To your other question about "reach some kind of deal", it's easier said than done as each company has competing priorities in their quest to maximize profits.  I'd guess we're not seeing Spotify in the M3 because Spotify wanted too much $$$ for the license (and B&O's cost analysis said not worth it for their "budget" device - customers can just use Chromecast... Naim and other high-end brands get away with it), or, possibly, Spotify has changed their API one too many times, and, again, B&O's cost analysis said not worth the development spend to try to keep up.

Speculating on the other services, that would be any service that they currently support - Deezer, TuneIn.  Reading between the lines, it is saying we are just one API change or license renewal ($$$) increase away from B&O saying "not worth it".

Bringing up an old thread again.

I don't mind too much that I cannot play spotify directly to the M3 via spotify connect. However, I do mind a lot that I cannot have the M3 "join" a spotify stream from my A9 or other B&O devices. When streamed to the A9 via spotify connect, this seems feasible on other B&O devices without spotify connnect. So, why not for the M3? And even more importantly, is there still hope that B&O will eventually allow to "join" into chromecast streams. B&O web-site said this was upcoming, but I remember MM (who is typically well informed) suspects that this plan was dropped.

Any insights on joining both "from spotify connect" or "chromecast"?

I am afraid not, apart from what has already been written in this thread.

It seems rather clear that the new devices are not supporting Spotify Connect - much to my personal disappointment!

As for Chromecasting - there won’t be any changes there. You have to use the groups created in the Home app and cast from your favourite app.

This is more a ‘Chromecast-thing’ - I guess it would be very difficult - to make a workaround in order to include that in the BeoLink Multiroom experience.

And I don’t expect anything to happen there.

Most people don’t care! 

Personally I have an M3, and have noticed that I don’t use that as much as I had expected.....maybe I should sell it and get a M5, which still has support for Spotify Connect.

MM

Fl_ip wrote:

This will help:

https://bogo.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/15609/loc/en_GB/s/16777216_26701fe8a903a-50fc-4da6-9e4c-1c0ac1e33ed0/prTxnId/1864227372/txnId/1864227372#__highlight

Hmmmm - with what?

MM

Sure, but that was not the point of the op.

It is about Spotify Connect to one device  and joining in from a device - like the M3 - that does not have support for Spotify Connect.

MM

Try using the latest mod

Don’t get it. Do you mean by that statement that I can use Spotify connect on a M3?

stampfki wrote:

Don’t get it. Do you mean by that statement that I can use Spotify connect on a M3?

There is no support for Spotify Connect on the M3!

However, you can cast or airplay (if iOS device) from the Spotify app.

MM