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DTS Announces Spotify Support, but Multiroom Android, iOS Apps Due Later in Year

Spotify is now available on Play-Fi wireless music systems, but multiroom playback via Android and iOS apps won’t be available until later in the year, said DTS Tuesday. Dannie Lau, general manager-Play-Fi, called Spotify a “significant addition” to Play-Fi’s roster…

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of streaming music services, which includes Pandora, SiriusXM and Songza. Spotify Connect support for Play-Fi will let Spotify Premium subscribers see all connected Play-Fi-enabled speakers from within the Spotify app, and users will be able to launch and stream music from the app by tapping a Play-Fi speaker, said DTS. At launch, DTS partner products from Definitive Technology, Phorus, Polk Audio and Wren will support streaming from Spotify Premium accounts to any one Play-Fi speaker on a Wi-Fi network using Spotify Connect, with multiroom playback of Spotify via Android and iOS apps coming later this year, said DTS. The $14.95 Play-Fi HD Windows app, meanwhile, lets listeners listen to Spotify in multiple rooms on multiple speakers, the company said.