How to remote-control Spotify with your iPhone or Android
Follow these steps to turn your cell phone or tablet into a Spotify remote control, allowing you to skip a song or queue up a new playlist on your computer without leaving the couch.
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3. On the other Android, go into the configuration wizard and make that one the client. (This would be the one you want to act as the "remote.")
4. Using the client/remote version of the app, you'll be able to skip, play the previous track, or pause playback. We don't consider this a dealbreaker (especially because the app is free), but it does mean you'll have to set up a playlist or album to play on the "receiver" Android (the one that's configured as a server).