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[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Nightwish76:
I have also tried the Metafy app as well, still don't get any metadata to my car. Am o doing anything wrong
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Citoyen:
Got the same problem, no metadata on my golf 7 highline... But if I play music with the stock music app and switch back to spotify suddenly the metadata are sent. Sadly the notify app does not help for me.

Anybody got a solution for that awkward problem?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] jbergler:
Instead of patching and sideloading apps I have made an Xposed module that works with the latest version from the play store.

See the new thread I created for it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2548922
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] orren2002:
This not work on Samsung S4 Android 4.3
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] jbergler:
Did the patched apk's work for you?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] orren2002:
Yes but only 4.2.2 on 4.3 bluetoothstack stops with patched app

Kjell
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] rsalas187:
[MENTION=770604]DanMc85[/MENTION] , Can you patch the latest version of Spotify? Plz! :) Nothing else is working on my S4 and AVH head unit after my 4.3 upgrade. The Old versions kills bluetooth.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] orren2002:
Updated my S4 to Android 4.4 Everything works with google play spotify
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DanMc85:
I will patch the version that was just released tomorrow when I get home from work... however, no fix has been found yet for 4.3 Samsung devices, so you may still have issues as the patch will still be based on the existing code but I will post it for others not using a Samsung device to benefit from.

- Dan
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] rooobbbbb:
Very much looking forward to it. I'm on 4.4 so the old versions have no album art for me. I'm also using ART so I can't use the xposed module and metafy is way too slow and unreliable to bother with. I'd definitely be willing to donate something for an update. Thanks for your past versions. Been using them on other devices for quite some time now.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DanMc85:
Thanks for the reminder... I just uploaded the new version, let me know how it works. I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 so I am unable to test as it crashes bluetooth on samsung 4.3 devices.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] rooobbbbb:
I'm not seeing an attachment anywhere? I'd love to test it.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DanMc85:
Here: http://d-h.st/YCa
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] rooobbbbb:
So far so good, thanks so much! You rock! :D

Sent from my Moto X.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] carltonbiscuit:
audio ducking

DanMc85,

Thank you so much for this!! The state of the Android Spotify app is pretty sad and I don't see it changing anytime soon (there have been threads requesting this on their forms for years).

The only other feature I really want and don't expect to ever get is audio ducking (lowering the volume when you get a notification or your GPS alerts you of a turn similar to how iOS or Google Music acts instead of simply stopping the music, which is really annoying). Apparently using "AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT_CAN_DUCK" allows Android apps to lower volume during a brief loss of focus. I was wondering if you know of anyway to modify the spotify apk to do this as well. There is more info on this function here: developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html

I attempted to add this, and I've got the apk decompiled but that itself stretches the limits of my knowledge and I have no idea where I would put this command inside the app.

Regardless, thank you for picking up the Spotify slack and providing continued updates!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] capelstmary:
Gave up waiting for Spotify

Gave up waiting for Spotify to officially respond and signed up to Deezer at half price for 6 months. Everything worked straight away!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] orren2002:
Still not work on S4 Bluetooth stack crash

Kjell
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] ender323:
App is working on my ATT Galaxy S4 running 4.3. However, bluetooth shuts down every minute or so-it reconnects, but its a pain. Any troubleshooting advice would be greatly appreciated. Other than that bug, its great work, thank you!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] TT_Vert:
Are you getting an error when the Bluetooth disconnects? I get a Bluetooth error when I open this apk on the note 3 running 4.3 whereas the note 2 never gave this. I assume its normal and hopefully there will be a fix for a different apk..

Dave
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] ender323:
I get a popup saying "Bluetooth Share has stopped". Then my phone locks (due to a tasker script I set for disabling my password when connected to my smartwatch, I should probably turn that off) Sometimes my phone freezes for a moment before giving me that error.

EDIT: Uninstalled, now my smartwatch just constantly displays the last song I had playing with the modified app instead of just having blank space where the song title should be. Not a big deal, but anyone have an idea of where this is being stored? (What I have to delete and reinstall to get rid of this) If it helps, I'm now using stock Spotify on a Galaxy S4 (AT&T) on 4.3 (rooted) with Music Boss on a Pebble smartwatch.

EDIT 2: I've found another app that adds metadata, at least for my Pebble, without giving BlueTooth errors-sorry if this is against the rules.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47330636&postcount=260
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] TT_Vert:
Yep, that is what happens to me except I have a Pandora app that was designed for 4.1 to allow AVRCP like 4.3. My guess is the coding is conflicting between the two. Hopefully someone can modify whatever code needs to be modified to do away w/ the AVRCP part of it and just allow the free skips/etc.

Dave
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Hag77:
Trust me- I'm not trying to stir anything up here just an observation. I just went to install this on Sense 5 and when enabling it in Accessibility I got a warning that this app can collect all data typed including CC numbers except for passwords. Does this just have to do with the nature of the program and sending text via bluetooth, etc? Also- anyone know if anything like either of these options exists for the SiriusXM app?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] npgall:
[MENTION=1552678]micp2k[/MENTION]

Just to say many thanks for Metafy. It is working great on my HTC One (Android 4.3) to send Spotify artist/track to my Pebble watch.

This is a cool solution which avoids needing root or to patch the spotify apk itself.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] dmaco:
Metafy app working perfectly on latest Spotify app, and my Pebble :)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] emanuelj:
Still no solution for S4 4.3?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Raul77:
just wanted to say it also does NOT work on Note III 4.3. no error, just nothing happens.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] flocoon:
Kudos to @micp2k :svetius:

As dmaco stated works perfectly with Nexus 4 and Pebble.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] micp2k:
Maybe someone can test, if the method from Botifier (XDA Thread / Google Play) is working on 4.3 Samsung stock roms. Or other ROMs/devices where the modified Spotify apk or metafy is not working.

As far as I know, there is no general problem with 4.3/4.4 roms. Both methods are working on CM10.2/CM11 with GalaxyS4 i9505.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] planetf1:
The official spotify app is now sending track data when running under today's Samsung touchwuz 4.4.2 leak on a s4 I9505

Perhaps they just haven't completed the code that breaks it yet....

Track timer stays on 0:00

Nissan leaf gen.1
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] rsalas187:
I confirm it does not work on Stock Rooted 4.3 MJ7 :crying: , I miss my spotify showing title and artist....
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] planetf1:
I was surprised but happy to get it back
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Raul77:
I tried this, Botifier does NOT work with STOCK 4.3 on Note III.

if there is any other test i can do to help , please let me know.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] planetf1:
Official app still sending info correctly with the new (2nd) i9505 4.4 leak ?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] kelkin:
I'm an iPhone user but not being happy with the screen size and customization limits I am trying a Samsung Galaxy S3. I like the phone except for a few problems, one of them being no meta data being displayed on my Pioneer Z150-BH head unit when using Spotify. I am using stock Android 4.3 and even using Botifier it doesn't work. Is anyone here using a Galaxy S3 (AT&T) with Botifier and Spotify and getting it to work?

I really would like to switch to the Galaxy S3 full time but i'm back on the iPhone until I can get this to work.

-Keith
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] F43nd1r:
it is working for me (i use it to pass metadata from Spotify to audio glow), but it breaks lyricGrabber.

do you know why and/or how to fix it?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] rsalas187:
I tried audio glow on my GS4 with spotify and couldn't get the meta data to read on my pioneer AVh deck. Are there any special settings you use?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] F43nd1r:
I have a Moto G, not a gs4.

I just enabled everything in every app what might help ;)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] drazil22:
Great work, micp2k!!! your metafy v1.1 works like a charm on my S2 (T989) and the latest Spotify app. My car now displays the artist/track info and most importantly I can control the track and volume now.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] pritesh0381:
Does anyone have the patched APK for the latest Spotify version?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] fritzboyle:
After all these problems, I am ready to drop my spotify and go to google music all play. Seems it works over Bluetooth and will show meta data. Bonus: I uploaded all my music there 4 years ago and all still seems available.

Any reason you can tell me why I should stick with spotify?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] planetf1:
For me the official spotify app works just fine with AVRCP, but this is since moving to android 4.4.

I like the idea of google music, but the main factor that swings it for me is that I'm a huge SONOS fan. Sonos has built in support for spotify, but not for google play since google have yet to make APIs available. Spotify also streams in amazingly high quality which is important for listening on decent kit at home

So it's no competition for me.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DanMc85:
Yea, spotify has this fixed in Android 4.4, which is what I am using now... Thus why I stopped modding the regular one as the code is actually in there now with a slight variation, but it still doesn't work with some older devices. From what I can tell, none of these old patches work on the newer versions without digging deeper and looking for other methods and spots to patch.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] pritesh0381:
That is interesting, I have 4.4.2 on my LG G2 and AVRCP didn't work on the official Spotify application. Did you guys have to turn something on? I resorted to the modded version which works. I dropped Spotify a year back, but lately google music has been giving me the error of "Couldn't Play current track or stream." What is interesting is that I had the music pinned. I had deleted the cache and everything still had the same issue. So, I have dropped them and came back to spotify.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Nelsonling:
Wait Does it work in the 2008 Land Cruiser Bluetooth? :confused:
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] rsalas187:
Adding new music with out searching. Spotify makes it easy to add music to Playlist, find new and old musicI and it seems like Spotify has more tracks than Google. I tried Google music for 30days and was frustrated. Bluetooth titles and artist showed via GS4 and Pioneer AVH
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] fritzboyle:
Are you suggesting there is a way to get all metadata from Spotify from my gs3 to my 2014 Accord?

I am running a 4.3 Rom
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] WibblyW:
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[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] KnifeFed:
So is there currently any way to get proper track info from Spotify on to a Pebble watch?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] rooobbbbb:
You can try Music Boss, it can run as it's own app as well as override the built in one on the Pebble. I've not tried it on my Moto X on 4.4.2 and it worked fine and also allows volume controls as a bonus.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] KnifeFed:
I'm running Music Boss but it doesn't work out of the box. The developers refer to this page with instructions on how to get it working in Spotify. I've tried the Xposed module but it doesn't work any longer. There's an app called Metafy that seems to do the trick though.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] mantici:
use a seperate app for metadata

Hey all,

Wrote an app to fill in this gap (heh, it's a gap app). It is up and running in the play store. . . it's free, it reads the currently playing spotify song and transmits track, artist and album over Bluetooth

The app also will adjust your music stream volume level when spotify is playing music vs not playing music.. If you're having trouble hearing your nav voice when Spotify stops playing, this app can adjust it automatically. Just turn down the music volume level.

Admittedly, the newest version of Spotify has a HUGE bug in it that turns down the entire stream when nav speaks, so this feature is pretty useless. . . i'm currently using the 0.7.8.566 version (i think it's the march version), which does not have this bug. Works quite well.

I don't have any error trapping in it yet, will get to that soon. So if it crashes, let me know what was going on and i'll try to pin it down.

You'll need to turn on "device broadcast status" in the Spotify settings and reboot (or at least force stop Spotify).

Use the notification setting in my app to prevent android from killing it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anticsoft.autoaudio

if this works for you, feel free to dontate via my donate app, buy me a cup of coffee

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anticsoft.donate
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] KnifeFed:
Works great, thanks a bunch!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] mantici:
glad the app works for some. sorry to say it doesn't work for all users.. . . but heh welcome to Android Fragmentation issues. some is better than none i guess.

i updated the app today to TRY to get the metadata working with more phone (but probably doesn't)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anticsoft.autoaudio

if this works for you, feel free to dontate via my donate app, buy me a cup of coffee

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anticsoft.donate
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] tjalve100:
Thanks mantici,

Finally getting metadata working with latest spotify on my G2. :good:

Unfortunately my fwd/bkwd controlls on my steering wheel stoped working... :(

Any idea why?

/tjalve
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] GTOJim:
Working great for me, except for the forward / backward steering wheel controls on my Toyota as noted above. Not a deal breaker for me.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] SettingComputer:
iTunes is considered the king of mobile music services. However, Spotify is now running faster in order to overtake the king

*)news Source : Spotify Mobile Music Services Outperform iTunes in Europe
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] ampo80:
Not working on GN3, Deezer

Hi All,

I have just switched from Iphone 5 to GN3... since I got the GN3 it's not sending metadata to my car audio Toyota RAV4 2010, over bluetooth.

Its been two weeks since I am wasting my time with this problem, do you have a solution for this?

I am using GN3, kitkat 4.4.2 with latest version of Deezer.

Thank you,
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] db_no:
I have the same problem in my Tesla Model S
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] db_no:
After yesterdays update fwd/bkwd controlls on my steering wheel workes fine.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] alegend1979:
The only problem I have with my Audi A6 (2013 model) ist that it doenst show song progress (i.e. time) when playing...

always shoing 0:00

Is there a way to fix this?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] ajlennon:
No luck with Galaxy S3

Hi,

I tried the metadata app with my Samsung Galaxy S3 but no luck unfortunately.

Any thoughts on what I can do?

Thanks, Alex
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] craigsoup:
bug?

Spotify Helper App: Problem with Huawei U9510 and latest version of spotify (version 1.1.1.162)

Meta-data only works for one song at a time.

When I jump to the next song the app show song as paused and isn't updating song-info to the navigation unit (Skoda RNS315).

Toggle "Persistant Service"-ON/OFF or pause and play song (in Spotify-app) makes the info show/update again.

Update: I've seen that it will work as it should if I let Spotify run without changing songs. -

When one song ends the next one start and songinfo comes... might just be the Spotify-app that is the problem!?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DJ Palmis:
I tryed Metafy with no luck on my Galaxy s5.

Is there a patched version of new spotify app?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] craigsoup:
Haven't seen a patched version for a while :(

I've tried "AutoAudio - Spotify Helper" and it works pretty well (android 4.1.2). It dosn't require root, but need "Device Broadcast Status" to be enabled.

Ps. This app is no longer compatible with my device after the latest update. I was able to install version 1.2 (from play store) - it is now at version 1.6.

Pss. Version 1.2 (that was partially working with Spotify v 1.1.1.162) isn't working with latest version 1.1.2.449.

- I'm really thinking of replacing Spotify with Google's own music store/player - that app works flawlessly with my phone and RNS315.

Spotify have not been able to fix this for ever so long :(
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DJ Palmis:
Thank You so much for the tip.. But It does not work on my S5 :(
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] mantici:
sorry about that guys, but spotify seems to have killed the device broadcast feature in their latest version, it's just not pushing broadcasts anymore (but they left the setting for it in the settings panel -- way to go Spotify!), so I had to rewrite autoAudio to use notification access instead of the spotify device broadcast, so that's for 4.3 and up (sorry again). But this gives me a few advantages

1) can read all notifications (after you give it access) and can push new notifications to your stereo (for 15 seconds).

2) works with other music apps too (amazon & pandora)

disadvantage:

some apps (like spotify) only put notifications up when the app is not in the foreground, so autoAudio can't do it's job unless the app is in the background (or the screen is off)

OH, I've added some code specifically for Samsung devices. but i can't test it because i don't have a Sammy device. Let me know if it works on Samsung (i've gotten one report that it works on GS5)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anticsoft.autoaudio

donate:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anticsoft.donate
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] mantici:
autoAudio

New version of autoAudio uploaded to the play store just now :) hope this helps
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Grooby97:
Using the latest MIUI and it's saying the device is not supported.. :(
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] tiltratt:
FYI

in hindsight that's not entirely accurate...

After upgrading from the HTC OneX to Samsung S5 the stereo now shows the songtitles, artist and album in the display :D

HTX Mini2 also works...
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] svetinha:
hi guys!

this solved the issue for me: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.fluetoast.fixify.free
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] emanuelj:
Same problem in my Audi A3 2013. Has anyone been able to get playtime working? It is a big shame that spotify dont fix this!!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] IronWolve:
Samsung Note 4, broken by design.

Fixify wont work for the samsung note, from what I can search. The Note 4 has AVCRP 1.5 which many car radios dont support. Older Samsungs have 1.3 which seems to work just fine. Crazy, my S3 worked fine, my note 4, no metadata at all on same new car radio.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] anth75:
Is there a way to modify the avcrp from 1.5 to 1.3?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] fubarduck:
This is so awesome. Thanks for doing this.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] SonyEX1:
New version out! 0.5.513 updated jan 17
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] :
Hey guys, I thought I'd post this here. I contacted Spotify asking them to merge this patch in the official version, this is what they said.

To the OP, it would be great if you could try submitting the patch to Spotify this way. It's worth a shot, right? The URL is http://developer.spotify.com

Keep us posted! :)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] res_au:
I just slightly modified the patch by loganakamatsu (see first post). Might be worth a try though.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] spudje:
Great app!!!

Any chance for an updated version? (v0.5.5.13)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Noctrl:
Hi

Works perfefctly with my Galaxy Nexus and my Tiguan with RCD-510. I'm running CM 10.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] h3rnand3zz:
hey

Hey im just letting you know that there is a new update for spotify. 5.5.13

fixed an issue with crackling sounds. do you think you could please patch this spotify as well... thank you
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DanMc85:
It would be nice if we could get Spotify to make this patch official and have it in the release version... hmm ideas?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] h3rnand3zz:
thanks!!!

Now if we could only have landscape and avrcp in one mod lol ....
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DanMc85:
Here you go... http://d-h.st/JPA
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] planetf1:
And external sd storage....
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DanMc85:
I was looking into that but couldn't see an easy way to have it done automatically but I agree. I need to put my 64gb card to use.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] h3rnand3zz:
HTC one X+

Hey just incase anybody was wondering. I can confirm that this Spotify mod also works with the HTC One X+...
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DanMc85:
It's universal. Should work on any android phone that supports AVRCP. This thread techincally should be moved to android software in the general section.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] easycure1974:
Sv: [MOD] Spotify app with AVRCP bluetooth metadata

Just use an older version wich supports change sdcard to extSdCard and then upgrade to a newer version and it keeps that setting. Then you can put your 64GB card in use :)

Sent from my GT-N7105
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DanMc85:
I know that option exists but I would like to mod the app so when you install it, by default it uses the memory card, so there is no running through hoops or extra steps to take, which most would agree would be more convenient.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Chibi86:
The problem is that this solution doesn't working with this mod-version.

I wonder if it's possibly to build 3rd-part app to check metadata Spotify sends to the Android OS and send it to bluetooth unit? If that works it will be a good workaround.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Nakebod:
If I want to install this APK (HTC One X, IceColdJelly 1.7.5 - JB 4.2.1) it fails to install. I did uninstall my previous Spotify version first, even rebooted my phone before trying to install.

The apk in the OP installs fine, and if I retry your version afterwards I got a message that an existing package with the same name is already installed, with a conflicting signature.

So not sure what is going wrong, and why.