Microsoft and Spotify today announced that a Spotify client is now ready to download for Windows Mobile 6, and a Windows Phone 7 client will follow in the near future.
Spotify features on Windows phone 6 include:
Listen to millions of tracks with Spotify’s constantly updated catalogue
Stream over WiFi or 2.5/3G – all your existing playlists are available
Listen to tracks and albums in their entirety. Rewind, fast-forward, pause, skip and shuffle
Continue to run Spotify in the background while texting, making calls, web browsing etc
Playlists can be downloaded and played in offline mode when you have no connection, are on a plane or underground, or abroad
Wirelessly sync your local files to your phone
On-the-fly sync – every track you add to a playlist appears instantly on mobile and computer
Starred tracks – tag all your favorites into a special list
You can download it directly by directing your mobile browser to http://m.spotify.com.
Spotify for Android was just updated to a new version. To install just simply search for Spotify in the Android Market. For it to work you’ll need a Premium Spotify Subscription.
The additions include:
Support for playing and wirelessly synchronizing local files to your phone
The Library feature has been added
The Inbox, Feed and Starred features have been added
You can now view the Top tracks list
We’ve added the ability to filter for tracks in playlists
And finally – Last.fm scrobbling!
How to install:
If you have a mobile phone running the Android platform, here’s what to do next:
Subscribe to Spotify Premium.
Make sure you’re signed up to a fixed price data plan for accessing the internet from your phone¹.
FryWalker from XDA-developers forum has made a Spotify client for Windows Mobile. The program is still in beta, so it’s not bug-proof.
Features:
> Full implementation of the Spotify search and top list functions
> Play list support – easy access to all your favourite tracks (up to 150 tracks per play list)
> Choose your own media player – define how each track is played (GSPlayer (free) and PocketPlayer are recommended*)
> Album artwork shown by preference
As with every other Spotify program, a premium subscription to Spotify is required for this to work. Download the program here.
Soptify today told on their blog that the highly popular service is now available also to Symbian phones. The application doesn’t support all Symbian phones, but you can check compatibility by visiting http://m.spotify.com/ with your phone.
I’d say this is good news for Spotify users, but a very bad thing for Nokia’s Comes With Music service. Nokia’s service costs ~130€ a year, and spotify can be bought with 9.99€ a month. So basically they cost the same, but for most people a monthly plan is much better than a yearly payment.
The application is now available to all three main platforms, Symbian, Android and the iPhone OS. So far there is no word on a possible Maemo support.
We last week announced that the Spotify application was approved by Apple to the App Store. Today, the application was finally added to the App Store. The download is free, but for the application to work you will need a premium membership which will cost you 9.99€. Get it while it’s hot :)
As a side-note, the Spotify application is also available for the devices running Android via the Android Market. Video after the break!
Spotify got today approved to the App Store. The software has been waiting for approval for over a month now. People were skeptical that the app would ever see the daylight, but apparently it got approved :)
The app will most probably be a free download, but it will require a premium account of Spotify which is 9,99€ a month. The app should be available on the App Store anytime soon!