josh
November 30, 2025, 11:13pm
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josh:
That’s just the nature of the Spotify API and is what I was linking to in the previous post:
Devices not Appearing on Device List
Connect Web API relies on local network connections to discover and interact with some devices.
For example, when:
A new device is added to the network
A device is in “sleep” mode
A device on the local network is currently tied to another user account, or
Other reasons specific to the device
As a result, some devices that appear in the Connect picker within the Spotify application may not always be visible or available on the Connect Web API Endpoints.
Their concept of “sleep” is really limiting. The only devices that I see as always available for me are things like my Onkyo AV Receiver that have the native ‘Spotify Connect’ integration. All my Google devices, my desktop, and things like PS5 only show up if they very recently played something.
Hi @Rob_Levy - you’re probably running into this limitation of the Spotify Web API.
If you have the Sonos device directly integrated into your smart home hub of choice (eg. SmartThings, Hubitat, Homey, Home Assistant), you might be able to more consistently interact with the device using that approach – though not through this special Spotify Custom Tile.
For example, some people like to create Jukebox style dashboards as demonstrated here:
I have been using my dashboard to play music to my Echo speakers for sometime, and recently updated my “jukebox” dashboard after the Album Art tile release to give it a visual upgrade. So I am sharing my setup here for those who may be interested, and I am also including the steps for Sonos speaker too.[jukebox_new_5]