Spotify official client coming to Windows Mobile 6.5!

[otherworld]

Finally!

Spotify are going to be releasing an official client for windows mobile:

http://www.winmobile.se/index.php/?p=1371

Quote:
"Yes, its true! Spotify is coming to Windows Mobile 6.5 within a month! The boys in Sweden are working very hard to get the final version out, but it will come out within a month, rest asure!
It runs great on 480×800 touch screens, and supports all features of Spotify including:
Offline mode
Save offline audio files to phone, or storage card
Multi resolution support
Multitasking support – Yes you can run Spotify in the background and play Bubble breaker at the same time"

[popdog54]

I'm guessing this won't be available to US users since the desktop version isn't available in this country yet.

[otherworld]

I had no idea it wasn't US yet - I'm surprised as it must be such a huge market for them. Maybe their servers aren't ready for it yet, or they're having problems getting artist/label permissions.

It's also worth noting that the mobile versions of their client all rely on you having a subscription (£10 a month I think) as opposed to the situation on the destop where you can listen for free but with occasional ads.

There's also an unofficial client written a while ago on XDA (still requires a spotify subscription)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=580208

[popdog54]

Yes, it has to do with licensing issues. Here's the page listing the current countries it's available in:

http://www.spotify.com/int/why-not-available/