It has always served me well even when it was still iTunes, anecdotally speaking.Īpple Music on macOS is a nightmare of an app.

I've always wondered why people have such problems with AM lol. In the video below, we list seven smart Spotify tips.Oh snap! The only thing that would make this comment better, would be for it to be true! For example, you can now operate the music service with Siri and you can create a playlist with your friends with Group Session. Spotify keeps updating its app with new features. Until Spotify puts AirPlay support in its app, this is the best temporary solution to do this. That way, you can send your Spotify music directly from your Mac to your HomePod or another speaker at the touch of a button. These can be the built-in speakers of your iMac or MacBook, those of your monitor or AirPlay speakers. By clicking on this, you can choose where your Mac’s sound will be output.

Check the box next to ‘Show volume in menu bar’.Ī speaker icon will now appear in the menu bar at the top of the screen.

Click on the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen.

The only option in the app itself is to use Spotify Connect: a technology of the music service that works on smartphones, game consoles and some smart TVs, for example.ĭo you have a speaker that does not support Spotify Connect, but does have AirPlay? Then with a small detour, you can still stream music from Spotify to it from your Mac. Where on your iPhone you send your audio to an AirPlay speaker (such as the HomePod) with the push of a button, this option is unfortunately absent on the Mac.

Spotify’s macOS app has a striking difference from the iOS variant. Spotify’s Mac app doesn’t have a built-in AirPlay button, but you can add it with a little detour.

Spotify for macbook air