18-Jul-2016, 20:50
This doesn't sound like a bug in Spotify Connect.
When connecting the Phantom to Spotify Connect via wifi, I believe the way it works is, it looks for and uses an access token that other, already-authorized Spotify clients (like the Spotify desktop app, or mobile app if your phone is on wifi) are broadcasting over the network. It's done this way to avoid asking you to enter your Spotify username and password into the software that implements Spotify Connect (in this case, Spark).
What's odd here is that your friend's Spotify client started playing over your own Phantom. I suspect Spark saves the first token it finds, and uses it until it breaks.
Was your friend using your device to use Spotify? Or using your account on his phone? It wasn't clear from your post.
But, this is more or less the way Spotify Connect works. A common wifi link between the client and the playback hardware isn't required.
When connecting the Phantom to Spotify Connect via wifi, I believe the way it works is, it looks for and uses an access token that other, already-authorized Spotify clients (like the Spotify desktop app, or mobile app if your phone is on wifi) are broadcasting over the network. It's done this way to avoid asking you to enter your Spotify username and password into the software that implements Spotify Connect (in this case, Spark).
What's odd here is that your friend's Spotify client started playing over your own Phantom. I suspect Spark saves the first token it finds, and uses it until it breaks.
Was your friend using your device to use Spotify? Or using your account on his phone? It wasn't clear from your post.
But, this is more or less the way Spotify Connect works. A common wifi link between the client and the playback hardware isn't required.
