Chromecast Audio

Stream your favorite tunes from your phone to speakers in the home

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What is Chromecast Audio?

Chromecast Audio is a small device that plugs into your speaker for streaming music through WiFi.

Once set up, simply use your iPhone®, iPad®, Android phone and tablet, Mac® and Windows® laptop, or Chromebook to stream your favorite tunes to the best speakers in the house.

Speaker inputs supported:

RCA

3.5mm

Optical

*3.5mm cable included. See Help Center for more info.

Easily stream music, without the hassle of pairing

Tap the Cast button from music apps to send the music instantly to your speakers. Search, play, pause, queue songs and change the volume right from your phone—anywhere in the house.

See how this compares to Bluetooth

Listen to your favorites, anytime

Enjoy over 30 million songs from music services like Pandora, Google Play Music, Spotify, and iHeartRadio. We're constantly adding new apps, so there's no end to the music, radio stations and podcasts you can enjoy.

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Plus, stream any audio from your Android phone or your laptop

For apps that are not yet Cast-enabled or music stored on your device, you can stream audio from your Android phone or tablet to the speaker. Or, use your laptop to stream music and audio streaming websites from the Chrome browser.

Make your speaker smart(er)

Chromecast Audio is an affordable way to enjoy the music you love on your existing speakers.

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Enjoy higher quality sound

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Listen to your favorite artists the way they were meant to be heard. Chromecast Audio supports lossless high resolution audio, which is even better than CD quality sound. And your music streams from the cloud so you get continuous high-quality sound—even when you leave the room.

Play music everywhere with Multi-room

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Multi-room lets you group Chromecast Audio devices together so you can listen to the same song on multiple speakers.

Jam out to your music without interruption

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Streaming won’t drain your battery or get in the way of other activities. Answer a call, surf the web, even leave the room—all without interrupting the tunes.

Works with Google Home

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Chromecast Audio is designed to work seamlessly with Google Home, so you can stream your favorite music to your speakers using only voice commands.

Simply say “OK, Google. Play my Sunday morning playlist” to hear it play on Google Home and your Chromecast Audio connected speakers.

Enjoy higher quality sound

Play music everywhere with Multi-room

Multi-room lets you group Chromecast Audio devices together so you can listen to the same song on multiple speakers.

Jam out to your music without interruption

Streaming won’t drain your battery or get in the way of other activities. Answer a call, surf the web, even leave the room—all without interrupting the tunes.

Works with Google Home

Chromecast Audio is designed to work seamlessly with Google Home, so you can stream your favorite music to your speakers using only voice commands.

Simply say “OK, Google. Play my Sunday morning playlist” to hear it play on Google Home and your Chromecast Audio connected speakers.

Streaming music with WiFi vs. Bluetooth

Highest quality sound

yes

Chromecast Audio uses WiFi to stream lossless high resolution audio to your speakers, so you get better than CD quality sound. With Bluetooth, audio is re-compressed and limited to standard resolution.

Interruption-free listening

yes

With WiFi streaming, your music keeps playing without disruption, even if you get a phone call or a text notification. With Bluetooth, phone calls and notifications are heard over the speakers.

Control music from anywhere in the house

yes

Chromecast Audio streams music over WiFi, which means you can control the music from anywhere within your WiFi network. With Bluetooth, your phone needs to be near the speaker or the music will stop playing.

Doesn’t drain phone battery

yes

Streaming music over WiFi doesn’t drain your battery, while pairing from Bluetooth does.

Easily share music from multiple devices.

yes

With WiFi every mobile device on the network can connect and control your speakers. Chromecast’s guest mode makes it even easier for guests to connect to your speakers without connecting to your WiFi network. With Bluetooth, pairing devices can be tedious and requires disconnecting one device before another can connect.

Play same music across multiple speakers

yes

Chromecast Audio lets you group multiple speakers together to play the same song everywhere.

Compatible with Android, iOS and laptops

yes

Both options work with iOS, Android and laptops.

Works on battery power

yes

Chromecast Audio requires a power source and WiFi connection; most Bluetooth speakers do not.

Tap to party

Your friends and family can join in the fun, too. Anyone in the home can cast music to your speakers using their own phones—no additional setup or pairing required.