Google today announced Chromecast support for multiple speakers along with its Home speakers. With this support, Chromecast owners can add the streaming device to play songs, add playlists, podcast, and audiobooks across several Chromecast connected devices in their homes.
Chromecast support for speaker groups is now rolling out for everyone and works on all generations of the streaming device. The feature is certainly good news for owners who want a better aural experience. Not only can users play audio on their Google Home speaker, they can also sync the audio with any other device connected to their dongle. All in all, it’s a great way to setup multi-room audio with the devices you already own.
The feature is gradually rolling out to all Chromecast devices, hence it might not show up instantly on your dongle. That said, it will likely become available soon. In the meantime, you can join the Preview program with your device to try this feature.
To join the preview program, just open the Google Home app on your iOS or Android device. Then tap on the Chromecast connected to your Wi-Fi network, and click on the Settings Tab at the top right corner. Just scroll down the Preview program section, and join in by following the on-screen instructions. That said, you might need to restart your dongle a few times in order to see the option.
Once your device is setup, you’ll need to add your dongle to a speaker group in the Google Home app, as well as other speakers you ant to sync with. To do so, just open the Google Home App. Then tap Add> Create speaker group, and then tap on each device you want to sync. Give your group of connected devices a name and hit Save. Try to play some music and audio should play through your connected devices as well as your speaker.
