Spotify Mobile

September 6, 2009, 23:10

You’ve seen the demos, we’ve gotten the approvals and now Spotify is mobile.

Today we’re really excited to announce that Spotify is available to our premium subscribers for the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android platforms. The Spotify app is downloadable in both Apple’s App Store and the Android Market.

We’ve worked hard to bring you the same great Spotify experience you’re already familiar with to your phone. The mobile apps will allow you to take the entire Spotify catalogue and put it in your pocket. You can use our ‘offline mode’ to make playlists available at all times, even when no connection is available, perfect for that ride on the tube or long flight across the Atlantic.

Launching these apps is our first step at going mobile and we’d like to thank all the people who worked hard on making this happen as well as all the partners involved in the process.

We’ve set up a mobile section with more details and we look forward to hearing your thoughts. We know that you’ve been eagerly awaiting this launch and we appreciate the patience – now go out and get that app!

This is a nice surprise.

After weeks of online media making such a fuss about the iPhone/iPod Touch app, they all forgot to mention the Android version. Well, they're both out now and I would love to give them a go, but can I be persuaded to shell out for a £9.99 premium service? I'm not sure, after all I already have a sizeable digital music collection, but I can definitely see the appeal!

Let me know how it works out for you all in the comments!

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Your favorite Android sites have banded together to bring you the Android Network Awards! We’re creating a community-based award to find the best Android apps, games, and tools. Android users will choose the winners

So, the results from the polling are in on the Android Network Awards.  Best way to view the site is from your Android phone and then you can click on the QR codes and download the apps straight away!

Best Security App

Mobile Defense
by Nevo

Best Camera App

Snap Photo Pro
by Bratag

Best Home Replacement App

Panda Home
by NetDragon Websoft Inc.

Best Streaming Music App

imeem Mobile
by imeem, Inc.

Best GPS Navigation App

CoPilot Live
by ALK Technologies, Inc.

Best Twitter App

Twidroid
by Zimmermann & Marban

Best Weather App

WeatherBug
by WeatherBug Mobile

Best Communication App

chompSMS
by chomp SMS

Best Widget

Weather Widget
by Android Apps

Best Puzzle Game

Jewellust
by Smartpix Games

Best Arcade Game

Robo Defense
by Lupis Labs Software

Best Casual Game

Bonsai Blast
by Glu Mobile

Best Shopping App

ShopSavvy
by Big in Japan, Inc.

Best Fitness App

SportyPal
by CreationPal

Best System Utility App

TasKiller
by Thibaut Nicolas

Best Tool App

ASTRO File Manager
by Metago

Best Location Based App

Sherpa
by Geodelic

Best Sports App

SportsTap
by Mobile1Sports

Best Organization / Productivity App

Astrid
by We <3 Astrid

Best Wow Factor App

Shazam
by Shazam Entertainment Ltd.

Best Reference App

WikiMobile
by Bonfire Media, Inc.

Best News App

USA Today
by USA Today

Best Finance App

PayPal
by PayPal Mobile

Best Social Networking App

Babbler for Facebook
by Kalicinscy.com

Best Entertainment App

Shazam
by Shazam Entertainment Ltd.

Best Media Player App

TuneWiki
by TuneWiki

The Android Market keeps growing, new phones are coming to seemingly every carrier, but finding the best, most useful stuff remains a challenge. We're helping out with 10 apps that get things done and make Android life easier.

We've previously posted our Android app picks, in two different lists of a dozen each. This list adds some recent discoveries and neat apps we've stumbled upon.

Here's Lifehackers most recent list of Android apps it recomends. Pretty good, Astro file browser is loads better than what I was using before; I don't really like SnapPhoto because of the reliability issues although don't write it off because in terms of functionality and features it is much better than the default app; and I don't think Sherpa's available in the UK Market place, but I've got a feeling Google Places Directory does a pretty similar thing.

Hit up the link to see the rest and be sure to ch-ch-check (street, aiiight) the two other posts (linked to in the excerpt) for more apps that may be of use to you.

cheers ^^

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