MusicCast makes it easy to bring music to every room in your home wirelessly.
MusicCast Controller by Yamaha unifies wireless, multi-room audio across MusicCast-enabled devices, enabling synchronized or room-specific playback from a single app. It delivers high-resolution audio support, access to popular music services and local libraries, and easy setup for stereo or surround configurations. Total downloads: 1,000,000+; last 30 days: 10K.
Pros & Cons
Strong Yamaha ecosystem integration with broad device compatibility
Multi-room control and flexible stereo/surround setups
High-resolution audio support up to 192kHz/24-bit
Access to services, Internet radio, and local library
Requires MusicCast-enabled devices on the same network
Region-based model compatibility may limit some users
Location permission is required for device discovery (GPS data not collected)
About MusicCast Controller
MusicCast Controller is a music & audio app developed by Yamaha Corporation.
Download Statistics
MusicCast Controller has been downloaded 2.3 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 10 thousand times.
User Ratings
MusicCast Controller is rated 4.50 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 81 thousand ratings.
App Information
MusicCast Controller is FREE to download. The APK download size is 23.32 MB. The latest version available is 7.01. The last update was on June 29, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2015.
Description
Choose what you want to listen to, where and how with MusicCast. MusicCast is a streaming and multi-room audio system built into many Yamaha products, including sound bars, wireless speakers, AV receivers and more. The MusicCast app lets you easily control them all.
Music Everywhere -Listen to music throughout your whole home -Listen to the same or different music in each room
Stream your favorites -Stream from popular music services or from Internet Radio stations -Access your music library from your smartphone, NAS drive or computer -Stream internal or external content (TV, CD Player, Blu-ray Disc Player, USB, and more)
Don't skimp on quality -Supports High Resolution Audio playback (up to 192kHz/24bit)
Create wireless setups -MusicCast Stereo: Pair compatible models for a wireless 2-channel or 2.1-channel setup -MusicCast Surround: Pair select models together for the ease of wirelss surround sound
Make your music yours -Multiple settings to customize your experience
Requirements - Android 8.0 or higher - A Wi-Fi router and one or more MusicCast-enabled products within the same network
Compatible models vary by region. Please refer to the following site for compatible models. https://www.yamaha.com/2/musiccast/
This application performs following functions for purposes described below. - Making a connection under Wi-Fi enabled environment The application uses Wi-Fi function on your mobile terminal for the purpose of operating network-enabled devices. - Accessing to music information stored in your smartphone / tablet This application accesses to music information stored in your smartphone / tablet for the purpose of displaying, playing and editing the music information and/or playlist.
To find your Wi-Fi compatible devices, the MusicCast app needs to access this Android device's location info. This app doesn’t collect your location using GPS.
Recent changes: - Support for new models - UI design updates - Access to room settings has been added to the main screen - Reorganization of settings (partial changes to item names and order) - Other bug fixes
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ORIGINALLY HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH YAMAHA RECEIVER NOT CONNECTING TO APP CAUSING THE APP TO CRASH, THE RECEIVER WAS THE PROBLEM, JUST HARDWIRED THE INTERNET CONNECTING AND IT WORKS FLAWLESSY, YAMAHA NEEDS TO UPDATE THEIR DIVICES PROPERLY.
★★★★★Jim McG· Jun 14, 2026
Great App! Have been using this app for nearly 20 years as our yard/pool music system controller. Bluetooth's range is Great. Are able to crank full amp volume with Music Cast vs straight Bluetooth only link. Fun streaming the built-in would wide stations at times for something different. Usually streaming my Amazon Playlist or SiriusXM.
★★★★★Galen Cindy Fast· Apr 19, 2026
Music Cast is connecting our house sound with a tablet controlling our favorite streaming apps as well as our internal PLEX app server with our owned library of digitized albums and CD's.
★★★★☆S C· Feb 3, 2026
it's good but wish it had access to more streaming apps like YouTube Music.
★☆☆☆☆Manuel Navarro· May 30, 2026
Ever since the latest firmware update to my RX-A6A (May 2026), I can no longer stream music from my Samsung Galaxy Amazon Music App to the receiver!! Extremely frustrating! Several times now I have cleared cache/data from this app & Amazon Music app....still did not work. Twice now I have deleted both apps & reinstalled them.....NOTHING IS WORKING!!!! The UI on the Music Cast app is horrendous, so I prefer using the Amazon app.
★★☆☆☆Justin Beard· Mar 3, 2026
Amazing I love this! Makes life so simple. Update 8/24.... for SiriusXM can you just make one that says all music or add a search. There are internet stations that are missing from your lists!!! Please make the SiriusXM search function or list all. Updated 3/26
★☆☆☆☆Ben Hinds· Apr 28, 2026
Love the speakers. The app is complete garbage. Constant connection issues.
★☆☆☆☆Chris Lund· May 25, 2026
Would never recommend Yamaha for music. No slider to skip forward or back during local playback. LOL Not working: 1. Transmitting to in-ears (via Bluetooth) 2. Using equalizer. Unit: WXC-50. According to the manual it ought to work. Zero tech support. App: 0/10.
★☆☆☆☆Blake Wozniak· Jun 27, 2026
I use primarily with Amazon Music and the tuner for local stations. When attempting to select Amazon as my source, it often says "Please wait a moment." I've checked to ensure the latest receiver firmware and app updates are in place. If I'm able to get it to play, it regularly skips or will randomly stop playing. This occurs 60 to 70 percent of the time, and I'm tired of messing with it. App and receiver (Yamaha RX-V6A) don't work well together.
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Technologies used by MusicCast Controller
MusicCast Controller is requesting 24 permissions and is using 23 libraries.
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Trust & Safety: Location access is used to discover Wi-Fi-enabled MusicCast devices; no GPS location data is collected. The app requests network, Bluetooth, and storage permissions to enable streaming, device discovery, and control of MusicCast devices.
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