Have you ever met this weird error while running Spotify on your Mac? You opened the Spotify app and tried to log in, but it prompted with a message like this:
“A firewall may be blocking Spotify. Please update your firewall to allow Spotify. Additionally you can try changing the currently used proxy settings (Error code: 17)”
Honestly, I have no idea what this Spotify error is all about — update firewall? proxy settings? What do these tech jargons actually mean?
May 22, 2014 With this latest release of djay 2.5 – a free update for all existing users of djay 2 – you can now mix over 20 million songs from Spotify on your iPad and iPhone. Djay 2.5 also introduces Match, a revolutionary tool for DJs powered by The Echo Nest that recommends tracks that go well with what you are currently playing and helps you find the perfect next song. Currently I'm having issues having my spotify premium account connect to my algoriddim djay pro app. When I log on to djay pro it's stating 'spotify login error' 'cannot connect to spotify (8)'. Although my spotify app works fine, it seems it's having difficulty connecting to my djay pro app.
I was completely lost….but fortunately, the problem isn’t hard to be solved. All you have to do is to change the country settings and the error code would be gone.
I’ll show you how to do that step by step.
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Why Can’t I Log In Spotify?
I am yet to find a reliable source about the real cause, but my hunch is: you are either using a different network with a foreign IP address, or you are traveling outside of your country.
Because Spotify has different settings and pricing structures among different countries. For example, Spotify Premium isn’t available in many countries besides the US and UK. In fact, Spotify (the free version) isn’t available to use at all in certain countries/areas. You can see this full list for more.
My point is — due to the availability, presence, and complexity of Spotify among different countries, it’s likely that you’ll encounter some errors similar to the above one especially if you’re currently traveling outside of your home country.
Efforts I Tried But Didn’t Work
First off, I clicked the Proxy Settings link and followed a piece of advice found online saying setting it to “No Proxy” would help, but it didn’t.
I also uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify from scratch, because the official Spotify website has this guide saying:
“Reinstalling gives the app a new lease of life, fixing many common issues you may be experiencing.”
Nope, it didn’t help either. I still couldn’t log in to my account and the same “firewall may be blocking Spotify” appeared.
The Solution: Change Country in Setting
This actually took me quite a while to find out, and IT WORKS. Here is how to do that step by step.
Step 1: Log into Spotify. Click this link https://accounts.spotify.com/en/login and input your Spotify username and password.
Spotify Login My Account
Step 2: Click “Account” under “Profile”.
Step 3: Under “Account overview” tab, click the black “EDIT PROFILE” button.
Step 4: Change the Country to another one that you’re currently located.
Dj Algoriddim Spotify
Step 5: Click the green “SAVE PROFILE” to save your edits.
Step 6: Now quit your Spotify app and relaunch it on your Mac. Boom, it should work now.
Let me know how it goes? Did this trick help solve the problem? Does the error still show up when you attempt to login to your Spotify account? Leave a comment below.
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Android users, come in from the cold! You now have a DJ app to rival anything on iOS, in the shape of Algoriddim’s djay for Android. With external hardware support, Spotify on board (for a millions-strong choice of music), and a feature set that includes all the main functions of djay 2 on iOS, this is the most complete Android DJ app yet.
Android has traditionally lagged way behind iOS as a platform for music and DJing, but Algoriddim seems to have solved several of the problems that have led to this being the case. Algoriddim claims the software “runs on all popular Android smartphones and tablets regardless of screen size and resolution”, and the hardware support in djay 2 comes from Reloop in the shape of the Beatpad (also one of the leading DJ controllers for djay on iOS).
Spotify makes it easy to get started
The inclusion of Spotify is clever because it bypasses another of the issues mainstream users are likely to encounter DJing on Android, namely getting local music onto the device in the first place. Even on iOS it’s not always obvious to some users how to achieve this (using iTunes to physically transfer a library or part of one onto the devices, rather than using iTunes Match), but with Android, populating the Android Music library would likely thwart the average user on first downloading the app for some casual play. Spotify onboard bypasses that hassle instantly, and what’s more the implementation has an Echo Nest-powered recommendation engine, just like on iOS, to help DJs choose well-matched “next tracks”.
When used with external hardware (Reloop’s Beatpad controller), there is Midi control over the software, but the Android control doesn’t currently reach as far as using the Beatpad’s built-in audio interface. I am going to guess that as soon as Android L drops, so will multi-channel audio on this app. However, right from the off, that Midi control does look mightily impressive, as this DMC champ DJ Rasp video shows:
First thoughts
Overall, this is potentially a big move for Algoriddim and a game-changer for Android users. Remember there are many more Android devices out there than iOS, so this could potentially open up tablet/smartphone DJing to a whole new group of users bigger than anything seen before.
It’s not the only DJ app of note for Android; Mixvibes’ Cross DJ for Android is a competent offering, also boasting hardware support (again, a single controller, in this case the company’s own U-Mix Control Pro 2), as well as the ability to export mixes to Mixcloud and SoundCloud. However, we think Spotify is the big differentiator here; that and the fact that djay on iOS has had more than 15 million downloads, and is a mature and impressive app in its own right, with – at first glance – the Android version looking remarkably similar, albewit lacking some features (keylock is the most obvious one at first look).
Looking forward, perhaps the most significant thing here is the chance that someone will build a DJ controller with djay embedded right in there; Android hardware could far more feasibly power a DJ controller than Apple (proprietary), Windows (overkill / price) or Linux (no commercial DJ software on that platform). With Android tablets available from upwards of $50, it would be relatively cheap to embed Android hardware right into a DJ controller
We’ll bring you a proper od djay 2 for Android as soon as we can, but for now: Why not try it? It’s only $2.99…
• djay 2 for Android is available now at an introductory price of $2.99 from the Google Play App Store and from the Amazon Appstore. Spotify required a Spotify Premium subscription; a free trial is available. For more info on this, visit this page.
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