topic Re: Android 2.1 and official app in Android

Android 2.1 and official app

Mariusz_s — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 21:03:22 GMT

Hello,

I've old phone with Android 2.1 (Sony Xperia E15i). The phone is just excellent for my needs, but recently Spotify App has been updated and works with Android 2.3+. I'll not upgrade my phone, so I can't use Spotify any longer. Any chances for official support for Android 2.1?

Re: Android 2.1 and official app

Joe — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 23:19:56 GMT

You can ask them directly using the contact form but I'd say it is highly unlikely that they'll support such an old OS. If you get an automated response directing you back to the community or to the help pages, please reply to it by email and you will hear back from one of the team shortly.

Re: Android 2.1 and official app

Mariusz_s — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:19:24 GMT

I've got the answer. They'll work on compatibility with Android 2.1, but nobody knows when it'll happen. So the truth is: there'll be no support for 2.1. And for me it means: after latest Spoti App upgrade I can't use Spotify at all. 😕

Re: Android 2.1 and official app

SuperWisdom — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 21:41:20 GMT

Hey! I'm sorry to hear that you won't be able to use the app with your now aging version of Android. Do you have any other devices you could use instead?

Re: Android 2.1 and official app

Mariusz_s — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 22:16:47 GMT

Aging, but good enough for me as a simple phone with music player. Well, I've switched to deezer.com and I can hear the music from this old device, like I used to. 🙂

Yes, I have a little more modern phone (used by my daughter) and tablet (used as "stationery" player), but I don't want to pay for two different services (Deezer for me, Spotify for other devices). It may change when I'll have 4 mobile devices, both Deezer and Spotify support 3 devices.

Re: Android 2.1 and official app

Rodrigo — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 00:14:41 GMT

I found out why you're having this issue. Your phone, the Xperia E15i a.k.a. Xperia X8, is no longer compatible with the app. And it's not because of the android version, at least not only because of it.

The Xperia E15i (X8) uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227 processor. This processor is based on ARMv6, which is no longer supported by Spotify.

Also, since it's a compatibility issue with the processor, even if you installed the newer version by sideloading the installation file, it simply wouldn't run. There's NO workaround.

This change was introduced on the update released after the security breach.

Xperia E15i (X8) Specs on GSMArena

Qualcomm MSM7227 Specs

Spotify's Announcement about ARMv5 and ARMv6 devices can be found here

Edit: corrected typos

Re: Android 2.1 and official app

Mariusz_s — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 09:05:59 GMT

Thank you.

So, what can I say? Goodbye Spotify... 😞