Transferring playback from a mobile device to a playback device

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium is provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a network device to:

• play back, on the network device, a remote playback queue provided by a cloud-based computing system, wherein playing back the remote playback queue comprises playing back a media item indicated by the remote playback queue;
• receive, via a network interface of the network device, an indication that a playback device is available for playback;
• display, on a user interface of the network device, a now playing screen comprising (i) information identifying the media item, and (ii) a first graphical representation of an icon having a first visual appearance, wherein the first visual appearance of the icon provides an indication that the network device is not in a connected state with any other network device;
• receive, via the user interface, a first input selecting the first graphical representation of the icon;
• in response to receiving the first input, display, on the user interface, a list of one or more available network devices, the list comprising the playback device;
• receive, via the user interface, a second input selecting the playback device from the list for playback of the remote playback queue;
• and
• after receiving the second input:
• a) update the list to indicate that the playback device is selected for playback of the remote playback queue;
• b) transfer playback of the remote playback queue from the network device to the playback device, wherein transferring playback of the remote playback queue comprises configuring the playback device to (i) play back the media item, (ii) communicate with the cloud-based computing system in order to retrieve at least one additional media item indicated by the remote playback queue, and (iii) play back the retrieved at least one additional media item;
• and
• c) display, on the now playing screen, a second graphical representation of the icon, wherein the second graphical representation of the icon provides an indication that the network device is in a connected state with at least one network device.

A system comprising a network device and a playback device, wherein the network device comprises:

• a user interface;
• a first network interface;
• a first processor;
• a first non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• program instructions stored on the first non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the first processor to cause the network device to perform functions comprising:
• playing back, on the network device, a remote playback queue provided by a cloud-based computing system, wherein playing back the remote playback queue comprises playing back a media item indicated by the remote playback queue;
• receiving, via the first network interface, an indication that a playback device is available for playback;
• displaying, on the user interface, a now playing screen comprising (i) information identifying the media item, and (ii) a first graphical representation of an icon having a first visual appearance, wherein the first visual appearance of the icon provides an indication that the network device is not in a connected state with any other network device;
• receiving, via the user interface, a first input selecting the first graphical representation of the icon;
• in response to receiving the first input, displaying, on the user interface, a list of one or more available network devices, the list comprising the playback device;
• receiving, via the user interface, a second input selecting the playback device from the list for playback of the remote playback queue;
• and
• after receiving the second input:
• a) updating the list to indicate that the playback device is selected for playback of the remote playback queue;
• and
• b) transferring playback of the remote playback queue from the network device to the playback device, wherein transferring playback of the remote playback queue comprises configuring the playback device to (i) play back the media item, (ii) communicate with the cloud-based computing system in order to retrieve at least one additional media item indicated by the remote playback queue, and (iii) play back the retrieved at least one additional media item;
• and
• c) displaying, on the now playing screen, a second graphical representation of the icon, wherein the second graphical representation of the icon provides an indication that the network device is in a connected state with at least one network device;
• and
• wherein the playback device comprises:
• a second network interface;
• a second processor;
• a second non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• program instructions stored on the second non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the second processor to cause the playback device to perform functions comprising:
• based on the network device transferring playback of the remote playback queue from the network device to the playback device, playing back the media item indicated by the remote playback queue.

A system comprising a network device and a cloud-based computing system, wherein the network device comprises:

• a user interface;
• a first network interface;
• a first processor;
• a first non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• program instructions stored on the first non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the first processor to cause the network device to perform functions comprising:
• playing back, on the network device, a remote playback queue provided by a cloud-based computing system, wherein playing back the remote playback queue comprises playing back a media item indicated by the remote playback queue;
• receiving, via the first network interface, an indication that a playback device is available for playback;
• displaying, on the user interface, a now playing screen comprising (i) information identifying the media item, and (ii) a first graphical representation of an icon having a first visual appearance, wherein the first visual appearance of the icon provides an indication that the network device is not in a connected state with any other network device;
• receiving, via the user interface, a first input selecting the first graphical representation of the icon;
• in response to receiving the first input, displaying, on the user interface, a list of one or more available network devices, the list comprising the playback device;
• receiving, via the user interface, a second input selecting the playback device from the list for playback of the remote playback queue;
• and
• after receiving the second input:
• a) updating the list to indicate that the playback device is selected for playback of the remote playback queue;
• and
• b) transferring playback of the remote playback queue from the network device to the playback device, wherein transferring playback of the remote playback queue comprises configuring the playback device to (i) play back the media item, (ii) communicate with the cloud-based computing system in order to retrieve at least one additional media item indicated by the remote playback queue, and (iii) play back the retrieved at least one additional media item;
• and
• c) displaying, on the now playing screen, a second graphical representation of the icon, wherein the second graphical representation of the icon provides an indication that the network device is in a connected state with at least one network device;
• and
• wherein the cloud-based computing system comprises:
• a second network interface;
• a second processor;
• a second non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• program instructions stored on the second non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the second processor to cause the cloud-based computing system to perform functions comprising:
• maintain the remote playback queue for playback by one or more network devices.