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rferrett · 2012-06-12

I can't find the option.

michabessems · 2012-06-12

It's unbelievable, but it seems there is no option in the new application to do this. However, I managed to fix it.

1. uninstall the new application.

2. download the "old" application: ~~http://download.spotify.com/android/SpotifyAndroid.apk~~ https://rapidshare.com/files/2999426550/SpotifyAndroid.apk

3. rename the file from .zip to .apk

4. install the application (make sure you have "install from unknow sources" enabled on your device

5a start the application, log off in case you get logged on automatically.

5b start the application, click on your phones menu button, press "reset spotify" en press ok.

6. still at the loginscreen, press the menu button again and select "select SD Location"

For a more detailled instruction on how to set the SD location, go to http://www.spotify.com/se/help/faq/mobile/android-how-do-i-store-offline-music-on-the-external-sd-ca...

7. Verify if your offline files are downloaded to the correct location using a file browser

8. go to Google Play en upgrade your Spotify installation.

Enjoy!

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gr80 · 2012-06-22

This is exactly what I did:

1. make sure all old data (songs etc.) has been completely deleted from phone and external SD card

2.and then uninstall the new application

3. download the "old" application: https://www.dropbox.com/s/u9bwd3qqx2x286h/SpotifyAndroid.apk

4. install the application (make sure you have "install from unknow sources" enabled on your device)

5a start the application, and then log off in case you get logged on automatically.

5b from the login screen, click on your phones menu button, press "reset spotify" and press ok.

6a still at the login screen, press the menu button again and select "select SD Location"

6b at this point it will suggest "/mnt/sdcard" - this IS NOT your external SD card. This is your phone's internal memory card. You need to change it to "/mnt/extSdCard" NOTE: this is from my Galaxy S3, and may vary from phone to phone

7 once this has been changed, test it - note both the phone's memory status and the external SD card's, and see which decreses after saving a few songs

8 If it is now saving to the external SD card, visit Google Play and upgrade to the new version of Spotify (WITHOUT UNINSTALLING THE OLD VERSION or changing any settings)

If this doesn't work for you, then I don't know what will - apologies. Hopefully you were simply not doing part 6b correctly...

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dirkn3 · 2012-06-29

Hello,

users with full root access and a little experience with a filemanager and text editor might try to make the adjustments without reinstalling the old version:

1. Backup your original configuration file:
/data/data/com.spotify.mobile.android.ui/./shared_prefs/spotify_preferences.xml

2. add the following line to the xml-file in front of </map>:

> Please be aware that I did not test this, but saw no other differences after doing the manual procedure (install old, adjust preferences and reinstall new)

> Please be aware that the old directory will no be cleaned up. You should remove the old data manually:
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.spotify.mobile.android.ui

> With the setting above new data is stored to
/mnt/emmc/Android/data/com.spotify.mobile.android.ui

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suidaso · 2012-07-11

This workaround is better throught: Directorybind app

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262

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cohenfs · 2012-07-18

This (see below) works but just to clarify sure you specify the sdcard name as well as the subdirectories. For me, it was "/mnt/sdcard-ext/Android/data."

@michabessems wrote:

It's unbelievable, but it seems there is no option in the new application to do this. However, I managed to fix it.

1. uninstall the new application.

2. download the "old" application: ~~http://download.spotify.com/android/SpotifyAndroid.apk~~ https://rapidshare.com/files/2999426550/SpotifyAndroid.apk

3. rename the file from .zip to .apk

4. install the application (make sure you have "install from unknow sources" enabled on your device

5a start the application, log off in case you get logged on automatically.

5b start the application, click on your phones menu button, press "reset spotify" en press ok.

6. still at the loginscreen, press the menu button again and select "select SD Location"

For a more detailled instruction on how to set the SD location, go to http://www.spotify.com/se/help/faq/mobile/android-how-do-i-store-offline-music-on-the-external-sd-ca...

7. Verify if your offline files are downloaded to the correct location using a file browser

8. go to Google Play en upgrade your Spotify installation.

Enjoy!

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Shadowl0rd · 2012-08-02

it works to me. (Galaxy S3) THANKS A LOT!

I have installed old version , configure spotify to use my SDcard and update later using market.

Working in a 64Gb SD card

if someone else need spotify old version I have done some mirrors for download:

https://rapidshare.com/files/3498154317/SpotifyAndroid sdcard.apk
http://depositfiles.com/files/4dbrqnly3
https://hotfile.com/dl/165325562/8e793c6/SpotifyAndroid_sdcard.apk.html
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?h6cd50z25r5lk4x
http://ul.to/mplx1ziy
http://www.filejungle.com/f/mMuGt6/SpotifyAndroid sdcard.apk
http://letitbit.net/download/42643.4f35fea653699eaf2772f036cb40/SpotifyAndroid_sdcard.apk.html
http://uploading.com/files/get/63cfc84c/SpotifyAndroid%2Bsdcard.apk
http://www.uploadstation.com/file/pp5x9ct/SpotifyAndroid_sdcard.apk

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vladisfc · 2012-06-12

+1!

denism · 2012-06-12

On my SII, DirectoryBind seems to be behaving nicely.

It needs root, it's a dirty hack (the directory on external sd ends up mounted as sdcard/Android/data/...), and I'm not sure what can go wrong so I'm not recommending that anyone tries it - particularly if you don't know what you're doing.

Hopefully this feature gets added in a future release.

I'm just glad to have a (hopefully) working ICS app 😄

michabessems · 2012-06-12

It's unbelievable, but it seems there is no option in the new application to do this. However, I managed to fix it.

1. uninstall the new application.

2. download the "old" application: ~~http://download.spotify.com/android/SpotifyAndroid.apk~~ https://rapidshare.com/files/2999426550/SpotifyAndroid.apk

3. rename the file from .zip to .apk

4. install the application (make sure you have "install from unknow sources" enabled on your device

5a start the application, log off in case you get logged on automatically.

5b start the application, click on your phones menu button, press "reset spotify" en press ok.

6. still at the loginscreen, press the menu button again and select "select SD Location"

For a more detailled instruction on how to set the SD location, go to http://www.spotify.com/se/help/faq/mobile/android-how-do-i-store-offline-music-on-the-external-sd-ca...

7. Verify if your offline files are downloaded to the correct location using a file browser

8. go to Google Play en upgrade your Spotify installation.

Enjoy!

licenced · 2012-06-12

Its an incredible omission if this option still isn't in the new app. That's kind of a fundamental option required for android

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ugafever · 2012-06-12

You (michabessems) have made my day by allowing me to get the old app back. I love you.

jackjamison · 2012-06-13

Hmmm. It seems that that file has been changed to the new version. This SUCKS! The whole reason I switched to Spotify was to be able to download to my ext-SD card... they really are trying to screw us out of using them.

gavinsend · 2012-06-14

Mine is just doing it to the external SD automatically.

HTC Desire HD. I took it out and in and it just doing it by itself.

I can't set it to use local storage.

bjh · 2012-06-14

Seeing the same thing here. Everything is now going to my local memory, not my external SD card. Can't figure out how to get the old version back. Pretty poor "upgrade" - it's now pretty much useless for me.

jackjamison · 2012-06-14

From what I found (and in my case, after about 5 hours of searching, downloading, deleting, reloading, losing all 12 gigs of my previously downloaded playlists, etc.) if you have the external card already pointed to, when you update, it will keep the same file path.

BUT. If you switch to a new phone, as I just did, you're screwed. Then you have to get the several generations back app and reload that, delete everything, put in the external file path, and update. And the fact that Spotify doesn't tell you this stinks to high heaven - especially since they sell the offline content feature pretty hard.

michabessems · 2012-06-14

Download the old app here: https://rapidshare.com/files/2999426550/SpotifyAndroid.apk

toutelamusique · 2012-06-15

I tried the older app, but after it installed it looked just like the new version, with no local files option.

jackjamison · 2012-06-15

This is the one you need:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/is8edr5rwjl22z7/SpotifyAndroid.apk

neo-x · 2012-06-15

https://www.dropbox.com/s/u9bwd3qqx2x286h/SpotifyAndroid.apk

That is a newer + better version all together.

First link has a 0.4.12.153 version that has bugs
Second link has a 0.4.12.180 version that seems to work better.

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SnapperUK · 2012-06-17

Having just taken the plunge from iPhone to galaxy s3, I simply can't believe this is not a standard option in the spotify app, I thought this was what the android system was all about! I have only played about with the spotify app for a bit and already it had taken up 180 meg of data in the cache folder, but only had 4 tracks in a playlist. I can see the internal space getting taken up too quickly. Does anyone think they will give the option again in a future version? Or has anyone tried the above on a s3 and has seen it work?

olloe · 2012-06-17

had real trouble doing this because the sd card is called mnt/extSdCard on the SGS3. It says it's saving on the mnt/sdcard but that's the internal one...

elrick_richese · 2012-06-17

What a shame that this option still not exist in this app...

I was really happy to add this new version, but totally disappointed that I can't still save my playlists on my external SD card 😞

Hope that Spotify team will correct this really asap, Spotify runs on mu HTC desire with only 4GB and now it's full 😞

Elrick

olloe · 2012-06-17

Do as they say above. it works, just a bit of work

sofusw · 2012-06-21

Thanx for posting this dropbox link.

The other rapidshare file always crash on my device.

With this link the the solution works...i can save now on my external sd card.

THANX

plsderksen · 2012-06-22

Hi,

I installed the old version and loggin in I selected the SD card but now after some downloaden I still see that the App still puts it on my interal drive.

He makes a file on the external but nog files in it.

On my phone it worked but on mu Samsung Tab 7.7 not.

Aahh after closing the old version I can not go in anymore?.

HELLUP.

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