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Remote control music on another device / Device discovery

  • November 11, 2017
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I came from Spotify that already has this feature for a long time, and I miss it.
I like to control the music of the pc using my cell phone, and it would be great if Deezer had this option.
thanks.
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    Pinned Reply By Johnathan.Deezer

    Hey folks! 

    Great news! We finally launched it!

    Please have a look on our new feature “Deezer Connect”! Where you can control your devices from your phone IOS or Android.
     

     
    What will be the first song you will connect to another device? 📱🕺🏼💻

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    Guitar Hero
    johan-sson
    Guitar Hero
    June 16, 2020

    Any updates? :grin:

    Rafael.
    Ultimate Superstar
    Rafael.
    Ultimate Superstar
    June 16, 2020

    Any updates? :grin:

    we do have an update :)

    https://en.deezercommunity.com/get-started-and-updates-16/deezer-listening-to-community-read-about-our-live-q-a-with-users-64973

     

    "We understand and we hear your request perfectly. This project is on hold, and is more complex than it seems. It requires a certain number of our teams, a lot of time, and the main focus. Deezer doesn’t have the same development power and resources than its competitors, we need to prioritize and make choices. We had indeed technical challenges, which represent a huge work. We can mention the need to refactorize our player and new API and SDK systems… We also have other constraints to take into account: service requirements, legal aspects…We worked on it, we found out that it’s a huge project with pre-requisites needed, so we choose to focus on other topics, like Chromecast. The market has evolved, with the frequent integration of AirPlay and Chromecast on many devices. The Chromecast topic impacted a lot of users so we spent a lot of time on it and worked on a new integration with the new protocol from Google. We think about facilitating device discovery from the mobile app. We also think about protocols like DLNA and UPNP, which are a bit more discrete, but our audiophiles partners are starting to ask for it. We don’t exclude working on ‘Deezer Connect’, as it can be part of our global “device discovery” reflection. Moreover, recent evolutions within Deezer allow us to “reopen this case”. 

      Roadie
      Specd
      Roadie
      June 25, 2020

      Would be cool to have this option especially when it comes to playing music on smart devices ex. Echo without the need of maintaining a bluetooth connection.

        Rockstar
        Kevin Deezer
        Rockstar
        June 26, 2020

        Hello @Specd, we all agree on this :wink:

        https://www.deezer.com/en/profile/3421485864
        Guitar Hero
        Markus_no
        Guitar Hero
        June 27, 2020

        I also would like to see this implemented soon with a Deezer remote control software on a smartphone. And also DLNA/ UPNP support would be nice.

        This actually would bring me back to the Deezer hifi subscription :-).

          Hitmaker
          schlambo
          Hitmaker
          June 28, 2020

          Chromecast woes have appeared to of resolved, and gapless has finally come to mobile. If you pump this feature out, I’ll renew my subscription. If you don’t, I guess I’ll stick with a combo of Tidal and Spotify. 

            Rudi
            Ultimate Superstar
            Rudi
            Ultimate Superstar
            June 29, 2020

            Thanks a lot @schlambo @Markus_no I guess we're getting there, right? :sweat_smile:

            I'm waiting for this one too and as soon as I get an update, I'll be jumping back here!

            Hitmaker
            schlambo
            Hitmaker
            June 29, 2020

            Thanks a lot @schlambo @Markus_no I guess we're getting there, right? :sweat_smile:

            I'm waiting for this one too and as soon as I get an update, I'll be jumping back here!

            Thanks Rudi.

             

            I honestly prefer Deezer out of every platform, it just has a few gaps that make it sometimes less pleasant to use than other streaming services. 

              Guitar Hero
              TOMillr
              Guitar Hero
              June 30, 2020

              Thanks a lot @schlambo @Markus_no I guess we're getting there, right? :sweat_smile:

              I'm waiting for this one too and as soon as I get an update, I'll be jumping back here!

              How about supporting the “Alexa Cast”-functionality Amazon is using in its own apps? It’s basically there version of Google Cast and available on Echo smart speakers and most devices that are Alex-compatible.

                Hitmaker
                amoshi
                Hitmaker
                July 1, 2020

                Coming from Spotify I’m quite sad to see this isn’t a feature in Deezer. While the upload-your-own-mp3s feature should keep me with Deezer for the foreseeable future, I just want to mention my usecase:

                Playing videogames on my PC with music playing in the background, loading screen or something comes on and I grab my phone and choose a new song/playlist.

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