So is the Android app really that bad?

[Dengar]

I pay for Slacker Radio Premium and their Android app is a bit buggy as well and their licensing is tad lacking.  I was looking into switching to Spotify until I read this forum.  Is there that many problems with Android?  I usually listen to my music in the car so I would be listening to the app maybe 80% of the time.  Thanks in advance.

[Drekle]

I often take 8-12 hour weekend whitewater trips as I live in a flat area, so spotify is helpful going through mountainous area's that do not have great radio service,  and the radio plays garbage anyway.

If you take 1hr +  trips I would say the app would be worth it.  The only two problems I have with the mobile app is that it does not include spotify apps like Soundrop and its bluetooth occasionally breaks and plays without transmitting any audio.  This could be a device specific problem for me, but it eventually led to me cancelling my sub for quite awhile.

[gecc01]

Spotify worked well with my Samsung note 2, but the sound quality was awful. I think this ay be an issue with the phone rather than a problem with spotify.

[user-removed]

I have had problems with stuttering play since an update a few months ago. (I remember when software updates used to bring new features and bugfixes, nowadays they just bring more problems). If it was a bandwidth problem it would buffer at least 10 seconds of play. On my phone I get no more than a second, cut out, another second, cut out. It is unlistenable. I reckon it must be a processor time issue or some other bottleneck. Maybe it only works on multi core processors now. Admittedly, mine is an old phone (HTC Desire Z with latest possible OS Gingerbread) but I like it and other music and video apps (eg. Netflix) run fine. No excuse!

[Fatspleen]

I was a massive fan of Spotify. I'm afraid the shine has gone. Time to say goodbye. Not being able to save offline playlists to an SD card, That's retarded! It taking 2 or 3 minutes sometimes open up with my albums/playlists. WTAF!!!! You we start to lose all those hard earned customers if you don't get a grip.