolo

Step #1. Download and install the application on your computer. Once installed open it.

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Step #2. Open your Spotify app and log in to your account using your user name and password.

Step #3. Copy and paste the links of Spotify playlists to the program. Or drag and drop the playlists to the program.

Step #4. Navigate to the top right corner and click on "Convert all files to" and a list of output formats will appear. From the list select MP3.

Step #5. Now click on “Convert” and the application will start to convert all Spotify playlists. Once the conversion is done, click on “View output file” to get all songs. Then copy and paste the files to your computer.

#3. Enjoy Spotify Music on Google Home

After removing the DRM protection from the Spotify playlists using TuneSolo, you can now transfer them to Google Play and play them on Google home. Use the procedure below to do so.

Step #1. Launch the Google Play app and click on "Music" where you will select "My Music" and log in using your Google account.

Step #2. Now click on “Menu” found on the left side of the screen. Then select “Listen Now” where you will select “Upload Music”.

Step #3. Now open and log in to your music manager using a Google account. Click on the “Menu” icon and select “Upload songs to Google play" then click on the "Next" button found at the bottom.

Step #4. Now select the folder on your hard drive that you saved the converted Spotify playlists. The music manager will scan and display the Spotify playlists available. Then finish up by importing the playlists to Google Play and playing them on Google home devices.

Part 4. Summary

From above you can see it is possible to play Spotify music on Google Home speakers and display. But first of all, you have to link Spotify with Google home speakers before using the voice command to play Spotify music. Google Home devices work with both Spotify premium and free although it works better with Spotify premium accounts. You can also play Google play music on Google home using the voice command. With the help of third-party tools like TuneSolo Spotify Music Converter you can play Spotify music on Google play.

This application will remove the DRM protection from the Spotify playlists and convert them into any format. You can choose to download the free trial or purchase it online at a little fee. The purchased version has more features and a lifetime of free updates.