Spotify launches on Android platform

September 7, 2009

• Spotify music app for Android™-powered mobile phones made available today
• Spotify Premium members can download the app for free from Android Market™

Spotify, the digital music service, is delighted to announce the launch of its mobile offering on Android-powered mobile phones as of today.

Available for free through Android Market, Spotify’s mobile application will allow users to enjoy the music service, previously available only on the desktop, wherever they go.

Key features include:

• Access to millions of tracks with Spotify’s constantly updated catalogue
• Continue to run Spotify in the background while making calls, browsing the web etc
• Search and stream music instantly. Browse by artist, title or album
• Create and synchronise playlists. Updates from the desktop application will be synced instantly and vice versa
• Playlists can be downloaded and played in offline mode when you have no connection, are on a plane or subway, or abroad and subject to roaming data fees
• Listen to tracks and albums in their entirety. Rewind, fast-forward, pause, skip and shuffle
• View cover art for all tracks and albums

The mobile service has been made available exclusively to Spotify Premium members in the majority of our launch countries including the UK, Sweden, Spain, France and Norway. Spotify is not yet available on Android Market in Finland.

“This is a hugely significant day in Spotify’s short history,” said Gustav Söderström, director of portable solutions at Spotify. “Since our launch last October, we’ve worked hard to provide our users with a high quality service that gives them access to whatever music they want, whenever they want it.

“As of today our users can access that music wherever they want, providing them with the best of both the online and offline worlds. We’ve now made it even easier to listen to all the world’s music, anywhere on the planet.”

To sign up to the mobile service, music fans should visit the Spotify Premium product page to purchase a monthly or annual subscription.

For further information on Spotify on the mobile, visit our new Mobile page.

About Spotify

Spotify is an innovative digital music service offering music fans instant access to a world of music. Spotify enables on-demand streaming of audio content and aims to be a better alternative to music piracy by offering a superior user experience, while monetising licensed content with both an ad-supported, free-to-the-user model and a premium, paid model. Spotify brings fans closer to the music and artists they love, and provides a marketplace for additional products such as live events, music downloads and more. www.spotify.com

Further information

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