Can't change Spotify Chromecast group via automation or script.

[starman2k01]

What version of Music Assistant has the issue?

2.0.0b106

What version of the Home Assistant Integration have you got installed?

2024.2.0

Have you tried everything in the Troubleshooting FAQ and reviewed the Open and Closed Issues and Discussions to resolve this yourself?

• [X] Yes

The problem

Once I start playing on a Chromecast group, I can't change target device nor entity. It always plays on the originally chosen group of speakers via automation or script.

How to reproduce

• Start playing group via sidebar UI or automation. Change chromecast speaker via script execution or automation. Group restarts music on original speaker group.

Music Providers

Spotify.

Player Providers

Chromecast.

Relevant log output

No response

Additional information

No response

What version of Home Assistant Core are your running

2024.2.5

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

On what type of hardware are you running?

Raspberry Pi

[OzGav]

Sorry this report isn’t clear at all.

Once I start playing on a Chromecast group, I can't change target device nor entity.

Ok so you have a queue playing on the group. What do you mean you can’t change device. Change what device? In order to do what?

[starman2k01]

Target device or entity meaning speakers/speaker groups. What other target can you select? In order to start playing music on a different set of speakers. Once you start playing on one chromecast group, you can't change it!

[starman2k01]

Target is defined clearly. You can't change the target.

[OzGav]

Ok so I understand you are talking about using the service tab inside the HA devtools. If you want to select a different target there then just press the little x beside “big inside”

[OzGav]

Has the above explained how this works?

[OzGav]

We will close this soon due to no followup

[starman2k01]

We aren't communicating so I'll let someone else identify this issue. Obviously I've changed the target that way. It doesn't start the new target. I can't explaining it any more basically than that.

[marcelveldt]

I have read the report 3 times and I also do not understand what is going on, sorry. Maybe create a small video to explain it ?

[OzGav]

I just tried this. Through the dev tools service tab I started playback on one speaker. I then pressed the little x beside that “target” and then selected another speaker and started playback. I then did the same thing with a Google speaker group. There is no problem with the HA service call or the MA integration.

Perhaps you have a problem with the player (target) that you are trying to change to.

[OzGav]

Closing due to no follow up. Feel free to contact us again if you need more help.