The Spotify app for the Fire TV has been disappointing ever since it was released in September 2014. That’s because it was nothing more than a companion app to their smartphone apps which acted as a receiver for your music stream. That changes this week because the Fire TV Spotify app has been updated to a full featured stand alone app. Even better is the app no longer requires a premium paid Spotify subscription.
Once you login to the app, you’ll be able to stream music from numerous playlists and categories directly through the Fire TV. Front and center in the app is a list of popular playlists. Scrolling right is an area for genres and moods. All the way on the far right lives a list of new releases. The app also has a “Your Music” section as well as search. The search feature breaks down results into songs, albums, and playlists. If you don’t have a premium account, you will hear the occasional commercial, but the free music selection is impressive. Exiting the app while music is playing will keep the music playing, even when you enter other apps, like games. Unfortunately, Spotify through Alexa on the Fire TV is still not available.
Make sure your device using Spotify and the Amazon Fire TV are on the same Wifi network. Launch the Spotify app from your phone, tablet or computer. Play a song you like. Click the 'Devices Available' menu from the bottom and choose 'Amazon Fire TV' as the destination device. Your songs will start to be streamed to the Fire TV. Spotify on TV You can play Spotify directly from your TV, or by using your phone, tablet, or desktop as a remote. To see if your TV supports the Spotify app, go to the app store on your TV and search for Spotify. If your TV isn't listed, you can upgrade it with a soundbar or streamer that supports Spotify Connect. Make sure your Amazon Fire TV and device using Spotify are on the same Wi-Fi network. On your TV’s home screen, scroll down to Apps.
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ShareTweetShare+1kadafisays:March 5, 2016 at 1:41 pmSeems pretty buggy. The interface is really laggy for me, I rebooted and then re-launched the app and it only displayed on the top half of my tv.
ReplyRaysays:March 5, 2016 at 1:46 pm Same for me. Kinda thinking maybe it’s only FireOS 5.0.5 compatible
Replykadafisays:March 5, 2016 at 1:57 pm Maybe, I’m on a ftv1 51.1.5.0
ReplyJoão Deirósays:March 5, 2016 at 5:41 pm Worked just fine for me with Fire OS 5.0.5.
I feel sorry for the Emma developer, because his app is dead.
ReplyJohnsays:March 6, 2016 at 6:18 am The update works on my old Fire Stick with 5.0.5. But the user interface is horrible. I am a premium subscriber and have hundreds of playlists, primarily organized in playlist folders and subfolders for easy organization. Using the updated app on my Fire Stick, playlist folder(s) are ignored and my playlists are all in one horizontal scrolling line. Think of the Amazon Prime Video Watchlist scrolling line. To get to a playlist near the end of this line, I’d have to hold down the scrolling button on my remote for a long time. On my phone, or computer, I can access any playlist in no more than 4 taps.
I find it’s easier to just select a playlist from my computer or phone and “play through” my Fire Stick, with the audio coming through my home audio system.
Also, there’s no option to scrobble my tracks to my Last.fm account, as there is when I play through my computer or phone.
Finally (for now), I can’t access my account settings via the updated app.
This update is very disappointing. I hope they work on a fix soon.
ReplyRgnKjnVAsays:March 6, 2016 at 1:39 pm It’s now the app we wanted originally. Nice [FTVv1 OSv5.0.5]
ReplyBriansays:March 7, 2016 at 9:41 pm I have to agree … why not have content available similar to app. I’m a Premium user and to find anything is a chore. Also I can not find my saved albums or Artists. This appears to be watered down version of the Spotify app.
Replyjohnnysays:November 19, 2016 at 1:03 am Noticing that Spotify now scrobbles to Last.fm via the Spotify app on Amazon Fire TV. Must have just happened recently because I know even a few weeks ago this wasn’t the case.
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Amazon Fire TV users already have a bevy of music options on their devices, including Spotify, Apple Music (only in US), Amazon Music, Pandora, Tidal, AiHeartRadio, and more. Users are able to stream all of their favorite tunes right on Fire TV, with Spotify filling the screen with big album artwork as it fills your room with music. In this post, we would show you the best two ways to play Spotify on Amazon Fire TV with detailed steps.
Method 1: Play Spotify on Amazon Fire TV via Spotify APP
Method 2: Download Spotify Music to MP3 for Syncing to Amazon Fire TV
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Method 1: Play Spotify on Amazon Fire TV via Spotify APP
Using Spotify on Fire TV is extremely easy. All you have to do is install the Spotify app and you can start playing your favorite music straight from the device.
Step 1 Make sure your Amazon Fire TV and device using Spotify are on the same Wi-Fi network. New spotify app not working on lte apple watch. Spotify android app local files storage.
Step 2 On your TV’s home screen, scroll down to Apps.
Step 3 Search for Spotify and install it.
Step 4 Play a song and tap Devices Available (mobile) or click (desktop).
You can now use your phone as a remote to control the music on your Amazon Fire TV.
Method 2: Download Spotify Music to MP3 for Syncing to Amazon Fire TV
Although everyone can listen to the music they love with Spotify on Fire TV, Spotify free user will still be stuck listening to annoying ads accidentally. Besides, the Fire TV now has the Spotify Connect app that can be controlled with the music service’s iOS and Android mobile apps. But, the app only works with a Spotify premium account.
So if you’re Spotify free user, you'd better get a Spotify Premium account to enjoy Spotify music more freely or use a third-party software to help you. For those willing to spend a little cash and don't want to pay a monthly subscription, we recommend you can try Sidify Music Converter, which is an awesome Spotify Music Downloader to assists you download Spotify music or Spotify playlist and convert them to MP3/ AAC/ WAV/ FLAC. Once your Spotify music are downloaded to plain format, you can play these Spotify music on any player and devices (including Amazon Fire TV).
Get Ready: Free download and install Sidify Music Converter.
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(Note: please make sure you have installed Spotify on your computer.)
Step 1Import Music from Spotify to Sidify
Launch the program and Spotify will be opened automatically. Just click on button and then drag and drop any music file or playlist from Spotify to Sidify Music converter.
Step 2Customize Output Parameters
Once added the music successfully, you can click setting button to change the basic parameters (Including Output format, Output quality and Conversion speed, etc). If you need to download Spotify music to MP3, please choose MP3 as output format.
Tips: To meet various user's needs, Sidify program supports saving the output audio into Artist, Album, Artist/Album or Album/Artist folder now.
Step 3Start Downloading Spotify Music to Plain Format
Click 'CONVERT' button to start downloading Spotify music to plain MP3/AAC/FLAC/WAV format without losing audio quality.
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Step 4Find Out the Well- downloaded Spotify Files
After conversion, you will easily find the downloaded Spotify music file by clicking the 'Converted' button on the top left corner.
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Step 5 Transfer these Spotify Music from Computer to Amazon Fire TV
Now, you can copy and transfer the converted Spotify music and playlists to your Amazon Fire TV to USB flash drive or a microSD card, then insert it to your Fire TV. After that, you can choose one of your music players to access these Spotify Music tracks for playback.
With just 5 steps, you can easily download Spotify music or playlist to plain formats for playing on Amazon Fire TV.
Note: The trial version of Sidify Music Converter enable us to convert the first 3-minute audio from Spotify for sample testing, you can purchase the full version to unlock the time limitation.