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Intro

With zendō, you can control smart speakers and media players throughout the house. You can change tracks, play or pause music, adjust the volume for each player or room. The artwork for the current media will also be displayed. Additionally, you can monitor the battery level of the portable speakers in the Batteries section of the app.
On the media player screen, tap the artwork to open your streaming app (currently, only Spotify is supported)

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Add speakers & media players to the floorplan

Speakers and media players are managed differently from other accessories to allow quick access or control them as a group.

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Add a speaker / media player

  1. Tap
    (Settings)
  2. Tap “Edit Floorplan”
  3. Tap the ”+” in the top left corner and select “Add Media Player”
  4. Select the speaker / media player you want to add and link it with a Room.

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Remove a Speaker / Media Player

  1. Tap
    (Settings)
  2. Tap “Edit Floorplan”
  3. Tap “Manage Media Players” at the bottom of the screen
  4. Select the Speaker / Media Player you want to delete
  5. Tap “Delete” at the bottom of the screen

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Favourites

Favourites allow you to pin Spotify albums, playlists, and internet radio stations for quick access.
All playlists play in shuffle mode automatically, so you’ll get a different track every time you play.

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Add or manage favourites

  1. Tap
    (Settings)
  2. Tap “Manage Media Players”
  3. Tap “Manage Favourites”
  4. Add a Spotify album/playlist or add a Radio station
Access Control also applies to favourites. You can have different favourites for guests or kids. Learn more in Access Control.
Spotify only allows login using your username and password. Social logins like Facebook or Google are not supported.

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Play favourites on Sonos

  • Spotify only works when you have a Spotify Premium account linked to your Sonos system.
  • Spotify Daily Mix / Made For You playlists might not work when the Spotify account used to add the playlist to zendō doesn’t match the account configured on your Sonos system.
  • Radio: ensure the Radio Browser integration is enabled in Home Assistant.

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Play favourites on Chromecast

Spotify support for Chromecast is in early-access and it might not work as expected. We will release it to the wider public later on.
  • Spotify on Chromecast has some limitations:
    • You must have the Spotify integration installed and linked to a Spotify Premium account.
    • Only Chromecast TV (with apps) is supported. You need to have the Spotify app installed and be logged in with a Spotify Premium account.
    • The Spotify app might take a bit to load and could time out. Please try again if this happens.
    • Playlist won’t play in shuffle mode because this feature is not yet fully supported by the Spotify app.
  • Radio: ensure the Radio Browser integration is enabled in Home Assistant.

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Play favourites on any other speaker

  • Spotify is not supported on any other speakers due to Spotify API restrictions. We are working to bring support for Spotify to further speakers in the future.
  • Radio: ensure the Radio Browser integration is enabled in Home Assistant.
Almost all speakers & media players supported by Home Assistant work with zendō.We’ve tested the following speakers:
  • Sonos
  • Chromecast
If your speaker or media player is not working correctly, please get in touch.
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