Spotify

[Dizeee]

It makes no sense to me whatsoever. I only created an account to stream through my soundbar app.

I have created an account (free) and managed to put a few songs onto a play list. However, I cannot play anything other than a 6 second "insert" of a song. My only option says "shuffle play" which does not respond when I press it. And I have a selection of weird songs playing at the bottom of the screen that I have not selected.

I have played about with it quite a bit and can't get anything to change. Is it just rubbish or am I missing something?

[Rick101]

You're missing something but I'm not sure what.

Had a quick look in my app and can't even see a shuffle option.

Are you using the actual Spotify app?

[MRichards99]

Are you using the web version of Spotify? While I haven't tested it myself, I have heard of the few second snippet that version, not really sure why they've changed to that version. Mobile versions of Spotify free version have the shuffle play with 'related' songs in between the actual songs you want. The desktop version is a lot more flexible without having to pay. You can play whatever song you like, just with adverts

[Dizeee]

Mobile Spotify App. So I open it and screen says at the top "Recently Played". If I click on it, it takes me to a screen with a never ending green circle.

Back to initial screen, next bit says "made for you". Click on that and it takes me to dail ymixes which I can play but don't want to, none of these songs are of interest to me.

Beneath that is "Recommended for you" none of which I am interested in.

At the very bottom is a play bar which has the last song played paused on it. I can only play or pause, not stop.

Now comes the really fu--ing irritating bit.

I created a playlist last week and put 5 songs on there. If I click on the play list, it only gives me the option to "Shuffle Play" ??? I click on this and it plays a song I have never heard off that is not on my play list. It has also removed some songs that I have added.

I have eventually got the list to start playing, however, looks like I can ONLY listen to the entire play list in the order I have saved the songs in, once playing I can only pause it, that's it, not switch between songs or anything else.

So far my conclusion is that Spotify is a total waste of my time.

[craig1912]

Dizeee said:

So far my conclusion is that Spotify is a total waste of my time.

Your conclusion is wrong- Spotify is an excellent app - you are doing something wrong or something is confused somewhere.

I’d delete the app, redownload and login again. Also login on web and see if that makes any difference

[matt55man]

Usually once in my playlist in the app I just click the song I want it to start on and it will then work through the order you have them listed.

The shuffle button is purely to make the same playlist order random.

[anonymous-user]

Is it a Sonos system?

If so you can add Spotify as a service and use the Sonos app.

[Zetec-S]

Dizeee said:

I created a playlist last week and put 5 songs on there. If I click on the play list, it only gives me the option to "Shuffle Play" ??? I click on this and it plays a song I have never heard off that is not on my play list. It has also removed some songs that I have added.

I have eventually got the list to start playing, however, looks like I can ONLY listen to the entire play list in the order I have saved the songs in, once playing I can only pause it, that's it, not switch between songs or anything else.

That's because you have the free version. So have to put up with adverts, the occasional random song thrown into your playlist, and it won't let you skip (or at least will limit the number of times you can skip).

I put up with it for a couple of years, but since signing up properly I've no regrets and wish I did so a long time ago rather than put up with the cheapskate version

[Chebble]

Zetec-S said:

Dizeee said:

I created a playlist last week and put 5 songs on there. If I click on the play list, it only gives me the option to "Shuffle Play" ??? I click on this and it plays a song I have never heard off that is not on my play list. It has also removed some songs that I have added.

I have eventually got the list to start playing, however, looks like I can ONLY listen to the entire play list in the order I have saved the songs in, once playing I can only pause it, that's it, not switch between songs or anything else.

That's because you have the free version. So have to put up with adverts, the occasional random song thrown into your playlist, and it won't let you skip (or at least will limit the number of times you can skip).

I put up with it for a couple of years, but since signing up properly I've no regrets and wish I did so a long time ago rather than put up with the cheapskate version

Yep, I use the paid version.

Can make multiple playlists, download them to devices so you can play them offline (very useful when traveling abroad where WiFi is unreliable), good CarPlay integration, etc.

Try the paid version. You may be surprised.

[Digger]

They have deliberately knobbled the free version. Pay your tenner a month and it's sooo much better!

[Hub]

The free version through a mobile is rubbish - only has a shuffle option as you say, yet through a tablet or laptop it's fine, just the odd advert every now and again!

[anonymous-user]

I have the full version ‘free’ with my mobile. But will happily pay £10 a month if it stops.
Play whatever I want, nicely integrated with Sonus. Not purchased any CDs etc since i’ve had it.

As an old person, it’s science fiction.

Sonus speakers around house. Spotify to play what I like ‘free’ via Iphone/Ipad
Skip track or change volume while walking about on Apple Watch.

Spotify monthly for the price of 1 album in the 80s! Bonkers. Bad for artists I guess..

[Turn7]

Digger said:

They have deliberately knobbled the free version. Pay your tenner a month and it's sooo much better!

Explain to someone who has used iTunes forever, how Spotify is worth £120 a year vs free itunes ?

Serious post - and I get that I have to purchase iTunes content.........

I tried it and did not get it all.

[anonymous-user]

Turn7 said:

Explain to someone who has used iTunes forever, how Spotify is worth £120 a year vs free itunes ?

Serious post - and I get that I have to purchase iTunes content.........

I tried it and did not get it all.

You pay your tenner and can listen to more or less anything. No more "buying" albums or singles.

[RobXjcoupe]

desolate said:

Turn7 said:

Explain to someone who has used iTunes forever, how Spotify is worth £120 a year vs free itunes ?

Serious post - and I get that I have to purchase iTunes content.........

I tried it and did not get it all.

Works out better value with the family package with 5 users at £15 a month.
I tried the non paying version but had an advert every 2 or 3 tracks or listen to advert for 30mins uninterrupted tracks.
With kids as teenagers and early twenties they love the unlimited access.
I think I have 30gb on my phone just on downloaded playlists.
Paying per tune would cost a small fortune with my family
You pay your tenner and can listen to more or less anything. No more "buying" albums or singles.

[mizx]

May as well put this here, interesting tool for discovering stuff on Spotify I came across on r/askreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9icx7a... worth a look as you'll probably leave with 20 new bookmarks.

http://everynoise.com/engenremap.html

Click a 'genre' (ok there's a hell of a lot of 'styles' here really, some probably tenuous, but I guess that's the point), and it plays a sample (mousover to see what it is) or click >> at the side to go to an artist map for that 'genre', then on each of those artist samples the >> links to the Spotify artist page.

[Dizeee]

Ok... after some time, I am slowly starting to like spotify. I haven't used it much until this last few weeks, but it has grown on me and I think I have managed to work out how to get the best out of it. But some questions;

1) I am still using the free version, and have managed to create a decent playlist now. I know that on my phone I am limited to shuffle play and cannot do anything other than listen to a stream of my favourites, I can't select tracks, skip them, forward them or do anything other than listen to a continuous feed selected at random by the app. If I upgrade do I have access to these features on my phone?

2) I managed to listen to shuffle play on my phone yesterday without an an internet connection. Does this mean that whenever I use the phone app I am therefore NOT using up my data? ( Unlike youtube where if used a lot absolutely kills your data in minutes ).

Thanks

[dojo]

Jimboka said:

Spotify monthly for the price of 1 album in the 80s! Bonkers. Bad for artists I guess..

The payout is awful but its better than the illegal download sites that where heavily in operation before 2008 so at least there is some financial renumeration!

[budgie smuggler]

Dizeee said:

Ok... after some time, I am slowly starting to like spotify. I haven't used it much until this last few weeks, but it has grown on me and I think I have managed to work out how to get the best out of it. But some questions;

1) I am still using the free version, and have managed to create a decent playlist now. I know that on my phone I am limited to shuffle play and cannot do anything other than listen to a stream of my favourites, I can't select tracks, skip them, forward them or do anything other than listen to a continuous feed selected at random by the app. If I upgrade do I have access to these features on my phone?

2) I managed to listen to shuffle play on my phone yesterday without an an internet connection. Does this mean that whenever I use the phone app I am therefore NOT using up my data? ( Unlike youtube where if used a lot absolutely kills your data in minutes ).

Thanks

1 yes on the paid version you can play whatever you want, in any order, whenever you want
2 yes it will cache tracks you've played on your device. Of course if you try to access a track which has not been previously played, it will need to download it

[Dizeee]

Thanks - so , is it a case that the app will save my content to my phone wach time it updates, meaning once downloaded once, it remains on the phone from then on meaning no data chew, or is it that I am using data every time I run the app like youtube?