Why the Spotify Mac app can’t see your HomePod
Updated November 13, 2026.
Spotify for Mac doesn’t list HomePods. Its device menu is for Spotify Connect, and a Mac reaches a HomePod with AirPlay, which macOS handles, not Spotify. You can send all of your Mac’s sound to one HomePod from Control Center, or use StreamPod to send only Spotify to the HomePods you pick.
How do I play Spotify on a HomePod without another app?
- Make sure your Mac and your HomePod are on the same network.
- Click Control Center in the menu bar.
- Click AirPlay under Sound.
- Select your HomePod.
Spotify then plays on the HomePod, along with every other sound from your Mac, alerts included. Apple notes that you can’t stream to multiple speakers from Control Center on a Mac.
With HomePod software 27.2, a HomePod (2nd generation) or HomePod mini 2 can also be the default sound output of a Mac that supports Wi-Fi 6E or later. There too, it plays all of your Mac’s audio.
How do I send only Spotify to my HomePods?
- Download StreamPod and drag it to your Applications folder, then open it: it lives in your menu bar.
- Play a song in Spotify on your Mac.
- Click the StreamPod icon, then click the room of each HomePod you want.
Only Spotify goes to the HomePods. Notifications, calls and every other sound keep playing on your Mac. StreamPod is free, for macOS 26 or later.
Good to know
- Spotify has to play on the Mac itself. StreamPod sends the sound Spotify makes on your Mac: if Spotify plays on another device from its own device menu, there is nothing to send.
- Speakers with Spotify Connect, such as Sonos, can show up in Spotify’s device menu. HomePods don’t.
- StreamPod works with HomePod, HomePod mini, stereo pairs, Sonos and other AirPlay speakers. Not yet: Apple TV, Chromecast or Bluetooth.