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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 .
Cast music
Phone or tabletIf you haven’t already, you’ll need to download the YouTube Music app from the Google Play 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.
If you haven't already, you'll need to download and use Google Chrome to listen to music using your computer and speaker that works with Cast.
- 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
- Using your phone or tablet: Tap the Cast button
and select Stop casting.
- Using your computer: In the top right corner of your browser, click the Cast button
and click Stop casting.
Music controls
- Using 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.
- Using 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.