Spotify - anyone heard of it?

055. Pere Ubu - Final Solution (1839 points, 13 votes, 0 #1s)
youtube: http://youtu.be/VelS-YCtHV4
spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/1qWYoeFX94VUG398y2eTDX

how do I get spotify to stop looking like itunes, I liked the dark grey

wrong thread viceroy,lol

lol sorry wrong thread

yeah, reboot is hella buggy

New version sucks. You can reinstall the last older version from filehorse, but it's just going to auto-update next time you launch it.

Man, that's Spotify and iTunes that I'm having to hold back on.

Unlike iTunes, Spotify auto-updates. The next time you close the program and restart it, you'll be stuck with the new version.

(On the desktop app, at least. Mobile might still be optional.)

I haven't noticed any changes on Spotify?

If not now, you'll see them soon.

I just played around with Rdio for a little bit, but it's still worse than Spotify.

I just rebooted Spotify to see these terrible changes and I see nothing different, either

Mainly, they changed the way the social aspect works (you have to follow people now...ungh), but they also toyed around with the functionality of the layout. Artist and album pages are completely different now, along with minor changes to playlist pages—NONE of which are an improvement.

Huh, maybe my work firewall is blocking the update? I still see nothing different in any of those areas, although admittedly I rarely actively use the social aspect and all of my playlists/queuing is behaving exactly as I'd expect.

crashing a lot lately, or failing to boot up :/

I don't have much use for the social aspect of it either, but that seems to be the major push of this update (and people who do use it aren't thrilled). Mainly, I just hate the white backgrounds and the inability to choose between versions of albums on the artist pages (like, maybe I don't always want to listen to a deluxe edition if the regular edition is also available).

It's not a dealbreaker for me but the update is definitely no improvement. Also, I'm not sure how following people is supposed to work - I assumed I would have a feed of new playlists or maybe favourites but the functionality is very limited (unless I'm missing something?).

crashing a lot lately, or failing to boot up :/
― Creme Fraichepoop (upper mississippi sh@kedown)

WTF playlists don't show up in searches anymore?!? Spotify what the fuck are you thinking?!

For Windows Vista/7 (and I presume 8?):

old version from here:

http://www.filehorse.com/download-spotify/11842/

and then used this

Go to C:/Users/<Name>/Appdata/Roaming/Spotify

1. Make a new empy text file

2. Name it Spotify_new.exe

3. Right click the file and make the file read only

1. Make a new empty text file

2. Name it Spotify_new.exe.sig

3. Right click the file and make the file read only

Spotify will not be able to update because it can't delete the files, because they are read only, all future upgrades will fail.

This method is easy to use and permanent.

I just did this. I had to uninstall nu-Spotify completely, then install the older version. THEN you replace that exe and sig file with the read-only blanks. That order of events is important, or else the new one will auto-install again.

Has anyone on a Mac been forced into the new version? With everything else – browsers, iTunes, ADOBE – I have to give permission for it to download a new version.

Now, I don't know what the hell was in those Terms of Agreement I mindlessly checked, so who knows.

The Mac fix is similar:

You just need to do following steps:

Make sure you don't have the new version installed
If you have 0.8.5 installed, go to your ~/Library/-Folder within your user folder
(if you can't see it in Finder, enter "open ~/Library/" in Terminal)
Navigate to: /Users/[YourUsername]/Library/Application Support/Spotify
There you need to create 2 Files with read-only permissions:
Spotify_new.archive
Spotify_new.archive.sig
(If the files already exist because Spotify downloaded them previously, just delete them before creating your own files.)

And you're done! You should now be a happy 0.8.5 User :-)

Can people see that you're following them? I liked it before when I got to spy on everyone for nothing.

I'm most annoyed by the loss of playlist times. It was having trouble adding new songs to playlists, too.

List of flaws here: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Horrible-update-0-8-8/m-p/265126#M3260

List of issues that Spitify have pledged to fix: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Horrible-update-0-8-8/m-p/316082#M34646

Several of the bugs mentioned existed before this update, like the album order issue and the ordering of search results.

Using that workaround with v0.8.5 is super easy and worth it.

this update sucks. i want to look at which playlists i am sharing. is there any way i can do it without scrolling through all of them and noting each one? i haev a lot of playlists!!

I searched for this, but couldn't find any results that made sense: how do you create those files on a Mac?

after i updated instead of having my facebook friends show up on my activity feed, it is now populated exclusively by a dutch guy into barbara streisand and some lady from detroit

la bateau ivre?

another shitty thing: the space bar - the universal play/pause button in all music programs including spotify up until last week - now activates some "post track to feed" thing

what the update improved is that when you press play the shit actually tends to work consistently now
what the update botched is most everything else

I searched for this, but couldn't find any results that made sense: how do you create those files on a Mac?

Those files are just blank text files named accordingly. Easy to do on pc, and presumably just as easy on a Mac?

Five play limit removed for free UK users

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9940432/Spotify-removes-five-play-song-cap.html

Free at last!

The commercials on Spotify are a deal-breaker for me -- when i stream, i use grooveshark.

That's because you're using the free version.

I prefer Grooveshark too, except it's not as reliable on the streaming and you're not guaranteed that every song you line up will play.

can't believe grooveshark hasn't been shut down yet by the riaa

Rdio is good.

I realize it's splitting hairs here, but Grooveshark is a completely rogue operation while Rdio/Spotify/MOG/etc are at least throwing a pittance back at the artists whose recordings they stream.

I signed up for Rdio, but immediately found they had only about 10 of the first 20 things I looked for and cancelled my membership.

I haven't had any major problems with the Spotify update or the UI changes.

It's not splitting hairs e.g. Grooveshark. The only thing missing from that site are speedometer.gifs with little bouncing needles and a Gamesheep banner ad.

I still use it though.

I just upgraded from the basic Nook to the color HD Nook (basically so I can read illegally DL'ed comix on it) and hilariously enough the Nook 'app store' offers Grooveshark alongside Spotify, something Apple refused to do...

I realize it's splitting hairs here, but Grooveshark is a completely rogue operation while Rdio/Spotify/MOG/etc are at least throwing a pittance back at the artists whose recordings they stream.

the major label artists who are on spotify are getting fucked probably either way and likely don't have a say, unless they are like pink floyd or someone like that

but indie labels can opt in or out of spotify based on whether they think the exposure/etc is worth the low royalty rates...grooveshark does not grant them that option

Spotify has been working a lot better for me, its not freezing up or stalling and the search seems to be better too.

I've been perfectly happy the last few days with my rigged older version that prevents the update. When they work out all the kinks and maybe fix the UI, I'll upgrade again.

That's because you're using the free version.

Neither service is worth paying for, IMO