Play Spotify on a HomePod or AirPlay speakers from Android
Updated July 2026 · by the ThankAI team
Spotify on Android has no AirPlay button. On an iPhone you would swipe into control center and pick the HomePod; on Android that option simply is not there, because AirPlay belongs to Apple and Apple did not bring it over. There are two honest ways to solve this, and which one you want depends on your speakers — so before pointing you at our own app, it is worth laying out both.
First, check if Spotify Connect already covers you
Spotify has its own casting system, Spotify Connect, built into the app on every platform. If your speaker supports Connect — Sonos, most modern Wi-Fi speakers from the big audio brands, and many AV receivers do — tap the device icon at the bottom of the Spotify app and pick it. That streams directly from the internet to the speaker, it is free with Premium (and works with some limits on free accounts), and no extra app is needed. When Connect covers your setup, use it; we would rather you have the right tool than install ours out of habit.
The catch: HomePods do not support Spotify Connect, and neither do plain AirPlay-only speakers or an Apple TV. Apple's speakers only listen for AirPlay, Spotify's Android app only speaks Connect, and the two never meet. That is the gap the second route fills.
Route 2 — bridge Spotify to AirPlay with AirAudio
AirAudio Streamer captures the audio your phone is playing and streams it to AirPlay devices over your Wi-Fi. Spotify neither knows nor cares — it just plays, and the sound comes out of the HomePod.
- Install AirAudio Streamer from Google Play (Android 14 or later).
- Open it and tap your HomePod or AirPlay speaker — devices on your Wi-Fi appear automatically.
- Open Spotify and press play. That is genuinely all there is to it.
Playback controls keep working normally in Spotify — skip, scrub, queue — because Spotify is still the thing doing the playing. AirAudio just moves the sound. Lock the screen and it keeps streaming.
Which route should you take?
- Sonos or a Connect-capable speaker: use Spotify Connect. It is built in and battery-free.
- HomePod, HomePod mini, AirPlay-only speakers, Apple TV: AirAudio is the bridge, since Connect cannot reach them.
- A mix of both: AirAudio can stream to several AirPlay devices at once with per-speaker volume and delay alignment, which is useful when the kitchen HomePod and the living-room speaker should play together.
When this won't work
- Different Wi-Fi networks. AirPlay is local — phone and speaker must share a network.
- Audio quality expectations. AirAudio streams captured system audio at standard quality. It sounds good; it is not bit-perfect lossless, and we would rather say so plainly. A higher-quality streaming option is on our list.
- Other apps that block capture. Spotify streams fine in our testing, but a small number of other audio apps opt out of Android's capture API and produce silence. If you hit one, the app's support log helps us confirm it.
Common questions
Does this need Spotify Premium?
No — AirAudio captures whatever Spotify plays, free or Premium. Free accounts keep their usual ads and shuffle limits, since Spotify itself is unchanged.
Will other music apps work the same way?
Yes. YouTube Music, podcast players, radio apps, audiobooks — AirAudio streams the phone's audio regardless of which app produces it, apart from the few apps that block capture.
Can I use Siri to control Spotify on the HomePod?
No — the HomePod is receiving an AirPlay stream, so control stays on your phone. Skip and pause from Spotify on Android, or from your phone's media notification.
Does streaming drain the battery?
Audio streaming is light — noticeably lighter than screen mirroring, since the display can stay off. An evening of music is not a problem.