Why no Spotify integration in the Wiim app?

[Indydan]

Why is there integration for Tidal and Qobuz directly in the Wiim app, but not Spotify.

I had another brand of streamer in the past; same problem.

I dislike leaving the Wiim app and having to use the Spotify app to listen to music. Is this because Spotify refuses?

 

[Burnside]

I believe Spotify prefer third parties to use Spotify Connect. While I understand there was an API (Sonos for example I understand has inbuilt Spotify), I guess Spotify want users to have the same experience of using Spotify so that they get access to new features more quickly, and no doubt because Spotify can get better user metrics from their own app than they might get thru an api.

I personally prefer Connect/Cast mechanisms for some of those reasons.

 

[Roedelheim]

One has so much to accept for using this "service"..

 

[Burnside]

One has so much to accept for using this "service"..

What's that got to do with the lack of Spotify integration in the WiiM app?

 

[Roedelheim]

What's that got to do with the lack of Spotify integration in the WiiM app?

Everything!

 

[Roedelheim]

For example. I was surprised and a bit irritated when I saw this

I asked WiiM why. No answer yet. Even if you do not use the service, they are present.

 

[Burnside]

For example. I was surprised and a bit irritated when I saw this

View attachment 35381I asked WiiM why. No answer yet. Even if you do not use the service, they are present.

As I recall WiiM did explain that - it's a condition of use of the Spotify Connect API that you can't turn the feature off.

 

[Roedelheim]

That's exactly one of the things I meant in my initial post.

 

[Burnside]

Which again has nothing to do with the OP's question...

 

[Roedelheim]

I am quite sure you know what my issue is. But hey, you do your job. And you do it good.

 

[MCG555]

One has so much to accept for using this "service"..

So what is the „so much“ thing about?