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Intro

With zendō, you can control smart speakers and media players throughout your home. You can change tracks, play or pause, and adjust the volume for each player or room. The artwork for the current media is displayed too. Additionally, you can monitor the battery level of 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 displayed at the bottom of the floorplan so you can reach them quickly 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 ”+” at the bottom of the screen and select “Speaker & Media Player”
  4. Select the speaker or 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 “Speakers & 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 let you save 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 “Speakers & Media Players”
  3. Tap “Manage Favourites”
  4. Add a Spotify album or 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 isn’t supported on any other speakers due to Spotify API restrictions. We’re working to bring support for Spotify to more speakers in the future.
  • Radio: ensure the Radio Browser integration is enabled in Home Assistant.
Almost all speakers and media players supported by Home Assistant work with zendō.We’ve tested the following speakers:
  • Sonos
  • Chromecast
If your speaker or media player isn’t working correctly, please get in touch.