Listen to music with Chromecast Audio

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With Google Play and Chromecast Audio, you can take your favorite tunes to a whole other level by casting them to your speakers. Have music saved on your computer? Use Music Manager to create a complete music library to cast to your speakers or mobile device.

After you've set up your Chromecast Audio, here's how you can listen to music using Google Play Music and Chromecast Audio. .

Cast music

Phone or tablet

Connect your device and Chromecast Audio to the same wireless network.
Open the Google Play Music app .
Tap the Cast icon .
Select your Chromecast from the device list.
Select a song, album, or playlist.
Tap Play.

Computer

If you haven't already, you'll need to download and use Google Chrome to listen to music using your computer and Chromecast Audio.

Open Chrome .
Though not required, we recommend you download and install the Google Cast extension from the Chrome Web Store (first time only).
Connect your computer and Chromecast to the same wireless network.
Go to Google Play Music (play.google.com/music) using Chrome.
Click a song, album, or playlist.
Click Play.
At the bottom of the screen next to the playback controls, click the Cast icon .
Under "Connect to a device", select your Chromecast Audio from the device list.

Watch an example

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.

Upload music with Music Manager

With Music Manager, you can upload music from any music folder on your computer (including iTunes and Windows Media Player) to Google Play and immediately start casting your top tunes to your speakers. You can even upload your iTunes library to your Android device so your complete music collection is available in one spot. No syncing required! Learn how to download and install Music Manager and get casting.

Disconnect from Chromecast

Using your phone or tablet:
- Tap the Cast icon and select Stop casting.
Using your computer:
- From Chrome Setting menu: Navigate to the Chrome Settings menu in the Chrome toolbar in the upper right corner of your browser > click "Cast..".
- From the Google Cast extension: If you’ve installed the Google Cast extension, click the Cast button in the Chrome toolbar in the upper right corner of your browser > click Stop Casting.

Music controls

Using your phone or tablet:
- You can use the playback controls on the Google Play Music app . You can also quickly access your playback controls through your device's notifications.
Using your computer:
- You can use the playback controls on Google Play Music, near the bottom of the screen.

It can be a good idea to keep the music player open when listening to music on Chromecast Audio 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.

Elise is a Chromecast expert and author of this help page. Leave her feedback below about the page.

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