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

mackid1993 said:
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.
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This is interesting! I have Asus Zen Wi-Fi XT8 mesh network and a Pixel 10 Pro. I was using Tidal (whilst also paying for Spotify) so was not really using Spotify Connect to my WiiM Pro, and everything was working flawlessly.

Now lossless is in Spotify I'll ditch Tidal to save some money, but have faced precisely the same issue as you with Spotify Connect not showing at all, or sometimes showing up as being on another network.

I've pinned my WiiM to an AP within WiiM rather than in the router.

I've turned Google Cast off on the WiiM, which seems to be helping. Keep us informed if you hear of a real fix to this.
 
This has been resolved for me for several weeks now. It seemed to be a Spotify client related issue on Android, possibly related to the lossless rollout. However, I don't have a mesh setup. My WiiM Pro Plus also is connected over Ethernet.
 
Thanks all!

When I set it up two weeks ago I had to go into Spotify and hit the three dots next to the Wiim Pro Plus to change it to Spotify Connect. I then got the lossless option in Spotify and it went back to google cast with no option to change it back.

Welp, simply turning off Google Cast on the Wiim based on advice here it's back to Spotify connect and gapless playback.
 
mackid1993 said:
Yeah, I put in my ticket with WiiM. They gave me a copy-paste response. Then I told them, "Look, I have a networking background. I tried every possible thing that you could do. I tried every possible mDNS fix on my network, and it's clearly nothing to do with my network. Maybe they can even roll back my firmware." But yeah, my ticket's just been sitting there. There's clearly some sort of conflict when Cast is enabled at the same time as Spotify Connect and the two protocols are competing. Perhaps it only affects Android 16, which is why I'm seeing it, because I have a Pixel device.
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Same problem with Wiim Ultra and Spotify Connect (through Android device). A week or two ago I could choose whether I want to listen through SC or CC. Now it's only through CC. I can listen if I select playing from PC desktop Spotify app, or directly from Wiim (I have few presets for Spotify). Then it also shows Spotify connect (and loseless) on Android device.
 
I compared the Spotify app on Android and iOS. The issue doesn’t occur on iOS, but the Android version lacks the “More Actions” button.
As a temporary workaround, you can turn off Google Cast in the WiiM Home app under Device Settings > Google Cast.
Once the Android Spotify app displays “Spotify Connect,” you can turn Google Cast back on.
 
Ethan.SS said:
I compared the Spotify app on Android and iOS. The issue doesn’t occur on iOS, but the Android version lacks the “More Actions” button.
As a temporary workaround, you can turn off Google Cast in the WiiM Home app under Device Settings > Google Cast.
Once the Android Spotify app displays “Spotify Connect,” you can turn Google Cast back on.
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Is this something WiiM/Spotify can correct thru firmware/app updates as happened back in Feb ‘25 when similar issues were encountered and WiiM issued temporary beta firmware until Spotify updated their app?
 
Burnside said:
Is this something WiiM/Spotify can correct thru firmware/app updates as happened back in Feb ‘25 when similar issues were encountered and WiiM issued temporary beta firmware until Spotify updated their app?
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We've contacted Spotify about this issue and are awaiting their response. Since the iOS app is working fine, we're not sure what the issue is.
 
I cannot see this being mentioned previously but when I bring up a list of speakers and click on the three dots next to my Wiim I get a choice of Spotify Connect or Chromecast.

Android app version 9.0.84.1340 and I use a Spotify Free account

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Until issue is fixed just get, borrow, buy iOS device, turn off chromecasting on Wiim, play song via iPhone/iPad on Spotify selecting Wiim device as output, go to Wimm app on iPhone/iPad and add current playing song to presets. From now it's working fine on android too. Good luck.
 
I have the same issue. Turning off Google Cast fixed it for now, but a bit annoying to have to go back-and-forth for the (admittedly seldom) cases I want to use Google Cast.
 
I am having exactly the same issue. I can see the WiiM Spotify Connect device on the Spotify list only if I am not connected to the same network. If I am on the same network, only the Google Cast option appears, with no "three dots" for selection.

I'd really like to have both - and I can't work out how to fix it.

I have latest Spotify Android app (9.0.88.1405), and latest WiiM firmware (5.0.729855)
 
tinaught said:
I am having exactly the same issue. I can see the WiiM Spotify Connect device on the Spotify list only if I am not connected to the same network. If I am on the same network, only the Google Cast option appears, with no "three dots" for selection.

I'd really like to have both - and I can't work out how to fix it.

I have latest Spotify Android app (9.0.88.1405), and latest WiiM firmware (5.0.729855)
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Welcome.

You can disable chromecast within the wiim app for now, or wait for what seems to need to be a Spotify fix to come along.
 
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