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I don't know what Spotify is doing with the Android app. They seem to be pushing podcasts really hard and there doesn't seem to be a way to stop the app from do

I don't know what Spotify is doing with the Android app. They seem to be pushing podcasts really hard and there doesn't seem to be a way to stop the app from doing that. I didn't enjoy using it at all. I finally bit the bullet last month and moved to YouTube Music. Migration was a pain but I find the generated playlists better and the UX less painful to use.

valzam 5y ago
Yet they don't even offer a top level menu item for podcasts, you have to dig though "My library", which is infuriating.
slig 5y ago
Looks like they optimized the hell of it to push shitty podcasts and local and popular artists.
cemkum 5y ago
I've found their changes quite nice, however that's because I mostly use the app for podcasts. Maybe they are pivoting?
- WastingMyTime89 5y ago
  Companies with 6 billions dollars in revenue don't really pivot. They are diversifying. I guess they have determined it makes sense strategically. If I had to guess, podcasts and music listening are rival goods for a lot of their most valuable segments and they were worried about moves some of the new entrants in the market could have made. Might allow them to target new customers too. Hopefully more than the move will lose them in existing customers jumping ship.
  - disgruntledphd2 5y ago
    Spotify essentially have no excess profit potential for music, because the labels will just take more money if and when Spotify increases subscribers/revenue. This is in contrast to Podcasts, where nobody really owns the space, and they have a good shot at becoming the market leader. I mean, I hate podcasts and wish they would go away from my Spotify, but I like the company and the music product, so I put up with it (for now, at least).
busymom0 5y ago
The pushing of podcasts too much is what got me to leave Spotify too. I tried YouTube music for a while but I wasn't a fan of how my YouTube likes would get mixed up with the YouTube music. Disabling the setting would often get rid of songs too. So I ended up buying a cheap Android phone ($190 USD for a very good phone - 8GB ram, 12gb space): https://www.amazon.com/UMIDIGI-Unlocked-4150mAh-Capacity-Smartphone/dp/B09372DWKL/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=umidigi+a9+pro&qid=1628479572&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.com/UMIDIGI-Unlocked-4150mAh-Capacity-Sma... I use Firefox for YouTube with the following add-ons: 1. uBlock Origin 2. Video Background Play Fix add-on This allows me to use YouTube as a background playback music player. And if needed, I use YouTube-dl to get the audio files and put them on the phone. I have basically gone back to how I used to use MP3 players back in 2000s before streaming became a thing.
- lanterk 5y ago
  Newpipe is a good option too.

valzam 5y ago

Yet they don't even offer a top level menu item for podcasts, you have to dig though "My library", which is infuriating.

slig 5y ago

Looks like they optimized the hell of it to push shitty podcasts and local and popular artists.

cemkum 5y ago

I've found their changes quite nice, however that's because I mostly use the app for podcasts. Maybe they are pivoting?

WastingMyTime89 5y ago
Companies with 6 billions dollars in revenue don't really pivot. They are diversifying. I guess they have determined it makes sense strategically. If I had to guess, podcasts and music listening are rival goods for a lot of their most valuable segments and they were worried about moves some of the new entrants in the market could have made. Might allow them to target new customers too. Hopefully more than the move will lose them in existing customers jumping ship.
- disgruntledphd2 5y ago
  Spotify essentially have no excess profit potential for music, because the labels will just take more money if and when Spotify increases subscribers/revenue. This is in contrast to Podcasts, where nobody really owns the space, and they have a good shot at becoming the market leader. I mean, I hate podcasts and wish they would go away from my Spotify, but I like the company and the music product, so I put up with it (for now, at least).

busymom0 5y ago

The pushing of podcasts too much is what got me to leave Spotify too. I tried YouTube music for a while but I wasn't a fan of how my YouTube likes would get mixed up with the YouTube music. Disabling the setting would often get rid of songs too. So I ended up buying a cheap Android phone ($190 USD for a very good phone - 8GB ram, 12gb space): https://www.amazon.com/UMIDIGI-Unlocked-4150mAh-Capacity-Smartphone/dp/B09372DWKL/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=umidigi+a9+pro&qid=1628479572&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.com/UMIDIGI-Unlocked-4150mAh-Capacity-Sma... I use Firefox for YouTube with the following add-ons: 1. uBlock Origin 2. Video Background Play Fix add-on This allows me to use YouTube as a background playback music player. And if needed, I use YouTube-dl to get the audio files and put them on the phone. I have basically gone back to how I used to use MP3 players back in 2000s before streaming became a thing.

lanterk 5y ago
Newpipe is a good option too.