mherger wrote: 
> > I get that, and have installed the Green Spotify App on mysb.com, but
> I
> > can not add the Spotify App to my Squeezebox 3, there is no option to
> > add it to a menu, and it doesnt display in the App Gallery on the
> > Squeezebox menu.
> > If I goto My Apps on the mysb.com and the Spotify app, then I see my
> > Touch listed, but not my Squeezebox 3.
> 
> I assume you're running LMS and your players are connected to LMS? Make
> 
> sure you've enabled mysb.com credentials in LMS, as well as the official
> 
> Spotify plugin and this Spotify Protocol Handler plugin. You should then
> 
> see Spotify in the SB's menu (NOT on mysb.com).
> 
> -- 
> 
> Michael


Thanks to you Michael for all your efforts and illumination. Perhaps you
(or someone else) can help clarify this (or just confirm I ain't
crazy):
I had been using the Triode Spotify plugin (the orange "Core" icon)
quite happily until just a few days ago, when the "search" functionality
within began throwing the dreaded already-discussed-in-this thread
"general transient error". From reading here and elsewhere I gather this
is due to Spotify suddenly and without warning changing their API (which
I guess is their prerogative and can be expected as they continue to
update their app) which impacted the searchlib functionality - basically
trashing that component of the Triode plugin. And since it appears that
Triode is no longer being maintained/updated, unless Spotify addresses
this issue with their API we users of Triode be S.O.L. For me, the
search functionality was very key to the complete experience of
Spotifying thru my whole-house Squeezebox setup.
So then behold I find that Michael has deployed his "Spotify Protocol
Handler" plugin, which I promptly set about installing (after
de-enabling the Triode plugin) and after ensuring the mysqueezebox.com
Spotify connectivity setup I am of to the races. And indeed, I now see
the green Spotify icon (in lieu of the Triode orange one) and Spotify
indeed plays! And I can search again!
But, and not to sound ungrateful or over-demanding (but I realize I
probably do sound just like that!), I find that although my beloved
search is once again available in Spotify via this plugin, there are a
number of features no longer available with the "official Logitech
Spotify plugin". These are:
1. No way to backup/restore library like in Triode- so now you have to
have all your favorite albums, tracks, artists etc in the Spotify
desktop app in order for them to appear - 
2. when playing a song, there is no functionality to "add this song to
existing playlist" or to a new playlist like in Triode
3. Folders (of playlists) that you create and have in the desktop
Spotify do not carry over in this plugin - the folders dont show and you
just get all playlists, unlike in Triode

These are just a few of the "deficiencies" I'm finding using the
official Logitech Spotify plugin. The Triode really had some nice
functionality in comparison to the Spotify plugin. On the plus side, the
"moods" and other playlists from "regular" Spotify are now available, as
is the all-important search.

So, I guess I'm just wondering - is this the trade-off that we have to
live with now? Continue using the Triode plugin and not be able to
search in Spotify (unless some miraculous fix is forthcoming via Spotify
API or Mr Triode) or use Michael's Spotify protocol Handler with the
official Spotify plugin and lose all those nice features?

If I'm missing the mark here please enlighten me - I appreciate all
y'all's cumulative wisdom and thoughts!

Thanks

HH


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