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Spotify - Free Streaming on Tablets & Mobiles - (Shuffle Mode Only)

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Spotify - Free Streaming on Tablets & Mobiles - (Shuffle Mode Only)
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Forgot69 on 12/12/2013 - 17:23 spotify.com (1961 clicks)
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Play any artist, album, or playlist in shuffle mode for free.

Spotify have just announced that both Smart Phones and Tablets can now stream any artist, album or playlist. The "catch" is that you don't get to pick the order and as a free user you can only play tracks in "shuffle mode".

You get 6 skips per hour as a free user.

Technically not a 'bargain' but I can personally now give up my subscription service and drop down to this new free use access. I think a few others might be in the same boat and appreciate knowing.

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  • channy on 12/12/2013 - 17:24

    Nice deal

  • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2013 - 17:25

    I think I'll be stopping my subscription too.

    Does this mean you can't just play one track though? For example; can I just stream one particular track via mobile?

    • Forgot69 on 12/12/2013 - 17:28
      +2

      Correct. You cannot pick a specific track. You can pick an album the track you want features on and hope it will come up or even use your 6 free 'skips' per hour.

    • meph3x6 on 12/12/2013 - 17:37
      +11

      I was going to suggest making a playlist with only that one song in it… but spotify is sneaky and fills out playlists that are shorter than 15.

      Alternatively, you can add the same song to its own playlist 15 times. ¬_¬

    • watwatwat on 12/12/2013 - 21:12
      -4

      What are you even talking about? If you have a membership to cancel that means you paid for premium, which means you can already select on a per track basis and use full functionality. For free users, they never used to be able to do anything on mobile until now.

      • caprimulgus on 13/12/2013 - 00:04
        +2

        "I think I'll be stopping my subscription too."

      • dellbon on 13/12/2013 - 00:33

        I'd be stopping my subscription too if I had one.

  • meph3x6 on 12/12/2013 - 17:28

    Do they play ads during this free mobile streaming dealio?

    • TurkishDelight on 19/01/2016 - 19:43

      yes

      • meph3x6 on 12/02/2016 - 22:41
        +2

        Thanks mate. though I managed to get my answer in the 2+ years since I posted this :P

  • Thrawn on 12/12/2013 - 17:30
    +1

    It has ads. Too annoying for me. I'd rather revert primary listening on a local library.

    • machej on 12/12/2013 - 17:55
      +2

      Just use a US VPN and pay the cheaper monthly rater. ;)

      • Thrawn on 12/12/2013 - 19:01

        I had a large supply of Spotify premium codes from a Coke freebie promotion thing a few years back..

        But gave away heaps to friends and now I'm pretty much out.

        The thing is I listen to music maybe once a week nowadays for an hour or so. Not really worth paying for a monthly subscription.

      • dsar on 12/12/2013 - 20:14

        Sorry what? Could you elaborate?

        • machej on 12/12/2013 - 22:09
          +2
          1. Use Hola.org addon and choose US VPN
          2. Create Rdio/Spotify account
          3. Buy cheaper US subscription
            …
          4. Profit (Well not really but save)
  • overlook on 12/12/2013 - 17:34

    can you confirm it works? I read on androidpolice it doesnt work for canadians…

    • Forgot69 on 12/12/2013 - 17:36
      +1

      Working for me on my Note 2 here in Oz.

  • shadowarrior on 12/12/2013 - 17:35
    +4

    I had Spotify Premium to use it on my mobile. After trying it out for quite some time, and repeated requests to put one of their features in, I cancelled my sub out of frustration.

    The music you download for offline play, downloads to your phone's device memory…even if you have an external storage.

    So if you are an android user who flashes custom roms frequently, you have to redownload your libraries every single time you flash a rom. There is no way to back up the music directory.

    There is a third party app which lets you move the folder to your sd card by creating a dummy image link in the phone memory, while linking it to your sd card, but after a new rom install, Spotify doesn't understands 'restore'. Even if I restore the entire music folder, it redownloads each and every song..often not over writing the files.

    :\

    • bomber_bloke on 12/12/2013 - 17:44

      You reminded me that I also hated this - then I read this post - http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Android/Android-Trouble…
      Haven't tried changing ROM's with it, but not much dev on my I9295 anyway, so this works for me.

    • theguyrules on 12/12/2013 - 18:11

      You can easily get it to download to your SD card. It's built into the app as a hidden option. I've definitely got mine all saved to my external SD.

      However Spotify didn't recognize the downloaded files after flashing a new rom anyway, even though they were there, so it wouldn't help you.

    • JR991 on 12/12/2013 - 19:06
      +1

      Hi peepz

      I had a similar issue but titanium backup can actually link your downloaded files to your spotify account after a flasb

      You need to restore your android id to what it was prior to your Rom flash

      See link below - hope that helps
      http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877068

      Worked great for me :)

  • ryang on 12/12/2013 - 17:54
    +4

    Check out Pandora if you're just after random playlists. Free on mobile with very minimal ads. I've heard 2 so far in the month I've been using it.

    • Trobed on 12/12/2013 - 18:28

      Agreed on this. Only reason I'm interested in this new Spotify feature is because you can select by artist and album too which Pandora can't do.

    • carlJack on 12/12/2013 - 18:57

      +1 for Pandora. Fantastic quality. Ads are almost non existent. But I think you can select particular artist. I use it for 2 hrs everyday.

    • Aussie89 on 12/12/2013 - 19:02

      Pandora is my most used app by far. Love it! My playlist knows me so well now that I rarely need to skip.

    • fredblogs on 13/12/2013 - 17:33

      I'm also a Pandora fan. I was ready to pay for higher bitrates but annoyingly that's not available on devices such as ipad or my Sony stereo.

  • ASAPNow on 12/12/2013 - 18:04

    Just installed on my ipad my playlist plays in order + i could turn on offline mode as well?

    • subroc on 12/12/2013 - 18:09
      +2

      If I recall correctly, you get 48 hours premium free when you install and run it for the first time.

      • cooldude123 on 12/12/2013 - 18:22

        Same as dweebz, but I've already used my 48 hour trial, and Premium doesn't seem to have activated on the PC client.

      • Alzori on 14/12/2013 - 09:21

        You can also get a two month free trial… I'm not sure if this was a limited offer or something, but I'm still on it till the end of December. Will be cancelling to use this free stuff now though :D

  • sheikyerbouti on 12/12/2013 - 18:08

    Spotify and Pandora are great for discovering new music, but if you decide that you like something, please buy it properly (CD, Soundcloud, iTunes, BP Music, etc). Spotify returns 2/5 of FA to the musicians. It's awesome, far better than the radio, but please don't forget the musos. Otherwise one day there won't be any more bands and music will be all Skrillex.

    • save my dollarydoos on 12/12/2013 - 18:26

      The horror!

    • ryang on 12/12/2013 - 18:26
      -1

      Honestly, I'm waiting for the day when artists realise how much they are getting screwed over and move to some more direct methods.. Personally hoping that these online radio stations push it sooner. :P

      Oh, and in a similar vain - http://torrentfreak.com/russell-brand-get-my-new-dvd-from-th…

      • shawn_low on 12/12/2013 - 19:13

        Which is why Thom Yorke pulled out of Spotify. Musos get a pittance on such services. My mate is an indie muso (gasp!) and doesn't get jack all. It's mere cents per play.

        • SydStrand on 12/12/2013 - 19:58
          +2

          If you're an indie band with no exposure, no-one's going to be buying your debut album anyway. Plus, signing up to Spotify doesn't preclude you from selling your music via iTunes. You know what's worse than a little money from Spotify/Rdio? No money from pirates.

    • Johnx on 12/12/2013 - 21:19

      but it's not often you'll see Billy Bragg supporting a corporation!

      http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/07/billy-brag…

  • iSamurai on 12/12/2013 - 18:53

    Also if you have a US iTunes account you can enable iTunes Radio.

    • damoo on 12/12/2013 - 19:04

      only on ipad/phone i assume samurai?
      I don't see anything about iTunes on android?

      • iSamurai on 12/12/2013 - 19:05

        Yes that's right, forgot to say. It's on the ios7 music app.

  • dins on 12/12/2013 - 19:06

    cheers op

  • apoptygma on 12/12/2013 - 19:19

    This is awesome. The "radio" mode has been my go-to for a long time now. No more need to pay.

    • Look43Bs on 30/12/2013 - 10:13
      -2

      People here that complain R just 2 hard to satisfy!!!

      I agree with U - awesome!!

      To have the ability to download any and all music U want - awesome … and thank you SPOTIFY!!!

    • Domingo on 13/12/2013 - 09:36
      +1

      Like a meercat?

      • Maz78 on 13/12/2013 - 09:39
        +2

        Don't even sound same!

        • ryang on 13/12/2013 - 10:13
          +2

          Simples!

  • SydStrand on 12/12/2013 - 19:55
    +1

    As someone who understands that advertisements are often the only way to monetise content on the internet, I'm usually okay with them but Spotify's are particularly obnoxious. The ad: song ratio is comparable to any FM radio station last I used it. Ponied up for the premium subscription. $13 a month for all you can eat music is still a bargain, it's less than the price for a single album and streams to virtually any device, offline storage and discovery.

  • PainToad on 12/12/2013 - 20:13
    +1

    Shuffle only is only on Phones. Tablets function the same as computers now, ie. pick a track.

    What I want to know, can't bothered testing, is how they detect a device being a "tablet". Considering it's so easy to change an Androids DPI to 160…

  • cpl123 on 12/12/2013 - 20:20

    Cool. Never used spotify before. Free version also available for desktops.

  • stickyfingers on 12/12/2013 - 20:42

    Used it on my 30 min ride today and didn't get any ads.

  • tc4101 on 12/12/2013 - 21:12

    How the hell do I cancel my spotify sub anyways, and can I set it just not to renew. Because I got 9 days left on my month. I obviously don't want to cancelk now and lose what u already paid for.

    • Forgot69 on 12/12/2013 - 21:16
      +2

      When you cancel it won't remove your existing status. You'll be able to keep using it for the next 9 days for example.

  • KBZ on 13/12/2013 - 01:34
    +1

    Why don't people use Grooveshark???

    The mobile site is free to listen and make playlist on your android or iphone. If you want to listen on the app you have to pay 9 bucks a month.

    • PainToad on 13/12/2013 - 07:13
      +3

      Because content is sourced by the public. Ie. shitty quality audio and organised. I had a $3 dollar membership because I joined at launch, still cancelled it.

    • theguyrules on 13/12/2013 - 08:01
      +1

      Cause it sucks to use on Android last I checked.
      And it's not legit, it's using someone elses pirated content techinically.

  • running on empty on 13/12/2013 - 07:46

    I've been using Guvera on my iPhone, free (ad supported) I hook it up to the car stereo and I've been playing all the songs I want, it's Australian owned too

    • stickyfingers on 13/12/2013 - 12:53

      But their app (last time I checked) is buggy as hell, they have limited content and take ages to buffer. I used Guvera's desktop site from launch until Spotify came here.

  • blah on 13/12/2013 - 13:03

    This seems decent but what I've done is just get a new trial subscription every month (as bothersome as it may seem). You get full mobile streaming and can just make a new account every month when it expires (just remember to unsubscribe at the start).

  • Maxamillion21 on 13/12/2013 - 13:11

    Seeing as the OP gave the iOS and Android app link here's the link for Windows Phone - http://www.windowsphone.com/en-au/store/app/spotify/10f2995d…

    • damoo on 13/12/2013 - 20:55

      in the same was as you are forced to buy a christmas present for a step kid because you bought gifts for the real ones.

  • Alzori on 14/12/2013 - 00:09

    Sick, I'm on the premium trial but only use it occasionally, and usually just for Radio/random songs. This is perfect, definitely will cancel before paying :)

  • KoalaTeaPuns on 14/12/2013 - 13:00

    Does it mean we can use Spotify offline ?

    • Forgot69 on 14/12/2013 - 17:18

      Nope. That's still a premium feature.

  • phobaphobic on 16/12/2013 - 14:55
    -1

    html5.grooveshark.com > you're welcome.

    • theguyrules on 16/12/2013 - 15:57
      +1

      That's not much different to saying

      thepiratebay.pe > you're welcome.

      Grooveshark isn't legal. And it's useless on most mobiles that I've seen.

    • PainToad on 16/12/2013 - 16:46
      +1

      Grooveshark has already been mentioned and it's terrible. You're better of sourcing you music from youtube if you're happy with such sub-par quality music and experience.

  • elektron on 17/12/2013 - 14:38
    +2

    To anyone considering stopping your subscription, think twice, as you won't get a good bitrate without one.

    • Cheap Rich Guy on 22/12/2013 - 10:48

      Yep, see below -

      Spotify uses 3 quality ratings for streaming, all in the Ogg Vorbis format.

      ~96 kbps
      Normal quality on mobile.

      ~160 kbps
      Desktop and web player standard quality.
      High quality on mobile.

      ~320 kbps (only available to Premium subscribers)
      Desktop high quality.
      Extreme quality on mobile.

  • zeropoint on 27/06/2014 - 13:29

    Hmmm why did this deal pop up on my feedly feed again.

    • chromium on 27/06/2014 - 14:14

      I'm wondering the same thing

  • TurkishDelight on 19/01/2016 - 19:55

    I have a FREE premium app version of Spotify. That allows you to play songs for free (ONLINE mode only). NO ADS just inbox me, and I will upload it on Mediafire for you. It's not like other scam apks on Youtube or Internet.

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