We posted about Spotify back in December of last year where we said that the popular music app had come out of beta for some devices. Today while I was browsing App World Spotify showed up in the 'new arrivals' section.
I think the description in App World may be out of date though as it is saying Spotify is only available for certain OS5 and BlackBerry 6 devices, yet clicking on the supported devices tab it is showing some BlackBerry 7 phones. I have just downloaded to my Bold 9900 with no problems at all.
Could this signal the app is nearly ready for us all?
App World is showing that Spotify has a free 48 hour trial, however you can extend that trial by 30 days once logged in. I'm not sure if this is up to date also, but only one way to find out and that's for me to test it out.
If you download Spotify please let us know which devices you have it running on via the comments section below.
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jrlcopy Jun 22, 2012 at 11:51 am
haha, the release date is showing in the future "Release: July 19, 2012".
EDIT: even though the webpage lists my 9650 as supported, it says that it isn't supported on my device and I can't download.
teamryan15 Jun 22, 2012 at 11:50 am
If this comes out this is a major app close to skype or netflix IMO. This will be killer for BB10
Wolf35Nine Jun 22, 2012 at 11:51 am
I will check this out. So CDMA phones are still excluded?
http://www.spotify.com/us/mobile/blackberry/
3Dee Jun 22, 2012 at 11:54 am
It's out! Downloaded it on my 9900 yesterday, been using it since, works perfectly, bloody awesome really! The extra 30 day trial - much like the bbm extended free trial - is based on entering in payment information with the intention of becoming a subscriber after the expiration of the free period.
JPMorgan_ Jun 22, 2012 at 11:56 am
Not available in my country (Mexico), this is one of the reason's everyone here is buying and iPhone, we can buy songs from iTunes. I'm not saying Itunes is good or bad, just that it's available here and most music apps for Blackberry smartphones are not.
neilmann Jun 22, 2012 at 12:00 pm
No support for the 9800 either. I tried downloading it directly from mobile.spotify.com and it would install but not open.
Spotify still requires you to connect with your Facebook account (afaik), which is something I don't agree with, so I'll look for something else for my phone.
I've sideloaded the Grooveshark Android app on my Playbook and I'm happy with it so far.
shemaree09 Jun 22, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Not available for my 9930...even though it says it supports it, maybe its because im on Verizon? :(
mphillips828 Jun 22, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Not available for my 9900 in Canada! :(
OniPod Jun 22, 2012 at 6:08 pm
It's on my 9900 in Canada...idk what's going on with App World and Spotify. I hope they fix it soon.
sledhead800 Jun 22, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Bold 9900,32GB Playbook
Same problem here as well!
skynny70 Jun 22, 2012 at 12:27 pm
No love for VZW 9930s. Lists 9930 as supported but not Verizon. Tried to download anyway but App World gives the "device not supported" message. Should say carrier not supported to be more accurate.
Shocktribe Jun 22, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Not available on my 9850
Adam Zeis Jun 22, 2012 at 12:39 pm
No 9900 love in the Jerz.
ELoXL Jun 22, 2012 at 5:35 pm
On a national level I'm quite use to Jersey getting no love in regards to anything...just comes with the territory I reckon.
CheckWriter Jun 22, 2012 at 12:41 pm
I've had it on my phone (9900) for at least three months, but I hadn't used it because I'm not a premium subscriber. I finally logged in with another account I made up last year a couple days ago and it works fine (with the 48 hour trial, I'm assuming) What's the version number of this release?
The one I've been using is 0.5.0.3.g37b669e4
tubularbell Jun 23, 2012 at 8:14 am
Same version for me at my 9860.
kaneda#CB Jun 22, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Bad news for me.
The Item is not available for your Device Model, Device OS, Carrier and Country combination.
From Mexico on my Curve 9300
simonfa Jun 22, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Been using it for best part of 6 months on my Bold 9900 and it works well. Not quite perfect but not too far off. Well worth a tenner a month for the content available.
veeru789 Jun 22, 2012 at 12:53 pm
It says not available for this device. I'm using 9900.
James,
wonder how you could do it. Also, I wonder if u saw my request for that "RIMPIRE stikes back" GIF and "let's rock and roll this" badge. Is there a chance u can mail the GIF to me @ kedarnathc@yahoo.com and Please let me know where I can order the badge.
Cheers.
James Richardson Jun 22, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Sorry, must have mist your request. I don't have them to be honest. I picked the badge /fridge magnet up from Adam at BBW. Sorry.
OniPod Jun 22, 2012 at 1:09 pm
They mentioned Spotify at BBJam yesterday. Said it was available on the PlayBook though.
kraski Jun 22, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Spotify doesn't show up in my AppWorld app at all. So, I went to my browser, typed in the full address shown in the browser on my PC, and got the page. With a notice that my 9810 isn't supported. :(
tranceboy_johny Jun 22, 2012 at 1:44 pm
same i had to scan the barcode and came up with "Unavailable for this device" :(
kraski Jun 22, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Since I can't seem to edit, at the moment, I'll reply. Same basic lack of support for the playbook, too.
tranceboy_johny Jun 22, 2012 at 1:44 pm
unavailable for 9930 US (Sprint) #FAIL !!!!!!!!
srmurray1 Jun 22, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Me too! I almost got excited about this.
scrapp Jun 22, 2012 at 2:00 pm
I downloaded it on my 9700 tmobile. You must have an account with Facebook though.:(
kazn3r Jun 22, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Haha selected "non-cdma" bb from m.spotify.com, it installed, but I go to run it and it opens up a black screen with a delete-type window that says "disk is full. Please free up some space" with an ok button.........hm
tubularbell Jun 23, 2012 at 8:19 am
Same happened to me at one point when I was syncing for offline mode. I removed some apps I never used and after that it worked just fine. I really love Spotify, especially for the apps.
tubularbell Jun 22, 2012 at 2:45 pm
I have been using Spotify on my 9860 since february. Just downloaded it from the mobile site of Spotify. First it stated that it could not recognize my device as supported but if I was sure it did I could proceed and download it. I did and it works perfectly. I have a premium account. Therefore I can also listen offline. I've connected my 9860 through bluetooth with my Pioneer F930BT entertainmentsystem in my car. Great, and it got even better when I discovered that alongside the connection with my 9860 as an A/V-connection, it was also possible to connect my Nokia 2700 Classic from work as a handsfree connection at the same time. I'm considering to purchase a BB Music Gateway for my stereo at home. That would surely make the excellent experience complete ... And as for the Facebook-account : I'm pretty sure it is not an obligation. A friend of mine is running Spotify on his I-Phone without having a Facebook-account.
Kandoo-BB Jun 22, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Unavailable for OS6 9670 and OS7 9350.
Maybe it will work on my PlayBook?
robkd Jun 22, 2012 at 3:09 pm
I much prefer Rdio. It's available in Canada and worked well with my Curve 8530, and my current Bold 9900. And, no need to sign in with a Facebook account, which is a plus.
dmann96 Jun 22, 2012 at 7:19 pm
I much prefer Rdio to Spotify. First, the need for Facebook is flat out stupid. Really do I need everyone to know what I am doing all the time ... No! Rdio's app seems to be much nicer than Spotify's. For some reason, it doesn't show album art when your not online. Also if you play a song that is online and then play an offline song the album hangs on to the online one. Another thing is that the app is SLOW! Painfully so. The app seems a little stripped down in terms of what you can do with it. Again, Rdio is best for me.
tightlybound Jun 22, 2012 at 10:16 pm
No love for the 9810. Bummer. I would have loved to try this.
thewalmartguy Jun 23, 2012 at 1:57 pm
I've been using this on my 9810 for over six months. It is the beta version, though. I found it on their website and it has worked for my phone and on a 9860, both on at&t.
I could not find it in app world.
This better be on bb10. I use this more than any other app (in the background).
iamthiagosilva Jun 23, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Using in my 8520, working great! More fluid than Rdio.
SpiritsFade Jun 23, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Can someone with a 9900 who successfully got this to download and install from app world tell me what version it is? You can do this by opening spotify for blackberry, hit the blackberry menu key, go to settings, then scroll down to version. Thanks!