Spotify - what is this program, music service? How to register in Spotify and use in Russia, how to install on iPhone, android?
Thanks to the fast Internet, streaming services have recently become very popular. Now you do not need to download videos or music to your mobile devices. It is enough to install a special application and enjoy your favorite compositions online.
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One of the most popular musical streaming services in the world is Spotify. But, unfortunately, the inhabitants of our country cannot just use this service, even on a paid basis. And the guilt in this leadership Spotify, which, for political reasons, decided to limit our country's access to their service. But, ways to bypass such blocking exist, and we will tell you about them in this article.
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Today, streaming musical services are growing like yeast. These are well -known Yandex and Apple Music and many others. But Spotify is the leader of this market. This project was founded in Sweden by Martin Lorenzon and Daniel ECU. Thanks to the revolutionary solution - the possibility of listening to music without downloading it to the device, the Spotify service very quickly gained popularity not only in the country of education, but also far beyond its borders. Today, the media text of this project has more than 300 million songs, and 100 million people around the world are active users. Moreover, every tenth of them uses a paid subscription of this service.
Speaking of subscription. Of course you can do without it. But, for $ 9.99 per month, you can improve the quality of the audio flow from 160 kbps up to 320 kbps., Download your favorite compositions for listening in offline mode, skip unnecessary and delete advertising that appears every 5-6 tracks.
Today, Spotify is the most popular streaming service that allows you to listen to legal music. But, its main advantage is its unique algorithms that will select the compositions, adjusting to the tastes and mood of users.
Spotiflay interface consists of several sections:
| Review | ||
| Top charts | List of the most popular songs in different countries | |
| Recommendations. | A selection according to the preferences of the user | |
| New releases | New musicians who are signed by the user | |
| Radio | Radio stations that are distributed in genres. It is possible to create your own radio station | |
| My music | ||
| Tracks | Songs that were added to the user media. | |
| Albums | Classification of the media text by albums | |
| Performers | List of artists on whom the user is signed | |
| Local files | Audio files loaded by the user | |
| Playlists | All playlists, including the user created |
You can also include a thematic playlist, which is created by both other users of the service and professional musicians. In addition, there are weekly playlists of popular songs and new products, as well as Daily Mix. Playlists with selected administrators of this resource tracks.
Spotify customers are available for iOS, OS X, Android, Windows, Windows Phone and Linux devices. But, as mentioned above, the inhabitants of our country cannot simply download one of the customers and start using this service. No, you can download the Spotify client to a desktop computer or smartphone. But how to use it without an account? After all, the service owners do not give our citizens the opportunity to register and get an account? But, when did it stop the user of Runet?
How to use Spotify on a computer?
The easiest way to use this streaming service on the computer. To do this, before the registration procedure, we use any VPN service. For example, BrowSec. We activate it, and when we indicate our location when registering, we choose the one whose IP address we use. For example, England.
The form of registration in Spotify is simple and will not cause problems when filling out. Using the Sign Up button, we complete it. Immediately after the registration procedure in automatic mode, downloading the installer for installing the client will begin.
How to use Spotify on a smartphone?
Using Spotify on a computer is very simple. But what about the smartphone? Most users consider this popular streaming service specifically for use in a smartphone. And the main problem is the lack of Spotify in regional catalogs Play Market and App Store. If you go from your smartphone to the official application of applications of your operating system, you will not find applications of this service there.
You can get out of the situation here. The owners of the smartphone on Android just need to find the application APK file on the network, pour it into your device and install it.
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The owners of the iPhone in this case were less fortunate. But for them there is a way out of the situation. They need to register an American Apple ID account, after which you can download and install the Spotify application from the American catalog of the App Store.
After such actions, you can launch Spotify us with a howl of a smartphone and enjoy millions of musical compositions.
How to pay for a premium account in Russia?
If you like the service and you want to use it without restrictions, then you need a premium account. For residents of our country, there are several options for paying Spotify. The simplest is the use of PayPal payment system for this purpose.
If you do not have an account in this system, and you do not want to start it, you can pay Spotify using your usual bank card. To do this, you need to choose the country of registration - Latvia. Such a “substitution” opens up the possibility of using Russian bank cards.
You can also at various forums, musical resources, Amazon store or ebay online auction to purchase a Spotify gift card. She can also pay for the account of this streaming service.
Will Spotify appear in Russia on a legal basis?
The Russian music market is very large and important for many companies that sell their services and goods in this sector. It is naive to believe that Spotify is not considering Russia in this regard. Yes, this service has already tried to start in our country. But then the owners decided to say “categorical”. Although there are rumors that Spotify will nevertheless open their representative office and citizens of our country will be able to use this service.
The company "Spotifai", which was opened in 2014, when Spotify wanted to come to Russia, is still valid. There are also rumors that this streaming service is negotiating with mobile operators and may start with one of them.
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In addition, you need to understand that now there is a very suitable time to launch Spotify in Russia. At the moment, a lot of users in our country listen to music through the social network VKontakte. But, the owners of this resource have already announced that soon it will be impossible to listen to music for free, especially on mobile devices. That is, the main “potential” competitor Spotify may no longer be such.
Industry analysts believe that the success of this streaming service depends on whether Spotify can advanced to the Apple Music, Google Play, Yandex.Musicisms and Deezer. If the service succeeds, then it can become popular. And there is a potential for this.