post Re: Google/Nest Speakers: Cannot play with grouped speakers in Other Devices

Google/Nest Speakers: Cannot play with grouped speakers

chicagostar — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:17:46 GMT

I’m a Pandora Plus subscriber, and Pandora cannot play to Google Speaker Groups at all. It will only play to individual Google/Nest speakers.

Spotify does not have this problem because it uses its own playback protocol (Spotify Connect) rather than relying solely on Google Cast. Pandora needs to either fully support Google Speaker Groups or develop a comparable playback protocol.

Steps already tried:

• Updated Pandora app
• Unlinked and relinked Pandora in Google Home
• Restarted devices
• Recreated speaker groups

None of this resolves the issue.

As a Pandora user, I expect basic whole-home audio functionality. This issue has existed for years, and it’s unacceptable that it still hasn’t been addressed.

When is this actually going to be fixed?

If the answer is never or you're vague about it, I need to cancel my account and get a refund.

Moderator Edit: Changing title for clarity

Re: Google/Nest Speakers: Cannot play with grouped speakers

TannerPandora — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:45:43 GMT

Hi @chicagostar

Welcome to the community!

Sorry to hear you’re running into trouble with your grouped speakers, I can understand how frustrating that can be, especially after you’ve already tried a few troubleshooting steps.

I’ve gone ahead and escalated your post to our Care Team so they can take a closer look. They’ll be reaching out using the email associated with your Pandora account, so please keep an eye out for their reply.

Thanks so much for your patience in the meantime!

Re: Google/Nest Speakers: Cannot play with grouped speakers

ski522 — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:32:45 GMT

I too started having this problem just this week. Now even the app won't play to Google Cast groups. I did have an automation in Google Home that was "Play Pandora Radio Station on Home Group", but zippo, nada, nothing. The station no longer plays. I tried the old useless unlink and relink Pandora steps in Google Home, but that didn't matter. The issue remains. This just started happening to me as of 2/4/26.