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Users are poised to turn their frustrations into action, with many saying that they have activated Apple Music's three-month trial and will renew their subscription unless Spotify adopts HomePod support before the trial ends.

"This is absolutely pathetic Spotify," another user wrote. Why does Spotify make it so hard to support them."

Native HomePod support would allow users to use Siri to play Spotify content from their HomePod without opening the app and selecting the speaker manually.Ĭustomers are not holding back their frustrations, with one user writing that Spotify is exhibiting " childish behavior," while another said, "this is a total joke - how can they still not be offering it… how many people have come here, seen this and then just canceled. While AirPlay 2 support would allow users to play their Spotify content through their HomePod, it is not native HomePod support. Nonetheless, a feature request was posted to the Spotify Community forum a few weeks later, kindly requesting that Spotify add support for HomePod.Īt the time in June of 2020, and more recently, Spotify said it plans to implement AirPlay 2 support into its iOS app. That being said, the statement should give Apple HomePod Mini owners (and users of other devices that support Apple's tech but have either limited or non-existent integration with Spotify) some hope.Īlso, Spotify is testing an ad-supported Plus tier: unlimited tracks skips for $0.Whether Spotify opted not to be part of the initial batch of third-party music providers with ‌HomePod‌ support or Apple didn’t ask remains unknown. The reason for this is that due to audio driver compatibility issues, this seems like a bigger project that we won't be able to complete in the foreseeable future."Ī prompt delivery of AirPlay 2 support for iOS, even after Spotify's follow-up statement, seems unlikely. Two days earlier, the same representative for Spotify had posted that AirPlay 2 wasn't currently practical, stating: "We've discussed this Idea internally and while we are working on supporting AirPlay 2 in a proper way, we have decided to close it for now. The streaming giant has not specified when we might expect AirPlay 2 support, so for now we will have to wait for those updates.