Spotify to end support for Squeezebox

mboxler · « **on:** 13 Jul 2017, 08:44 pm »

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?107648-Spotify-on-Squeezebox-UE-Smart-Radio-end-of-life

Tell me this isn't so!

sts9fan · « **Reply #1 on:** 13 Jul 2017, 10:35 pm »

The time to move on from SB had long come and gone. It was a nice ride.

mcgsxr · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 Jul 2017, 11:31 pm »

Spotify is not part of my setup in any way.

Still happily using an SB Touch in a second system and LMS is my only server s/w.

aldcoll · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 Jul 2017, 11:44 pm »

I don't Spot on my touch but it appears there is a replacement.

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?107615

Alan

JerryM · « **Reply #4 on:** 14 Jul 2017, 01:27 am »

Yeah, just saw the announcement on my Touch. Next up - cancel Spotify subscription.

JerryM · « **Reply #5 on:** 21 Jul 2017, 02:59 am »

So it's all gone - I click on the *Spotify* button on my Touch and File not Found greets me on the screen.

Quite awesome.

This morning I sent Spotify a letter explaining my cancellation of service. I took the time to congratulate them on the fact that aside from losing a paying customer, they have precluded me from even listening to Spotify *Free*, or its associated commercials.

It takes a special type of forward thinking to alienate oneself from customers, and I let them know that I'm in awe of their ability to do so with such aplomb.

mboxler · « **Reply #6 on:** 22 Jul 2017, 12:49 pm »

So much for hoping that Spotify would reconsider squeezebox support.

I went ahead and installed Spotty. Requires beta LMS running on your network (I downloaded and installed 7.9.1 on my Windows 10 machine).

Works well on my SB Touch, although a little slower loading songs.

Now to go to my wife's store and do the same.

Mike

jk@home · « **Reply #7 on:** 23 Jul 2017, 01:23 am »

Quote from: mboxler on 22 Jul 2017, 12:49 pm

I went ahead and installed Spotty. Requires beta LMS running on your network (I downloaded and installed 7.9.1 on my Windows 10 machine).

Works well on my SB Touch, although a little slower loading songs.

Now to go to my wife's store and do the same.

Mike

Ditto here, using a Raspberry Pi 3 and Picoreplayer program. Actually in my case I think the playlists are loading faster. One thing I miss that Spotty doesn't apparently show is past search history (or maybe I'm missing it somewhere?) Edit, yeah I was missing it. The new program didn't retain my old searches, but did start recording the new ones.