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Spotify not showing album art

Can someone who uses Spotify confirm whether they can see album art in the app or the notification shade of the lockscreen. I can't see it anywhere. I'm wondering if KitKat broke it.
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It hasn't shown art for me since their last update for some reason
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I see it on my note 3. So it wasn't even showing on a phone with jelly bean?
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Confirmed. Got my Nexus 5 yesterday and Spotify isn't showing any album art.
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And Spotify is not the best at quickly updating its Android app.
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Confirmed on Nexus 5, there is already a thread in the Spotify communty http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Android/Android-4-4-Spotify-doesnt-load-images/td-p/576494.

I wrote them
laestrella said:
Can someone who uses Spotify confirm whether they can see album art in the app or the notification shade of the lockscreen. I can't see it anywhere. I'm wondering if KitKat broke it.
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Yes, it has to be KitKat. I wrote Spotify service a few days ago and they replied that they're working on it.
The exact words were:
Hello Oliver,
Thanks for that.
Think you are absolutely right and thank you for getting in touch.
I have passed this on to the developers and we will look to fix it as soon as possible.
When this happens we send our best techies to the secret laboratory under an active volcano.
They wont leave till its fixed.
We get King Kong to guard the door so no one comes to distract the with awesome new music.
Kindest regards
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hahah
The update will hopefully come soon

oliverblaser said:
Yes, it has to be KitKat. I wrote Spotify service a few days ago and they replied that they're working on it.
The exact words were:
hahah
The update will hopefully come soon
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Haha thanks for sharing!

n8sanity said:
Haha thanks for sharing!
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oh dear I think that's the exact same email that I got...

iamholam said:
oh dear I think that's the exact same email that I got...
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Makes sense. When I notice an issue that im repeatedly answering, I write a stock response and share it with my colleagues so we don't waste time writing the same thing a million times each.
I use the same approach on xda
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Sky go and root?

Just added this to my subscription so that I could use it on my nexus to find it will not work on my rooted device.
I only rooted to install a volume mod (which i would like to keep) but not that bothered about ROMs etc.
Anyway to get this working while keeping root?
Can I remove root but keep my volume mod on there now its installed?
Any other suggestions?
Thanks
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There are threads about this all over the place. Using search at the top level will probably yield more results
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Tried searching from the mobile app and not finding anything...
If its been talked about a lot then I guess the answer should be simple, which is.........?
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I believe the answer is no, but you'd have to look into it further.
Edit: Yep, using "Search all open forums" for "Sky go root" hundreds of threads found.

rootSU said:
I believe the answer is no, but you'd have to look into it further.
Edit: Yep, using "Search all open forums" for "Sky go root" hundreds of threads found.
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Thank you
Found some when I searched again and filtered the search to specific 'sky go'
There should be some kind of mention on this when you go to install the app, or better still not let you install it if your rooted. I think its crafty they do that and then have you pay for the extra feature you can't use!
Going to have to ring them and get it cancelled as don't want to loose the volume mod.
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Its a ridiculous thing to block root for anyway!
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Google Music alternative

I would like to store my music on cloud to save space as I only have a 16GB Nexus 5. Google Music upload service is not yet available in my country
Could someone please recommend an alternative app that's free like Google Music upload service?
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Setup a subsonic server.
www.subsonic.org

But after 30 days, it's not free? I heard you will pay every 30days?
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wicked1683 said:
But after 30 days, it's not free? I heard you will pay every 30days?
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The server is free. Premium services are either monthly or annual, take your pick. Third-party apps are either free or cost a few bucks to..you guessed it,..support the devs that give you support back. Kinda like the way Android works.

This is what the written in their latest app
*Welcome to Subsonic
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After a 30-day free trial period you must upgrade to Subsonic Premium to continue using this app. Enjoy these extra features after upgrading:
So we are forced to pay after 30days.. Hmmm i think that's ok if they have cloud service, but we are using our own machine, why make us pay every month..
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wicked1683 said:
This is what the written in their latest app
*Welcome to Subsonic
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After a 30-day free trial period you must upgrade to Subsonic Premium to continue using this app. Enjoy these extra features after upgrading:
So we are forced to pay after 30days.. Hmmm i think that's ok if they have cloud service, but we are using our own machine, why make us pay every month..
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http://www.subsonic.org/pages/premium.jsp
"The basic version of Subsonic is free. When you first install Subsonic, the premium features are available for 30 days so you can try them out before deciding to upgrade."

Wow, thanks for the info.. Ok this is what i need, thanks
By the way, i also heard something about "mspot",. But its not in google play anymore?
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wicked1683 said:
Wow, thanks for the info.. Ok this is what i need, thanks
By the way, i also heard something about "mspot",. But its not in google play anymore?
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All I could find was MSpot Radio:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mspot.android.music.mspotradiosprint&hl=en
There is a freebie server and app called Qloud, I found it worked okay, but no where near the level of development of Subsonic and it's sharing/control, etc.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.qiss.vega.ad&hl=en

Mate, subsonic requires you to pay after 30days fir the mobile app to keep working with your server
Anyways, i found an alternative, ES File Explorer app. Its a file explorer app but it also lets you setup a cloud account. And you can play music using its built in music player
Downside is its music player lack some feature. But its better than nothing and it works like a charm and best if all its absolutely free!
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Google Music can be setup in any country, I did it before it was available in my country officially. Just search on Google and you will find out how to do it.

I'm interested to find alternative to Google Music too
I tried "4shared music" but the player is very not good.

wicked1683 said:
Mate, subsonic requires you to pay after 30days fir the mobile app to keep working with your server
Anyways, i found an alternative, ES File Explorer app. Its a file explorer app but it also lets you setup a cloud account. And you can play music using its built in music player
Downside is its music player lack some feature. But its better than nothing and it works like a charm and best if all its absolutely free!
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ES File Explorer can't even compare. Give Sub a go for 30 days...12 buck annually is a bargain for what it gives you...granted I'm serving 600 gigs of music.
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What about amazon?

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What about amazon?
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Google music offers 2 services.
1) purchase music online
2) upload your music collection to the cloud
I think Amazon only does 1? But op wants 2..
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Spotify
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Spotify
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Spotify is great. Im a premium member myself. Notva suitable alternative for those who want to upload their own collection to the cloud to listen to.
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rootSU said:
Google music offers 2 services.
1) purchase music online
2) upload your music collection to the cloud
I think Amazon only does 1? But op wants 2..
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You're absolutely correct mate. all in all, I only have 20GB of music that I want to access anytime. My Box cloud account has 50GB of free storage, that's more than enough.
And unlike subsonic, I dont need to turn on my own computer just to access it.
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How about this cowboy, let me know if you like it, I'm really interested
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudaround
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Juansegovia20 said:
How about this cowboy, let me know if you like it, I'm really interested
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudaround
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I tried that, for some reason not working for me. It cant play my cloud music files.
ES File Manager really solves my problem
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wicked1683 said:
I tried that, for some reason not working for me. It cant play my cloud music files.
ES File Manager really solves my problem
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I feel disappointed since it worked for me better than i expected
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[Q] Tapatalk

Anyone having issues with the latest version of Tapatalk on thier N5. I can only get it to open to my prescribed forums im following maybe one or twice a day? Im hoping its not just me. Stock rom and kernel rooted.

26.2man said:
Anyone having issues with the latest version of Tapatalk on thier N5. I can only get it to open to my prescribed forums im following maybe one or twice a day? Im hoping its not just me. Stock rom and kernel rooted.
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No problems here. Stock, not rooted.
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scottjb said:
No problems here. Stock, not rooted.
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What version are you running? And is it free or paid. Is tapatalk the only option for following subribed forums on xda?

26.2man said:
What version are you running? And is it free or paid. Is tapatalk the only option for following subribed forums on xda?
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Use the xda app.
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Does it do the same thing like notifications on forums I follow ect?
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CRIME INC. said:
Use the xda app.
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having same issuw with the xda app

26.2man said:
What version are you running? And is it free or paid. Is tapatalk the only option for following subribed forums on xda?
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Tapatalk 4.5.2, free version. You can always receive email for subscribed forums.

Tapatalk Blue works great.

Yep but on my nexus 5 an my lg g2 haven't tested my nexus 7 yet
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Tested on stock 4.4.2 and Purity ROM on Nexus 7.
XDA Free, XDA Premium, Tapatalk and Tapatalk PRO all have trouble connecting to the forum for me as of a couple of days ago. I thought I was the only one. But it seems to work better on data than WiFi. You can get the forum to load of you keep refreshing the app. Unfortunately, we will have to use our PCs until then.. I'm lucky I was able to connect now.
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PhilipTD said:
Tapatalk Blue works great.
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Your link does not work and I cant find the APK anywhere.

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Use the xda app.
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I have the same issues with the xda app as im having with tapatalk

TheLastSidekick said:
Tested on stock 4.4.2 and Purity ROM on Nexus 7.
XDA Free, XDA Premium, Tapatalk and Tapatalk PRO all have trouble connecting to the forum for me as of a couple of days ago. I thought I was the only one. But it seems to work better on data than WiFi. You can get the forum to load of you keep refreshing the app. Unfortunately, we will have to use our PCs until then.. I'm lucky I was able to connect now.
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So im not the only one. I have no idea whats going on. Now even with a refresh I can connect. Keep getting message "cannot connect get ahold of forum admin" Im at a loss as to what to do. Its a shame I cant follow my favorites.

26.2man said:
So im not the only one. I have no idea whats going on. Now even with a refresh I can connect. Keep getting message "cannot connect get ahold of forum admin" Im at a loss as to what to do. Its a shame I cant follow my favorites.
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I get failed to connect to forum please contact forum administrator along those lines. It seems to be getting slightly better but it still bad. If I keep refreshing a lot I can load the pages.. But it sucks because I know it's not on our side, almost certainly with XDA. I changed my IP just in case by spoofing my Mac on my router but still nothing. Other forums work well. It's unfortunately a big problem that only a handful of us are experiencing. Waiting game til someone hears our cries for help I suppose.
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TheLastSidekick said:
I get failed to connect to forum please contact forum administrator along those lines. It seems to be getting slightly better but it still bad. If I keep refreshing a lot I can load the pages.. But it sucks because I know it's not on our side, almost certainly with XDA. I changed my IP just in case by spoofing my Mac on my router but still nothing. Other forums work well. It's unfortunately a big problem that only a handful of us are experiencing. Waiting game til someone hears our cries for help I suppose.
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Yep it sucks. Just got my new N5 and now I cant follow my stuff. So
i tried an experiment and tried my wifes GS4 and same results. Wierd huh. I hope someone sees our plight soon.

It's a real pita. For a few days now it's very difficult to get a connection. Hope someone sees this because I don't know who the forum administrator is who we're supposed to contact.
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jd1639 said:
It's a real pita. For a few days now it's very difficult to get a connection. Hope someone sees this because I don't know who the forum administrator is who we're supposed to contact.
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Yep, BTW finally got my phone unlocked, rooted, and have stayed on stock rom and kernel. Its really nice. Dont really see a need for a custom kernel or rom right now. Installed exposed and gravity box and now have every custom feature I need

26.2man said:
Yep, BTW finally got my phone unlocked, rooted, and have stayed on stock rom and kernel. Its really nice. Dont really see a need for a custom kernel or rom right now. Installed exposed and gravity box and now have every custom feature I need
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Glad you got it rooted. I run the same, stock plus xposed gb
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XDA has a thread for the APP and its issues
General discussion > About xda-developers.com > XDA Android App - Problems / Bugs / Feature Requests etc.

Toledo_JAB said:
XDA has a thread for the APP and its issues
General discussion > About xda-developers.com > XDA Android App - Problems / Bugs / Feature Requests etc.
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Thank you good sir. Didn't know that was there even after looking I'll admit. So it seems like a lot of other people are having the same problem. It definitely makes dealing with something easier when you're not the only one and saves from having to troubleshoot.
Edit : can confirm its something between XDA and our ISPs.
The problem I described happens on Xfinity Comcast Internet.
However, the problem does not occur at all on LTE T-Mobile.
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Few really easy questions before buying Nexus 5.

Hello,
I intend on replacing my Galaxy Alpha SM-G850A with a Nexus 5 D820 because the SM-G850A cannot be rooted. They are both in similar price brackets but I had a few questions before buying the Nexus 5; answers weren't found when searching.
A) Is there a root method for all operating system variants INCLUDING Lollipop 5.1? Can you please provide documentation/links for me to read over.
B) Many say the camera is terrible. I don't care a whole lot about the camera but is there a thread or website somewhere demonstrating photos from the Nexus 5 that are not resized or tampered with and in various lighting conditions?
C) Are there any known hardware issues with the Nexus 5? Software issues won't matter so much as I will be using a custom ROM.
D) Would you recommend another phone smaller than 5.5" display and below $350 USD?
E) Anything else I should know?
Thank you to those that take the time to respond.

Camera is ok(depends on how you use it,i took better pictures than my gf who has iPhone 6).
Yes you can root it even on android M.
The end.

What destroys me just a little bit on the inside is you went out of your way to do a few things that are going to piss off the whole community.
1. You clearly did NOT search, it is 2015 this device is NOT new.
2. You wasted time creating a thread that can be answered by AGAIN searching google, or better yet; the NEXUS 5 forum here on XDA.
3. I wasted my time typing this, yet again to another person who doesn't understand how to read forum rules before accepting them.
But to humour you.
A - YES. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+root+nexus+5+android+5.1
B - POOP (sometimes)
C - it depends on the custom OS you will be using.
D - G3 maybe? G4 if used?
E - how to search and use XDA accordingly, google is your best friend.
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christopherrrg said:
What destroys me just a little bit on the inside is you went out of your way to do a few things that are going to piss off the whole community.
1. You clearly did NOT search, it is 2015 this device is NOT new.
2. You wasted time creating a thread that can be answered by AGAIN searching google, or better yet; the NEXUS 5 forum here on XDA.
3. I wasted my time typing this, yet again to another person who doesn't understand how to read forum rules before accepting them.
But to humour you.
A - YES. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+root+nexus+5+android+5.1
B - POOP (sometimes)
C - it depends on the custom OS you will be using.
D - G3 maybe? G4 if used?
E - how to search and use XDA accordingly, google is your best friend.
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Thanks you wasting your time
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jd1639 said:
Thanks you wasting your time
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I got bored
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Nexus 5 is almost 2 years old, don't bother

dicecuber said:
Nexus 5 is almost 2 years old, don't bother
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True
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The Nexus 5 has had it's time now. Find another phone or wait for this years Nexus.