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I can’t use Spotify(premium!) without having a freaking in-app pop up on iOS too. I’m actually thinking about going back to pirating music and just building my

I can’t use Spotify(premium!) without having a freaking in-app pop up on iOS too. I’m actually thinking about going back to pirating music and just building my own player that load things off of S3.

katktv 6y ago
Deezloader is quite a miracle in that regard btw. after so many years there still are the ways to illegally download music from the legal service and that is just... something.
Marsymars 6y ago
I don't really get these complaints - the entire point of freemium services is to upsell users to a pay-for tier.
- saagarjha 6y ago
  You can show the value of your premium offering without shoving ads for it in people’s faces.
  - deadbunny 6y ago
    To be fair they are demonstrating pretty well that premium users don't see ads.
    - boring_twenties 6y ago
      I'm a Spotify Premium user and it still annoys me with a modal popup pitching something stupid every now and again. Not very often at all, maybe once every few months, but still.
- akudha 6y ago
  There is a difference between up-selling and being an annoying pest to the extent that people stop (or at least reduce) using your product
- wayneftw 6y ago
  I have premium!! That’s the kicker…
  - joegahona 6y ago
    I have had premium since 2011 and aside from the occasional oddball popup for a concert near me (which is always based on what I listen to), I never get ads. What exactly are you seeing?
  - oceanghost 6y ago
    That's the thing. Paying for premium means you have discretionary income. As such, you're far more valuable to Spotify than its free users.
- friendlybus 6y ago
  Whats not to get? He doesnt want ads and doesnt want premium so he leaves. Seems like the freemium product is working in separating the paying customers and the never-will-buys via annoyance.
noxer 6y ago
Install Telegram. Open up a chat with you favorite music downloaded bot and listen whatever you want for free on the go. It steams but also caches what you already listened so it's pretty much better than anything you could easily fire up without spending a weekend.
29083011397778 6y ago
D-Sub (for Android) and AirSonic are actually perfect for this - without having to build/debug anything.
- Lammy 6y ago
  Seconding Airsonic! https://github.com/airsonic/airsonic https://github.com/airsonic/airsonic Big fan of play:Sub as a client for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/play-sub-music-streamer/id955329386 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/play-sub-music-streamer/id9553...

katktv 6y ago

Deezloader is quite a miracle in that regard btw. after so many years there still are the ways to illegally download music from the legal service and that is just... something.

Marsymars 6y ago

I don't really get these complaints - the entire point of freemium services is to upsell users to a pay-for tier.

saagarjha 6y ago
You can show the value of your premium offering without shoving ads for it in people’s faces.
- deadbunny 6y ago
  To be fair they are demonstrating pretty well that premium users don't see ads.
  - boring_twenties 6y ago
    I'm a Spotify Premium user and it still annoys me with a modal popup pitching something stupid every now and again. Not very often at all, maybe once every few months, but still.
akudha 6y ago
There is a difference between up-selling and being an annoying pest to the extent that people stop (or at least reduce) using your product
wayneftw 6y ago
I have premium!! That’s the kicker…
- joegahona 6y ago
  I have had premium since 2011 and aside from the occasional oddball popup for a concert near me (which is always based on what I listen to), I never get ads. What exactly are you seeing?
- oceanghost 6y ago
  That's the thing. Paying for premium means you have discretionary income. As such, you're far more valuable to Spotify than its free users.
friendlybus 6y ago
Whats not to get? He doesnt want ads and doesnt want premium so he leaves. Seems like the freemium product is working in separating the paying customers and the never-will-buys via annoyance.

noxer 6y ago

Install Telegram. Open up a chat with you favorite music downloaded bot and listen whatever you want for free on the go. It steams but also caches what you already listened so it's pretty much better than anything you could easily fire up without spending a weekend.

29083011397778 6y ago

D-Sub (for Android) and AirSonic are actually perfect for this - without having to build/debug anything.

Lammy 6y ago
Seconding Airsonic! https://github.com/airsonic/airsonic https://github.com/airsonic/airsonic Big fan of play:Sub as a client for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/play-sub-music-streamer/id955329386 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/play-sub-music-streamer/id9553...