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SoapyandPhil · ‎2014-11-25

You know with your motto "It's like piracy, but better, because the creator makes money," I really think you guys could turn a good profit on streaming movies and tv shows. You could partner with the rights holder to stream the specific content or setup an aggregator system where people can sell their own indie movies on Spotify. Sure, it would probably increase your server space, but the money being received from it could be much more than the cost of a few more servers and warehouses each month. Free users could watch with multiple ad breaks in between like on television, while premium or a slightly more expensive premium for movies and tv shows could watch without ad breaks. Maybe free users could watch in Standard Definition with ads and premium watch in HD without ads. Another option would be an option to pay for a movie to stream without ad breaks, that way it encourages users to either subscribe for all content or constantly pay for different movies they want to watch. In a way it would be similar to a movie theater, but online. I hope you consider it since most media selling platforms like iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon already sell movies and tv shows along with music, but you could be the first to stream it and be VERY successful. From a business standpoint, I only see one way of losing: if everyone just pirates from now on and forever, but that would put your music streaming out of business as well, so triple threat or just music? Your choice.

Markgoessens · ‎2012-07-11

Something that I really miss is a Spotify app on Philips Net TV. I use my Philips Home Theater System for streaming music from my NAS with Net TV. But it would be great if I can listen my Spotify Premium music list with Philips Net TV too. Maybe with an extra function that I can select the song on my Android of iPhone with Wifi. Or, if this all isn't possible. Add a function to the Spotify Android of iPhone app that you can select an external player within the home network, to stream the music to. It would be very nic.

user-removed · ‎2014-05-14

This will be a dongle powered by usb or something else that lets you establish a connection to it via NFC. This will let you stream music to existing sound systems using spotify connect. This can also be used in a car where you can connect it to your car radio so you don't need to change the whole set.

Enlance · ‎2012-03-15

Hi Spotify. Please upgrade streamed and offlined audio to CD quality!

cchevy · ‎2014-03-21

Would be nice if there was an option to setup streaming quality for Wi-fi, and one when on Carrier mobile data connection. Two dropdown menus (Wi-fi & Mobile data) for streaming quality. As it is now, under Music Quality settings in the apps when you select Streaming quality it's for both Wi-fi and mobile data. I listen to Extreme quality when I'm at home on Wi-Fi. When I go out and switch to mobile data, Spotify still continues to stream in Extreme quality. If you forget to change to lower quality streaming and have a 1GB mobile internet package, it's gone in an hour. I hope I'm not the only one who would like to see this small feature in the next Spotify Android/iOS update. Mockup in attachment.

Kahamucho · ‎2012-08-20

Hi Spotify, It is nice that Spotify automatically searches for adequate song replacements and provide the option "Go to replacement" in the pop up menu. However replacing a lot of songs is quite a big effort. I am using Sonos and some times Sonos doesn't allow to stream a certain song, however after replacing it with the suggested replacement song it usually works fine. So I use this function a lot. My idea is to add more options to deal with replacements in the pop-up menu. Such as: - Replace all songs in playlist (probably something for the main menu) - Replace selected song(s) - Show all replacements (would require a new before, after dialog where you can untick all songs you dont want to replace) and then Spotify will replace your selection. Cheerz Janis

CameronKalic · ‎2015-07-16

I've always thought that it would be really awesome for Spotify to have a live broadcasting feature similar to the one that used to be implemented in Grooveshark. For those of you not familiar with this feature, it allowed users to stream what they were currently listening to with their friends/followers, essentially allowing for users to play the part of radio DJ. Including this feature into Spotify would add an entire new social listening experience, that would allow for the virtual equivalent of sitting down with your friends and sharing your taste music with them. Alternatively, record labels and artists could use this feature to share inspiration, and to promote new material, which would grant fans an entire new way of interacting with their favorite talent. In conclusion, live streaming would make Spotify even more of a place for social music lovers who have the urge to share their favorites with others.

jesalpha · ‎2014-07-14

Hi, I think that making a cheap subscription for who just wants to play music on demand on mobile devices would be a good idea. (even though I don't understand why this feature is free for tablets and computers but not for smartphones.) I'm not interested in downloading music, I already pay an internet subscription to have an internet connection always available and paing a further 10€ a month for premium seems excessive especially whan I want only on demand music without downloading so I wouldn't be using the subscription to the full. Furthermore you can make an agreement with mobile companies so that they include the spotify service (without downloading) as part of an internet mobile contract. I think that I'm not the only person with this problem so I thought to share this idea.

Kalmora · ‎2014-04-10

Hi! As mobile devices have usuallly a internet connection that is not so good as a normal PC (less good WiFi connection by design), it would be great, if the mobile app would preload the next song(s). I have actually often big gaps between two songs, if I use streaming, even with a not so bad WiFi conenction. That issue I do not have twith my PC (LAN) and my notebook (WiFI). Also I do not have this issue, if I just play downloaded songs for offline use. So I assume, that the Andoid edition does not preload, but starts to stream the next songs just, if the it started automatically by Spotify. As Spotify knows the next planned songs to be played, it would be possible to preload them and avoid these gaps of several seconds up to one minue of silents. So please add preloading of next to be played songs to Android! Thanks

Spotify Community

Closed Ideas

Streaming Movies and TV Shows on Spotify

Spotify on Philips Net TV

Spotify Connect Dongle

Stream audio at CD quality

Manage streaming quality when on WI-Fi and Mobile data

More options to deal with Song replacements

Live User to User Broadcasting (Live Streams)

Mobile streaming on demand (without shuffle) subscription idea

Android: Improve streaming by preloading next song(s) to avoid gaps