Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming applications worldwide, in fact it accumulates millions of users. The Spotify application is available for different devices, both portable and desktop. In one of the latest updates of the application, they allow us to control from PC Spotify from the mobile .
This is now a novelty, in the past it involved the development of specific applications for this Spotify remote control . The novelty is that now we will not need third-party applications , since the synchronization is done from the Spotify app itself. This technology has been called Spotify Connect .
I would say more, this trick not only allows you to control Spotify from a smartphone , we can also use tablets, Smart TV, smartwatch, game consoles, Chromecast, etc. In other words, any device that allows Spotify to be installed will allow this possibility to be used. Of course, there are a couple of requirements that both the controlled device and the control device are connected to the internet and authenticated with the same Spotify account.
Steps to control PC Spotify from your mobile.
First of all we must make sure that both devices have the Spotify application installed in its latest version. Remember that this is a functionality that has been implemented recently, so if we do not have an updated version of the app, this option will not be available .
Second, we must make sure that both devices are connected to the same network and that the same Spotify account is used on both devices. Once the requirements are verified, we start the Spotify app on our PC.
Then, through the Spotify app of the mobile we will see that we see a new option called "Available devices" . When you give this option, we will find a list with all the compatible devices connected. In our case, the name of our team (PC) will appear , which we will select.
We can see how a new icon that previously appeared in gray now appears green. This means that both devices have already been connected and now we will be remotely controlling Spotify from the mobile.
Disadvantages of controlling Spotify remotely.
We see that following the previous steps we can play music on the Spotify of the PC from the smartphone . This sounds very nice, but there are a number of drawbacks that you should know about.
Depending on the speed of our connection, there may be quite a delay since we press a button on the mobile until the signal is received on the PC . This sometimes complicates a little the reproduction and search of music. Therefore, it is highly recommended that both devices are connected to our home internet network, either by cable or WiFi.
Advantages of playing music on Spotify remotely.
Nor should we set aside one of the great advantages, the possibility of using the mobile as a remote control . This gives us comfort, especially when we are on our couch relaxing and we can change Spotify song without getting up.
Many of you will be thinking that you can play the music directly on your mobile, but in this way we will not have the quality of good speakers. In addition, when playing music, the battery of our mobile is consumed quickly.
In short, Spotify Connect gives us a very comfortable service and that avoids us having to install third-party apps to use our mobile as a remote control.