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Re: Ask HN: How is the Spotify app so bad?

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Offline playback: my biggest issue with Spotify. I have my library downloaded, why is the UI "loading" and blocking? It should be instant.

same here, very disappointing.

i suspect the client is loading "something else" (artwork, lyrics, canvas animation) over the network

Re: Ask HN: How is the Spotify app so bad?

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I recently moved from Apple Music to Spotify to see what all the fuss is about, thinking it might get me listening to more music, or different stuff than Apple keeps playing. Using it feels like work and I don’t really get the how they expect users to use the app. I’m tempted to go see if there is a video from the designers explaining their vision so I can use it right. As of now it seems like a mess. Also, their AI…

Spotify plays the music when you tell it to though. I've heard Apple Music streaming can be a bit laggy to start.

Spotify has significantly worse quality than Apple Music.

So that could be one reason it takes longer to buffer.

Re: Ask HN: How is the Spotify app so bad?

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post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Spotify plays the music when you tell it to though. I've heard Apple Music streaming can be a bit laggy to start.

Spotify has significantly worse quality than Apple Music. So that could be one reason it takes longer to buffer.

Citation needed. This sounds like audiophile craziness. https://support.spotify.com/us/article/audio-quality/

256b/s AAC is well enough for it to be indistinguishable from lossless.

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