Up until now, Spotify has only integrated with Home for paid accounts. But at I/O, Google announced that would change; free Spotify users would be able to stream their library to Home.
I just got a google home for Christmas and went to test it out. At first, it worked great and would play music from Spotify just fine. But after a few minutes, I would tell it to play something on Spotify and it would respond with 'Playing insert name on Spotify' and the song would not play. Google has an official list of the apps that work with Home and perform tasks based on what you tell them to do. Google Home is part of a new batch of new hardware that’s all tied together with. For a limited time, Spotify is giving away a Google Home Mini (normally $50) when you subscribe to the Spotify Family Plan ($15). The Spotify Family Plan allows six members in the same household to stream at the same time. This is available for both new and existing subscribers. The Google Home’s default music provider is Google Play Music, but the device also supports Spotify. Here’s how to link your Spotify account to your Google Home to play all of the third-party music you’d ever want. RELATED: How to Set Up Google Home. Just like Alexa, you can change the default music service. So, by simply saying “Ok Google, play The Weeknd”, it will automatically use Spotify to play music instead of Google Play.
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This offer was available only while supplies lasted, and we quickly ran out due to high demand.
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You’re not eligible if you:
- Use a non-recurring payment method (e.g. a gift card)
- Are in a trial offer period
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- Have Premium with a partner company (e.g. your phone provider)
- Have previously redeemed a Google Nest Mini or Google Home Mini through a Spotify promotional campaign
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This week the folks at Google and Spotify teamed up to deliver the Google Home Mini to families across the United States. This plays in well with Google’s plan to get the Google Assistant in every single home in the world, starting with these United States of America. Spotify is also glad to partake, without a doubt, as their partnerships with Google have kept them in the limelight even more than they’d been over the past several years as a premiere source for streaming music around the world.
As it is with all things Google, you might notice a little bit of oddity when it comes to services. Why would Google work with Spotify to give out a free Google Home Mini when they’ve not done the same with Google Music? How about YouTube Music? Why just give away a Google Home Mini to Spotify Premium Family members?
The answer is simple: They want to draw in people who are sort-of in the Google ecosystem, but don’t likely already have a Google Home product and/or the Google Assistant in their home.
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If Google gave out free stuff to people that already subscribed to their services, they’d simply have a whole bunch of Google users stacking up boxes of Google stuff. You give away free stuff to draw in new users, not to keep the users you’ve already got. Per-month subscription costs and laziness do that job just fine.
How do I get a free Google Home Mini from Spotify?
Free Google Home With Spotify
Users that have or will soon have a Spotify Premium for Family account can partake in this program to get a Google Home Mini. Devices must be redeemed through the Spotify Family portal before the 15th of January, 2019. Users must apply to get a free Google Home Mini before the 31st of December, 2018. Users can head over to the Spotify Family portal right this minute to tap the “Get Started” button and redeem.