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I use a non-Facebook login on Spotify and the app crashes right there. How is this even possible, even less acceptable from Spotify point of view?

by pi-err 6y ago

ObsoleteNerd 6y ago
Temporary workaround for people who need Spotify as badly as they need oxygen (Eg: me, and my kids)... Turn airplane mode on, open Spotify, go to Settings > Playback, set it to Offline, then turn airplane mode off. At least now you can listen to cached music and browse the web again. Longer term, install a Pi-Hole on your home network and block all Facebook owned domains, because they’re a scourge on humanity and your life will be much better void of their infection.
charlesdm 6y ago
Same here!
KuiN 6y ago
It's not acceptable. None of the apps broken on my phone require Facebook features for core functionality. Downtime happens, but downtime due to your non-essential & user-hostile ads/tracking/social SDK? These companies deserve every single cent of lost revenue.
- zuppy 6y ago
  the sdk initialises itself just by being included. this is why the crash happens on startup. even if you only use it for login, it will still crash.
- lukeramsden 6y ago
  If the last time this happens is anything to go by, a lot of apps have the FBSDK to facilitate their "Log In with Facebook" functionality. The issue is that you have to include a monolithic SDK that initialises itself without your control just for simple functionality like that. IMO, blame Facebook.
  - swagonomixxx 6y ago
    Blame both of them. I'm done with Spotify after this. I'm heading over to Apple Music. It's a total joke that an app would crash on startup because of this idiocy.
vini 6y ago
even my bank app won’t open (Nubank)
- SwiftyBug 6y ago
  What the hell does Nubank need the Facebook SDK for?
  - gowthamgts12 6y ago
    tracking!!!
kzrdude 6y ago
This should hopefully be the end of facebook integration in Spotify

I use a non-Facebook login on Spotify and the app crashes right there. How is this even possible, even less acceptable from Spotify point of view?

by pi-err 6y ago

I use a non-Facebook login on Spotify and the app crashes right there. How is this even possible, even less acceptable from Spotify point of view?

ObsoleteNerd 6y ago

Temporary workaround for people who need Spotify as badly as they need oxygen (Eg: me, and my kids)... Turn airplane mode on, open Spotify, go to Settings > Playback, set it to Offline, then turn airplane mode off. At least now you can listen to cached music and browse the web again. Longer term, install a Pi-Hole on your home network and block all Facebook owned domains, because they’re a scourge on humanity and your life will be much better void of their infection.

charlesdm 6y ago

Same here!

KuiN 6y ago

It's not acceptable. None of the apps broken on my phone require Facebook features for core functionality. Downtime happens, but downtime due to your non-essential & user-hostile ads/tracking/social SDK? These companies deserve every single cent of lost revenue.

zuppy 6y ago
the sdk initialises itself just by being included. this is why the crash happens on startup. even if you only use it for login, it will still crash.
lukeramsden 6y ago
If the last time this happens is anything to go by, a lot of apps have the FBSDK to facilitate their "Log In with Facebook" functionality. The issue is that you have to include a monolithic SDK that initialises itself without your control just for simple functionality like that. IMO, blame Facebook.
- swagonomixxx 6y ago
  Blame both of them. I'm done with Spotify after this. I'm heading over to Apple Music. It's a total joke that an app would crash on startup because of this idiocy.

vini 6y ago

even my bank app won’t open (Nubank)

SwiftyBug 6y ago
What the hell does Nubank need the Facebook SDK for?
- gowthamgts12 6y ago
  tracking!!!

kzrdude 6y ago

This should hopefully be the end of facebook integration in Spotify