Hello,
I appreciate from an official Apple Support page that it is possible to stream music from Apple Music to a Chromecast from an Android device.
Can you please confirm if this same functionality is available for Apple users? (Personally I own an iPhone and an iPad, but no Android devices)
Thank you
iPhone 6s, iOS 13
Guys, it‘s in fact POSSIBLE to play Apple Music (single person-subscription) a Google Chromecast (2.Gen) with IOS(14.4). BUT it has one very major downside: You cannot directly control, what‘s playing. But it seems some kind of influenced by own playlists.
What did I do:
First link your Apple Music-account with the chromecast in Google Home App.
After this in the app main-menu go to media (green button). The should be the app-sign of Apple Music there (in my case, it‘s the only one. At least, choose the device you want to listen to and it should automatically play.
Personally I think the Chromecast itself bypass IOS and streaming directly to Apple Music via Wlan. This is why it‘s possible to control volume and kinds of playing but not the exactly title that is played
Yes you can! With Google home app! Make sure your Chromecast is set up through Google home. Then,
Open Google Home
Select media Icon,
Select Music
click iTunes, probably under “more”
Sign in to iTunes and Voila!
streaming capability to Chromecast.
No dude. The original question was can you use Apple Music with Chromecast. The simple answer is yes you can... IF you have an Apple Music paid subscription. You have to subscribe to link Apple Music with Google. If not you're SOL. The point people are trying to make here is that Apple and Google don't talk to each other unless you shell out more money. I can cast all sorts of video and audio using Chromecast without paying any extra money in terms of subscriptions. But Apple Music has supplanted iTunes on IOS devices and if you want to play you have to pay. I can Cast my iTunes library to the TV (or in my case to my receiver) using YouTube Music, but even that app is relentless in popping up notifications to subscribe.
I used to use iPhone 3GS to
send to my Chromecast.
Apple has always been voluntarily blind when it’s about cross connecting with other non Apple devices. Simply they want us to buy Apple TV
Yes there is an option. Just use Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, Qobuz. They have this option... Apple music has lower stream quality than this streaming platforms and the user experience with others are better.
I don’t have a paid subscription to Apple Music, although I do have an iTunes Match subscription, so as I can get high quality match files when available. I would say 60% of my library is Matched, and 40% is not (stuff like obscure releases, bootlegs etc).
its frustrating not being able to cast my own files to my Chromecast Audio, which is connected to my hi-fi amp - is there not even a third party app in the AppStore that would do this?
Very short sighted of Apple to not include streaming to Chromecast devices as standard.
It’s with lots of detours possible to play Apple Music on your chromecast with a iPhone. Still it’s not very customer friendly, still casting Spotify from my iPhone/iPad to my chromecast devices because of this.
But first you’ve got to use the Google assistant to tell that device which playlist it is playing, right? Or am I missing something. -Or it just resumes the last Apple Music playlist you were playing via Google Assistant in any of the devices in your home.
For me, as an Android user who started subscribing to Apple Music because Google downgraded from Play Music to the absolutely pathetic Youtube Music around the same time Apple added Chromecast support to Apple Music for Android, it's keeping me from switching to an iPhone
I made the switch for the same reason. I reckon Google lost a massive chunk of their user/subscriber base to Apple when they decided to force a service onto people. It was the last straw for me after they killed Inbox and Google Reader. I’ve gone from solid Nexus/Pixel Google fanboy over the last decade or so to iPhone this year. I’m very happy with my decision.
Google’s failure to release a Pixel Watch also didn’t help as I’ve recently got an Apple Watch too. And Apples admittance that they need to include automation and shortcuts and pseudo-widgets on iOS to encourage android users over was bang on the money.
I’m an apple enthusiast and like many others love everything apple. The Apple Music experience has come on leaps and bounds in the past couple of years but not having the ability to cast is a big negative. I pay for Spotify in tandem for this reason.
I really like Apple Music and the exclusive offerings they provide, the integration with car play is amazing but as I said the inability to cast to google home devices is making me consider stopping my subscription.
Apple, is this in the works? If not why allow third party apps like Spotify to claim market share by allowing such feature support through your sdk?
Meaning to say, there is no way for iPhone users to connect Apple Music with Chromecast, is that correct?
Correct :(
Oh and Siri is actually horrible compared to Google Assistant. Who would even think to make a smart speaker powered by Siri.
Apple is quickly losing me as a loyal customer. So much on its platform is not really user-friendly. By the way, I have special gripes against the new ios14 system.
Apple Music from iPhone to Chromecast
