Suggested songs

[Koldankel]

Hello

Im using spotify on my android phone and would like to know if there is any way of disabling these annoying suggested songs. I actually want the ability to choose the music I listen to and that is not possible when it keeps suggesting music i dont want to listen to. The problem is that it suggest 5-7 songs in a row and I always run out of skips before. So Spotify is dictating what i should listen to.

This morning I put on one song I wanted to listen to, but after ½ an hour I still hadnt had to oppotunity to listen to the song and was so close to uninstalling Spotify.

[Peter__]

If you are using Spotify free, create a playlist with 12+ songs in it and you should be able to listen to those songs on shuffle mode. Unfortunately on-demand playback is a premium feature. 

[Charlyquestion]

I have a 101 song playlist and can't listen to it because Spotify forces suggestions (that I actually hate) in it. Does anyone know the solution?
Thanks!

[Joe]

A premium subscription would fix that.

[ClaireHenvey]

On Spotify (free version) do you also get these suggested songs? Or is it just adverts?

[Peter__]

You will get suggested songs on Spotify free on mobile when the playlist or artist/album page you are playing has less than 12 tracks on it.

Full details are at the links below:
Mobile: https://support.spotify.com/learn-more/guides/#!/article/spotify-free-on-your-mobile-phone
Tablet: https://support.spotify.com/learn-more/guides/#!/article/spotify-free-on-your-ipad-or-tablet/

[Sheedyslick]

I have 16 songs in my play list. I have the free version. I play shuffle and suggested songs still play. Please advise as this is contrary to your advisements and per the support section of spotify. Android KitKat

[Peter__]

Got a link to the playlist?

[Sheedyslick]

I'm unfamilar with sending a playlist link. i could not find my playlists in my account. I do not have the windows spotify software installed. I use my playlists from my mobile device.

thanks

[samitefan1]

I am having the same problem with my playlists. One such example: http://open.spotify.com/user/1210225676/playlist/5KqLBLOOEm3F1sV00BBAXB

[Peter__]

@samitefan1 - Do the other "suggested" tracks show in your play queue? Can you just confirm you don't have those tracks as local files synched over to your device? 

[samitefan1]

As I am using free, I don't have access to the play queue, and I don't have any files synced to my device, as I am again using the free app. Am I forgetting something? My playlist has more than 15 songs.

[Peter__]

Are you definitely getting suggested tracks, and its not just on shuffle mode?

[samitefan1]

As I am using the free program, I can ONLY use shuffle mode. I thought it would just shuffle play the list, and whenever a non listed on the playlist song plays "sponsored song" appears juat above it. How would I determine whether or not I was in generic shuffle mode?

[Peter__]

That is definitely weird. Would it be possible to grab us a screenshot of that message? 

Going to get this escalated for further investigation for you. 

[samitefan1]

I will do that the next time it happens.

[samitefan1]

http://tinypic.com/r/15cxz43/8. http://open.spotify.com/user/1210225676/playlist/5KqLBLOOEm3F1sV00BBAXB
The first is a link to the screenshot, the second is a link to the playlist it is occurring on, to verify it exceeds the 12 song suggestion limit and to prove the depicted playing song is indeed not on said playlist.

[samitefan1]

You may have to take the period off the end of the first link for it to work.

[samitefan1]

Additionally, after skipping ywo sponsored songs I am unable to listen to the playlist anymore. I hit the shuffle play button multiple times to no avail.

Link: http://tinypic.com/m/i3f8xy/4

[samitefan1]

By the way, thank you very much for your willingness to help me!