spotify's arrogance

[duende3000]

i am posting this simply to register my anger and frustration. I got a family plan so my 9 year can listen to music on her own - she is old enough now. however, i discover that Spotify has decided to make decisions for my family that they think is appropriate:

1: she is only allowed to have spotify kids app - which is pandering, obnoxious, and below her level

2: spotify kids app limits the amount of songs in each artists catalogue - so she can only listen to certain songs from taylor, from the beatles, from any artist. these and 'hand- picked by experts'    what utter arrogant garbage! what total thievery. how condescending. as if her own father cannot judge whether or not she is ready for music or not, and what her tastes should be and how much of any artist she should listen to. 

Spotify's faux-responsible posturing makes me sick and I am finally switching. 

I have nothing but contempt for the corporate decisions.

[Prague]

Hello duende3000, as a newer parent myself I understand your frustration and dissatisfaction when companies make decisions that feel like they are taking away control and autonomy from us, especially when it comes to something as personal as music preferences.

At the end of the day it’s important to remember that companies like Spotify are businesses, and their decisions are often driven by market research and the desire to appeal to a wide range of customers. While their intentions may be well-meaning, it's understandable that their decisions may not always align with what individual customers want or need…

Also if you still want to get the most out of that account, you could switch the Spotify account from the Spotify Kids app to the regular Spotify app. That way you could have access to the full library and create some parental unit approved playlists for youngins.  You can follow these steps:

1. Log out of the Spotify Kids app on all devices where it is installed.

2. Log in to the regular Spotify app using the same account information you used to sign up for the family plan.

3. If you haven't already, download the regular Spotify app on the devices where you want to use it.

4. Once you're logged in to the regular Spotify app, you should be able to access the full catalog of music, rather than just the limited selection available on the Spotify Kids app.

Highest regards,

-Prague the Dog

P.S. if you have any good kids show recommendations (3 year old)  that would be amazing, word party and coco melon have been played a few too many times here lol.. 

[duende3000]

Wow! Hello Prague, and thank you for your measured response. I take everything you said on par, although I definitely feel significant anger at these same corporate decisions. I am excited - very - to attempt your fix for my situation, and am happily stunned that it might work. Meanwhile, my kid loved the following podcasts when she was younger, (perhaps a tad old for 3?!) but still quite good for later: What If World - great stories, Story Pirates - with songs, goofy, Greeking out - greek myths, there's one with Julie Andrews (!) for younger kids. Again, many thanks and I'll let you know if the fix worked. 

[Prague]

Aww thanks for stopping back in, glad I could provide a little bit of insight and ease. Yeah that would be great if you could let me know if it was a good workaround, I’ll start recommending it to more folks if so.

OOOOO THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! So many great suggestions! Aw I love Julie Andrew’s, mom had me and my sister listening to loads of Greek mythology when we were young; takes me back :,)

Truly thank you for the time you spent on here, if you ever ever need anything you can always drop it in here or send me a message; I’d be more then happy to provide assistance.

Happy tails,

-Prague the Dog

[duende3000]

Hi Prague - happy to send some decent kids' material your way. In the meanwhile, sadly, your workaround didn't quite work. Well, it did, in that we were able to have 'normal' spotify function on her iPad, but as soon as I began to use it at the same time, it bumped her off. Makes sense, I guess. So we will either 1. not listen at the same time! or 2. I will switch over to Apple music as they do not have any 'experts' deciding how my child's time 'should' be spent. Many thanks for the chat - much clearer, more polite and friendly, and more informative than the spotify chat responders. 

[Prague]

Okay sounds about right, it's because Spotify only allows one user to stream music at a time per account.

To avoid getting bumped off, you can create a separate free Spotify account for your child. This will allow them to listen to music independently without interfering with your own listening.

Here's how you can create a new Spotify account for your child:

1. Go to the Spotify website and click on "Sign Up" to create a new account.

2. Fill in the required information, including your child's email address and a new password.

3. Once the account is created, your child can download the Spotify app onto their device and log in using their new account.

4. To make sure your child doesn't accidentally use your account, you can also log out of your account on their device.

With separate accounts, you and your child can both enjoy listening to music on Spotify without any interruptions.  Also you both would have your own liked songs and be able to share playlists to each other.

Don't mean to sound like I'm selling you anything but if you decide to go ad free on both accounts I suggest doing a family or duo bundle, saves $5-$10 over having multiple individual premium accounts. 

Keep me PUPdated,

-Prague the Dog