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Re: Show HN: See your current Spotify song in the menu bar

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robertoandred wrote: post #39
user_7832 wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Modern OSes, as much as they pretend not to, are patchworks of antiquated components and designs where it's a wonder that anything integrates at all. Why is the OS not handle states and events globally? If I turn on do not disturb, it show show me as unavailable on Outlook/Teams/Google Workplace. Yet the "official" method is to go into individual apps and switch it. And god help you if you turned on DND but forgot yo…

macOS and iOS publish DND/Focus states and events; it's up to Outlook/Teams/Google Workplace to do something with them.

I don't disagree at all. It's a cultural/corporate thing where Microsoft can basically go "Nah, Teams is too big and we don't have time to integrate it." Basically, there's no real competition, and no one's switching away from Teams just because they don't pay attention to details like this. It's annoying/infuriating but also just the reality nowadays that everyone accepts.

Re: Show HN: See your current Spotify song in the menu bar

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Post by mock-possum »

kylegalbraith wrote: post #17

It's very strange how these types of nice UX things seem to be lacking in big modern apps nowadays. I think we all know why, they aren't revenue drivers. But, surely this wouldn't be that hard for Spotify to do themselves. Shout out to this project and all the others mentioned in this thread that are adding the niceties that seem to be missing.

Spotify is particularly atrocious when it comes to UI. Never have I seen an app go out of its way to make its UX worse as upgrades are released, it’s infuriating. I’d have been gone a long time ago if there were any serious competitor to switch to.

Re: Show HN: See your current Spotify song in the menu bar

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Post by jonathang6k »

ThrowawayTestr wrote: post #44

You could put this on the app store and Mac users would pay $9.99 for it.

Thank you for the feedback! I am currently exploring how to monetize while doing right by my free users.

Some more advanced integration with Spotify (Liking songs, for example) requires approval by the Spotify team which can take up to 6 weeks. I can gate this and additional cool stuff behind payment. Right now I am considering $2, but frankly, I am new to this so I am not sure how to price it. Any additional thoughts are welcome.

Re: Show HN: See your current Spotify song in the menu bar

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Post by ThrowawayTestr »

jonathang6k wrote: post #45
ThrowawayTestr wrote: post #44

You could put this on the app store and Mac users would pay $9.99 for it.

Thank you for the feedback! I am currently exploring how to monetize while doing right by my free users. Some more advanced integration with Spotify (Liking songs, for example) requires approval by the Spotify team which can take up to 6 weeks. I can gate this and additional cool stuff behind payment. Right now I am considering $2, but frankly, I am new to this so I am not sure how to price it. Any additional thought…

Something to keep in mind is that Mac users are much more likely to pay for things than Linux or Windows users.

Re: Show HN: See your current Spotify song in the menu bar

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Post by srvaroa »

jonathang6k wrote: post #30
srvaroa wrote: post #22

Nice feature! Just curious, how long did the API extension approval take? (been waiting for almost 3 months on mine)

Hmm, that's odd. Not sure exactly which approval you are referring to, but here is my experience: The Spotify Web API actually required no approval, because it does not integrate with the user's account. The current version of my app uses AppleScript, and was approved by the App Store within 24 hours. The next version will use Scripting Bridge, but I don't anticipate that will be an issue. In the most technical sense…

Yes, I assumed you did need some integration with the user's account (my case). Thanks for the answer!

Re: Show HN: See your current Spotify song in the menu bar

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Post by jonathang6k »

noashavit wrote: post #48

wdyt about adding a "like the song" option?

Thanks for the suggestion! Someone else had the same great idea. https://github.com/jonathangarelick/SoundSeer/issues/25

Unfortunately, that particular feature will require Spotify to give me additional approval, which requires 6 weeks (or more, unfortunately). I will try my best to add this as soon as possible.

Re: Show HN: See your current Spotify song in the menu bar

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Post by noashavit »

jonathang6k wrote: post #49
noashavit wrote: post #48

wdyt about adding a "like the song" option?

Thanks for the suggestion! Someone else had the same great idea. https://github.com/jonathangarelick/SoundSeer/issues/25 Unfortunately, that particular feature will require Spotify to give me additional approval, which requires 6 weeks (or more, unfortunately). I will try my best to add this as soon as possible.

I can understand why they make it hard for you and others to add that functionality (and why others want it). It’s the #1 reason I pull up the app
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