Listen to music with your Google Cast-enabled speaker

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With YouTube Music and a speaker that works with Google Cast, you can take your favorite tunes to a whole other level by casting them to your speakers.

After you've set up your speaker that works with Cast, here's how you can listen to music using YouTube Music .

Local Network must be enabled for mobile devices with iOS 14 or later and computers with MacOS 15 or later to discover Cast-enabled devices. Learn more about Local Network for casting.

Cast music

Phone or tablet

To listen to music on your phone or tablet, you’ll need to download the YouTube Music app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Connect your device and speaker that works with Cast to the same wireless network.
Open the YouTube Music app .
Tap the Cast button .
Select your speaker that works with Cast from the device list.
Select a song, album, or playlist.
Tap Play.

Computer

To listen to music on your computer and speaker that works with Cast, you'll need to download and use Google Chrome.

Open Chrome .
Add the Cast button to the Chrome toolbar.
Connect your computer and speaker that works with Cast to the same wireless network.
Go to YouTube Music (music.youtube.com) using Chrome.
Tap a song, album, or playlist.
Tap Play.
At the bottom of the screen next to the playback controls, click the Cast button .
Under "Connect to a device", select your speaker that works with Cast from the device list.

During playback, you can turn the screen off on your device or computer to save battery. You can also use other apps on your device and open other tabs on your computer's browser while casting.

Disconnect from your Google Cast-enabled speaker

On your phone or tablet: Tap the Cast button and select Stop casting.
On your computer: In the top right corner of your browser, click the Cast button and click Stop casting.

Music controls

On your phone or tablet: You can use the playback controls on the YouTube Music app . You can also quickly access your playback controls through your device's notifications.
On your computer: You can use the playback controls on YouTube Music, near the bottom of the screen.
- It can be a good idea to keep the music player open when listening to music on Google Cast audio device with your computer. Playback controls can't be used after the music player has been closed, the computer has been turned off, or an Internet connection has been lost.