Spotify WiiM Pro Plus will only show up as a Chromecast Device in Spotify for Android

[mackid1993]

I'm running into an issue whereby if I have the cast service enabled, when on my LAN Spotify on my Android device (Pixel 9 Pro XL) will only show the Chromecast endpoint for my WiiM Pro Plus rather than the Spotify Connect endpoint. This isn't an issue on Windows OR if I disconnect from my LAN. I'm not sure if this is something WiiM has to patch or for Spotify to fix. Thanks!

 

[Burnside]

Have you tried turning off local device visibility under apps and devices in the Spotify app settings?

 

[mackid1993]

Have you tried turning off local device visibility under apps and devices in the Spotify app settings?

Yes, I've tried every common troubleshooting step including that. What will fix it briefly is toggling the preferred DNS setting off and on. It will come back until the Spotify client is restarted. That makes me think there is either a bug in Spotify for Android or something weird with WiiM's firmware.

 

[hgo58]

Yes, I've tried every common troubleshooting step including that. What will fix it briefly is toggling the preferred DNS setting off and on. It will come back until the Spotify client is restarted. That makes me think there is either a bug in Spotify for Android or something weird with WiiM's firmware.

As this is working fine for most people, it's more likely a local configuration issue.

As toggling the DNS changes the behaviour it could look like some issues with IP address lookup. What happens if you let the preferred DNS stay off?

Did you try to reboot or reset your modem? Do you have a mesh network?

Spotify Connect only works on the same local network.

You said "if I disconnect from my LAN". Do you see Spotify Connect then?

 

[Burnside]

Spotify Connect only works on the same local network.

Or annoyingly for some over the internet if it had been previously connected on the local network…

 

[hgo58]

Or annoyingly for some over the internet if it had been previously connected on the local network…

That has never been the case for me.

The thing here is that the OP can access the Chromecast on the WiiM but not the Spotify Connect. Chromecast also need to be on local network, so that must be the case here.

Maybe the Spotify app has some bad network info and its cash needs to be cleared?

 

[mackid1993]

I should mention I'm a sysadmin so networking is not a foreign concept. Not a mesh network at all. Nearly everything is ethernet. It's just a standard Asus router. RT-AX88U Pro. If I disconnect from my LAN it does show up correctly as "On other networks". Spotify Connect works fine on Windows both with cast enabled and disabled on my LAN, the sole issue is on Android and toggling WiiM's DNS setting in either direction will kick it back on briefly when connected to my LAN. Obviously everything is fully patched. There is no modem to speak of, I have symmetrical gigabit fiber so an ONT based setup.

 

[mackid1993]

That has never been the case for me.

The thing here is that the OP can access the Chromecast on the WiiM but not the Spotify Connect. Chromecast also need to be on local network, so that must be the case here.

Maybe the Spotify app has some bad network info and its cash needs to be cleared?

Oh I've already cleared Spotify, reinstalled. Tried beta/alpha releases, stable etc.

 

[hgo58]

I should mention I'm a sysadmin so networking is not a foreign concept. Not a mesh network at all. Nearly everything is ethernet. It's just a standard Asus router. RT-AX88U Pro. If I disconnect from my LAN it does show up correctly as "On other networks". Spotify Connect works fine on Windows both with cast enabled and disabled on my LAN, the sole issue is on Android and toggling WiiM's DNS setting in either direction will kick it back on briefly when connected to my LAN. Obviously everything is fully patched. There is no modem to speak of, I have symmetrical gigabit fiber so an ONT based setup.

Yes, it very much looks like a Spotify issue. Have you tried to clear the Spotify app cache or even reinstall Spotify?

 

[mackid1993]

See above. Not only have I tried that but I've also tried stable/beta/alpha spotify releases. I have a ticket in with WiiM as well. Hopefully someone issues a patch.