Let’s take control of your sound with Deezer Connect!

@soakes 

Ok, it should work if both devices are on the latest app version and the app is open in the foreground on both devices. 
Please check if there are any android restrictions active for accessing the device / deezer app over network. 
Also try restarting the devices and if necessary also reinstalling deezer app on both devices. 

After some faffing about I managed to get it to partially work.  With both devices open, the S21 could see the S7 and I could select it.  Then I managed to control it by skipping to the next track.  It seemed like a mighty triumph but it was to be short-lived.  As soon as the S7’s screen shut down, the music stopped and all control was lost again.

A few more tries brought little success.  I’ll keep trying but this whole thing seems very unstable.

I tried something different.  I have Deezer running on my Mac as well.  I think it is the latest version (5.30.400) but it doesn’t seem to have any mention of “Deezer Connect” in its preferences.  I can attempt to control it from my S21, but it doesn’t work.  The Mac version of Deezer keeps getting popup erros “An error occurred. Please try again later”.

In other words, Deezer connect is effectively useless

Hey, I’m sorry that there’s a problem on your side using deezer connect. But for me and other users it works the way as shown on the pictures in the initial post of this thread. 
Webversion and desktop client don’t have an option for dc because they can be controlled but can not control other devices themselves. 
I think there could be a firewall issue or something like this on your mac preventing to control it with dc. 
Have you tried to control the webplayer on mac (with different browsers)?

Is the desktop client on latest version? Please check for updates…

And be sure that there’s no software blocking network access. 

Thanks for your response, Schlumpy.  I think my network setup is very standard, so if I am experiencing problems I’m sure that others are too.  I don’t care that I can’t control my Mac Deezer using my phone, but it is interesting that I get an error when I try to do so.  (By the way, that error persists until I turn control off again before I can use my Mac Deezer again…. or I might even have to restart Deezer.)

Have you tried to control the webplayer on mac (with different browsers)?

Interestingly… I just tried this and it looked like it worked, but then it jumped to another song, then back to the original song… and that kept happening.  It’s like there is a conflict of some sort… who is really in control!?

I really do want to control my S7 from my S21, and, as mentioned previously, this seems to be possible, but it is certainly unreliable… and the above seems to be a clue.  I have noticed that the controls (eg. skip to next song) flash on and off as though they are being enabled and disabled...

I’m not sure what else I can try… but I am now sure there is some sort of conflict that I need to resolve.
 

@soakes 

Sounds very strange… i just can tell you that this isn’t a general problem. To go deeper into this issue i suggest reaching out for the support team. They will inform the devs about it and hopefully they can help. 
Did you try to reinstall the app ob all devices including a device restart logging in again to your deezer account?

I have submitted a support request.  I hope they can help :-)

This is awesome. Honestly great feature thank you!

Hi

I installed the Android app to remote control the Windows 10 app.
Both the devices see each other in the same wifi, so one stops the other when start to play, but… there’s no remote control from the android mobile.

In my Windows 10 profile I can see my mobile, but in the window there’s no way to choose the other device.

When I start the Android app, I can tap on the “output devices” and I can choose “Deezer connect”, but then the circle still round and round, and it dowsn’t see the Windows application running.

I uninstalled and re-installed both.

Is there sometring more I can do?
It is important for me to still use Deezer!
Thank you!