Tested 2020-07-19 chromium 83
You need to do:
chrome://flagsand enable load-media-router-component-extension, might have to restart 1-2 times to take effect- download libwidevinecdm.so, see README.debian for details, restart to take effect
- ublock filters (not whitelist, those are something else):
@@||www.gstatic.com/cast/*$script,domain=open.spotify.com@@||www.gstatic.com/cv/js/sender/v1/cast_sender.js$script,domain=open.spotify.com
- umatrix rules:
spotify.com scdn.co * allow- add gcaptcha rules on spotify.com, you can do this via the nice UI. alternatively via the technical UI:
spotify.com www.google.com * allowspotify.com www.google.com frame allowspotify.com www.gstatic.com * allow
- directly after doing all of this, spotify will still complain about "enable secure content". just restart chromium then it will go away
You don't need to do:
- no need to switch off HTTPS everywhere
- no need to change user agent
- no need to set
--proxy-bypass-list=192.168.*, the cast extension will bypass the proxy automatically
Notes & debugging
- This does not hide your chromecast IP address, you will need another solution for that (e.g. proxy in your router)
- If your proxy is high-latency like tor:
- give each web UI action a few seconds to take effect before doing the next thing
- occasionally (due to sloppy coding in spotify) the page will load things in the wrong order and you will get errors in the console like "could not do X before cast is defined" when trying to select your chromecast as the listening device. just reload the page patiently, and maybe switch to another tor circuit, and this will eventually fix itself