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> is there a better service with a similarly broad catalog? There is not. > I really wish it were possible to pay for a separate player/discovery app, in addi
by xyzzy_plugh 5y ago
> is there a better service with a similarly broad catalog?
There is not.
> I really wish it were possible to pay for a separate player/discovery app, in addition to my Spotify subscription, that had access to the Spotify catalog.
This is possible. The Spotify SDK allows you to do practically anything, the only caveat is that Spotify is in control of playback state, you merely request the desired state. In practice this means you can do whatever you want -- no shuffle, better discovery, write your own radio or suggestion algorithms, etc.
- jessriedel 5y agoBy "app" I meant to suggest on mobile. My understanding is that Spotify no longer allows 3rd party apps on mobile. Is that not correct? (And to be clear, I'm looking to pay for an existing app, not write my own.)
- frosted-flakes 5y agoThe default Samsung music player has a Spotify tab. I've never used it though so cannot comment on how it works.
- scatters 5y agoYes, this is one of the things that keeps me using Spotify - Concertmaster is a great UI for listening to classical music, and it has access to a huge catalogue.