Play Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV? Here's the Answers!

Q: "I have a 2016 M-Series 49" UHD VIZIO TV. I am currently trying to get the Spotify app for it, but I cannot seem to get it on the APP store on the TV. Has anyone had this experience or know the solution?"

Listening to Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV might be a good choice. Spotify, as a global streaming music service, has established a cooperation with lots of smart TVs, such as Philips Smart TV, LG Smart TV, and Amazon Fire TV. You can directly access the Spotify app on those smart TVs compatible with Spotify, but those VIZIO TV users cannot get the VIZIO Spotify app on their TVs not. It doesn't mean that you cannot listen to Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV. So, in this post, we are going to show you how to get Spotify on VIZIO TV in several methods.

Part 1. Can I Get Spotify on My VIZIO Smart TV?

All users of VIZIO Smart TV, regardless of using which types of VIZIO TV, are not able to add Spotify to VIZIO TV for playing music. Spotify doesn't support the Spotify app on VIZIO TVs now. If you want to listen to songs from streaming music platforms, you can only choose TIDAL and Pandora. But there are several methods to enable you to play Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV.

Part 2. How to Get Spotify on VIZIO TV?

All VIZIO Smart TVs support Chromecast. Therefore, you are capable of casting Spotify to VIZIO Smart TV by using Chromecast. You can cast Spotify to VIZIO Smart TV from your phone or computer. Here we are going to introduce the method of using a smartphone and the one of using a computer in detail.

2.1 Cast Spotify to VIZIO Smart TV via Spotify Connect

If you are using an Android device, you can cast Spotify to VIZIO Smart TV via Spotify Connect. Here are the detailed steps you need to follow.

Step 1. Connect your Android device and VIZIO Smart TV to the same WiFi.

Step 2. Open Spotify and sign into your Spotify account then choose any song to play on your phone.

Step 3. Tap on the Available Devices button. Then select your VIZIO Smart TV to play Spotify.

2.2 Stream Spotify to VIZIO Smart TV via Apple AirPlay

With Apple AirPlay, iPhone users can stream anything from iPhone to other devices. Here's how to use Apple AirPlay for playing Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV.

Step 1. Make sure that your iPhone is on the same WiFi network as your VIZIO Smart TV.

Step 2. Open Spotify to stream songs you like and tap on the AirPlay icon.

Step 3. Select your VIZIO TV, and then your songs will be played through your TV.

2.3 Listen to Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV via Web Cast

When you play Spotify on your computer, you can also cast Spotify songs to VIZIO Smart TV via Spotify Connect. Or you can stream music from Spotify Web Player to VIZIO TV using a computer. Follow this guide to play Spotify through VIZIO Smart TV.

Step 1. Go to launch the Spotify Web Player and log into your Spotify account.

Step 2. Select any playlist to play and click on the three vertical-dot icon on Chrome.

Step 3. Click the Cast icon and choose your VIZIO Smart TV.

Step 4. Choose the Cast icon in the Sources section. Then you can listen to Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV.

Part 3. Best Way to Enjoy Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV

Maybe you don't want to cast Spotify to VIZIO Smart TV using another device. Why not use a smartphone or computer to play Spotify directly if I need to use them? Someone may raise a question like that. So, what's the other way to play Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV? You can try to play Spotify songs through a USB drive on your VIZIO Smart TV.

How to download Spotify songs to USB drive? Here you can use ViWizard Spotify Music Converter. It is a professional music downloader for saving Spotify songs locally. With this Spotify downloader, you can export Spotify songs to MP3, AAC, WAV, M4A, M4B, and FLAC. Then you can transfer Spotify songs to a USB drive and play them offline even without the Spotify app.

1Import Spotify Songs to ViWizard Software

Launch ViWizard Spotify Music Converter, and then it will load the Spotify app automatically. Find the songs you want to download in Spotify and add them to the conversion list. There are two options for you to add them to the conversion list. You can directly drag and drop songs from Spotify to the conversion list.

2Change the Output Audio Format for Spotify

After adding Spotify songs to the conversion list, click on the menu icon and select the Preferences option then there will pop up the settings window. In the settings window, you can select MP3 as the output format and change the bit rate, sample rate, and channel. Remember to click on the OK button to save settings.

3Download and Convert Spotify Music to MP3

Once all the setting is finished, click the Convert button to start loading Spotify music tracks. After the conversion, all the Spotify music files will be saved to your specified folder. You could browse all the converted songs by clicking the Converted icon and then navigate to the output folder.

4Start to Play Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV Offline

After downloading Spotify songs to your computer, you can access them on your file manager. To upload these songs to your VIZIO Smart TV, use a USB drive to store these songs from your computer, then plug it into your TV and add them to your TV storage.

Conclusion

To play Spotify on VIZIO Smart TV, you can choose from the above two methods: cast Spotify to VIZIO Smart TV or download Spotify songs to USB drive for playing on VIZIO Smart TV. Here we suggest that you can use ViWizard Spotify Music Converter to download Spotify songs. Don't hesitate! And you can save Spotify songs easily.

Adam Gorden is an experienced writer of ViWizard who is obsessed about tech, movie and software.