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06-13-2025, 08:59 PM (This post was last modified: 06-14-2025, 12:39 PM by Tim Curtis. Edit Reason: mark solved )
Confused Hey everyone, new here and not super experienced with RPi or networking or really anything having to do with what I'm working on. 

I have the latest mo0de flashed onto my RPi zero 2w and enabled the Spotify and bluetooth renderers. I am able to connect to bluetooth and confirmed audio works as expected that way. However my device never appears in Spotify Connect.


I do have a spotify premium account. 

Any troubleshooting techniques or ideas are very welcome!

Thanks

P.S. happy to share logs if needed or helpful.
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06-13-2025, 09:23 PM
Whats your network like? Is it a single residential WiFi Router or something more complex?
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06-13-2025, 09:27 PM
(06-13-2025, 09:23 PM)Tim Curtis Wrote: Whats your network like? Is it a single residential WiFi Router or something more complex?

It's interesting, I think it is one single residential, but when i logged into the router admin and checked out the device list I saw moode on 2.4ghz, my computer on 5.0ghz, Iphone on 2.4ghz.
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06-13-2025, 09:36 PM
Typically the symptom "..doesnt show up in the Spotify app's connect list" is caused by some sort of network issue.

- Configure all your clients to use the same WiFi band, either 2.4 or 5. The 5GHz band usually has less congestion and interference.
- Reboot your WiFi Router
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06-13-2025, 10:45 PM (This post was last modified: 06-13-2025, 11:05 PM by cgroane.)
(06-13-2025, 09:36 PM)Tim Curtis Wrote: Typically the symptom "..doesnt show up in the Spotify app's connect list" is caused by some sort of network issue.

- Configure all your clients to use the same WiFi band, either 2.4 or 5. The 5GHz band usually has less congestion and interference.
- Reboot your WiFi Router

Edit: This enabled the device to appear, however, i can only connect briefly before it disconnects. Unable to stream.

That did the trick. Odd, I doubted it would matter if i was certain the device i intended to connect from was on the same router channel as the RPi. 

Of note: difficulty connecting to the network when only 5gh was enabled. Had to use 2.4gh only.
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06-13-2025, 11:09 PM
(06-13-2025, 10:45 PM)cgroane Wrote:
(06-13-2025, 09:36 PM)Tim Curtis Wrote: Typically the symptom "..doesnt show up in the Spotify app's connect list" is caused by some sort of network issue.

- Configure all your clients to use the same WiFi band, either 2.4 or 5. The 5GHz band usually has less congestion and interference.
- Reboot your WiFi Router

Edit: This enabled the device to appear, however, i can only connect briefly before it disconnects. Unable to stream.

That did the trick. Odd, I doubted it would matter if i was certain the device i intended to connect from was on the same router channel as the RPi. 

Of note: difficulty connecting to the network when only 5gh was enabled. Had to use 2.4gh only.

There was a problem with the audio output setting. Resolved! Thanks so much for your help Smile
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