Voice-activated speakers are some of the hottest gifts this holiday season, and the GoogleHome, Hub, Max, and Mini are no exceptions. If you just unwrapped one of these smart home devices, you probably can’t wait for it to fill your home with your favorite music, podcasts, and more—as soon as you set up the darn thing.
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It’s easy, we promise. All you need is Google Home, your Spotify account info, and your smartphone or tablet with the Google Home app. Here’show to connect your Google Home to Spotify:
- First, download the Google Home app from the Google Play or App store, and follow the prompts to set up your new Google Home device.
- Once connected, go to “Settings,” select “Music,” and then tap “Spotify” to set it as your default music service.
- Your Google Home app will ask you to link your Google and Spotify accounts. Have your Spotify username and password handy to start listening even faster.
Go ahead and test out your gadget’s skills. Try asking Google to play your favorite artists, songs, and playlists by saying:
If you use the Google Home app first time, it will then ask you to initialize Google Assistant with your Google account. Although you can skip this, it is recommended not to do this. Some Google Home functions or features will not work until you finish the procedure. So, tap Sign in as shown below to initialize your Google Assistant settings. To do so, just add your Spotify account to the list of music streaming services (via the Alexa or Google Home app). You need to select Spotify as your default music player, and then simply say.
“Okay Google…”
- “Play Spotify.”
- “Play my Discover Weekly.”
- “Play hip-hop music.”
- “Play ‘Angel’ by Lionel Richie.”
- “Pause.”
- “Like this song.”
- “Skip forward 20 seconds.”
- “Play the next song.”
- “What’s playing?”
- “What’s this album?”
Voice control your favorite music with Spotify on Google Home and Google Nest.
Link Spotify to your Google Home or Google Nest
- Make sure your mobile device is connected to the same WiFi as your Google device.
- Open the Google Home app.
- Tap Account in the top-right.
- Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your Google Home or Google Nest device. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
- Back on the home screen, tap + in the top-left, then Music and audio.
- Select Spotify and tap Link Account, then Log in to Spotify.
Note: If you don’t already have a Spotify account, you can create one at this point. Afterwards, you’ll need to start the account link process from the beginning.
Voice commands
Once you’ve linked your Spotify account to Google Home, you can ask it to play your favorite music
Just say, 'OK Google', then...
- “Play my Discover Weekly on Spotify”.
- “Turn up the volume on Spotify”.
- “Play some rock music on Spotify”.
- “Pause this song on Spotify”.
- Check out more voice commands on the Google Home support site.
Tip: You can also control the Spotify app on your Android with Google Assistant.
FAQ
Google Home App Will Not Finish Linking My Spotify Account Sign Up
Nope! You can make Spotify the default player on your Google home so you don’t have to specify “on Spotify”. Google Home gives you the option to do this when you ask it to play music, simply say “yes” to agree.
You can also make Spotify the default player manually:
- In the Google Home app, tap Account in the top-right.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Music under services.
- Select Spotify to set it as the default music player for your Google home.
Listen on another account using Google Voice Match
To listen on another Spotify account, you can use Google Voice Match.
Note: All Google Home accounts need to be linked to Spotify. Follow the steps above under Get started to link Spotify to Google Home.
Listen on another account by unlinking the current Spotify account
You can unlink the current Spotify account from your Google Home with these steps:
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- In the Google Home app, tap Account in the top-right.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Music under services.
- Tap UNLINK.
- Then, follow the steps above under Get started to link Spotify to Google Home.
Need help?
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For help setting up and troubleshooting, check out the Google Home support site.
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Check out other articles on our support site for help with your Spotify account,payments, or if you can’t play music.