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[Alan Pope <alan.pope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Krzysztof,

On 15 June 2016 at 17:22, Krzysztof Tataradziński <ktatar156@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
> some time ago I read here [1] that
> " It's also interesting to note that Ubuntu devs are also working on
> Spotify integration, but that might take a while."
> Is that truth? Is there any site at launchpad.net or somewhere else
> where we can track progress of this feature?
>
> [1] http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-phone-music-app-is-getting-more-features-spotify-support-a-possibility-494767.shtml
>

We built a prototype which was based on an older (now deprecated)
Spotify API. We always intended Spotify to be just one of a number of
services which could be supported in the app. The idea being that
developers could contribute support for other music platforms which
are popular to them or in their region - given not everyone can get
Spotify (or Pandora, Soundcloud etc).

Spotify is a bit of a trickier one than most, so that's on hold for
the short term. Right now we're looking at other options including
OwnCloud/NextCloud & local LAN music playback. If developers are
interested in helping here, especially if there's some service you
think we should integrate, which you can assist with, that would be
awesome.

Cheers,
-- 
Alan Pope
Community Manager

Canonical - Ubuntu Engineering and Services
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