Too bad this requires a Premium subscription, can't use this without one.
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#582hmm I wanted to like this, but for me it's noticeably slower/laggier than the official spotify app, and it's missing common ui features (you can't multi-select and delete from a playlist)
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I get ads in podcasts. Not sponsored segments that the podcast creator inserted/narrated themselves (like used to happen), but ad served by Spotify itself, injected into the podcast. Easily 5 minutes in 30 min podcast[1], though this varies and I'm sure it is configurable by the podcast publishers. 1. This is not by feel, Spotify leaks it by displaying the original length and then updated one once it loads.
Other platforms do this too like pocketcasts. I assume it's the backend distribution network identifying your IP address and inserting 'relevant' ads. I don't believe it's being added by the podcast app (though for Spotify it may be, don't know)
Spotify (premium) also has preroll video ads.
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#584The only problem with macOS Spotify, in my opinion, is audio thread isn't isolated to system performance and it can drop audio frames under load.
Yes, it's Electron and it's a full browser under the hood, but given the complexity of the UI, it's a fair trade-off.
I'd love to see some like headless Spotify client on macOS.
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#586Spotify is, without doubt, the worst piece of software that I still use on a daily basis. It's incredibly buggy, incredibly slow, and the UI has so many "usability inconsistencies". I find the Android app particularly bad, just a couple of examples: - Under a playlist you get a list of suggested songs, the UI element looks like a "regular song", but unlike every other "song" element the user has been trained to recog…
You should have tried Deezer. I had switched to Spotify because I couldn't tolerate bugs anymore.
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#587Earlier quoted context omitted.
A simpler, lower-tech alternative is to subscribe to Bandcamp newsletters. Infinite discoverability to be had and any purchases made directly support artists. There are also excellent listener-supported radio stations that are dedicated to nothing but introducing people to really cool music they wouldn't otherwise hear. Examples: - KEXP (Seattle, WA) - KCRW (Los Angeles, CA) - KUTX (Austin, TX) - WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA…
I'd like to add another absolutely great radio Station: "FIP" - France Inter Paris. It belongs to Radio France has been running since 1971. Everytime i Tune in i write down song and artist namens because the mix is so great for me. It really is all over the place but with a lot of style. Plus: once every half hour or so you get one of the famous announcers that tell you interesting or funny things. They are all women…
I've heard great stuff about FIP. I usually listen to Concerts Radio France at night. Excellent classical programming.
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#588Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Spotify is, without doubt, the worst piece of software that I still use on a daily basis. It's incredibly buggy, incredibly slow, and the UI has so many "usability inconsistencies". I left Spotify about a year ago and have tried Tidal, Deezer, Qobuz, and Youtube Music. They all have equally worse UI/UX. The Tidal and Deezer apps on Windows were absolute dogshit and would constantly bug out, randomly stop playing, f…
The vast support for Tidal in these discussions is pretty baffling. The whole thing is just an abandoned Jack Dorsey side hustle. Basic things like gapless playback don't work. Playback on dodgy connections is spotty. I have my own fair share complaints of Spotify UX but it actually works as a music player anywhere and everywhere.
Eh, I had plenty of problems with Spotify too. My point was more that they're all pretty shit.