The functionality, which gets here with variation 1.1.38 of the desktop app, is something users have been asking for many years. There are threads in the Spotify Community online forums dating back to 2015, the same year Google released its (now terminated) Chromecast Audio dongle.
Spotifys Mac and Windows apps can now start streaming to Chromecast devices, 9to5Google reports. Previously these apps have been able to control pre-existing Chromecast streams, however they couldnt start them straight. Rather, you had to begin a Chromecast stream on iOS or Android, before it could be managed through the desktop app utilizing Spotify Connect.
You can begin a Chromecast stream on the desktop apps the same method as a Spotify Connect stream– by clicking the “Devices Available” button on the bottom right of the interface. From there you can select in between your streaming gadgets, which now consist of Google Cast in addition to Spotify Connect-enabled speakers.
