New Desktop Experience: Rollback instructions

[mlidbo]

This is buried in the New Desktop Experience thread. I'm submitting it here so that people can actually find it. 

@ymmv99 wrote:

It's possible to roll back the updates and block any future updates. Just google "reddit Script to roll back latest update on Windows PC."

I can't post the URL since Spotify is considering posts that contain the link spam...

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Do not include the quotes when you enter the search into google.

If anyone knows how to rollback on OS X please add instructions on how to google to find instructions.

[mlidbo]

For instructions on how to prevent Spotify from auto-updating after the rollback I have found two sets of instructions. 

• Youtube: paste this into google: "site:youtube.com How to disable Spotify from auto updating PERMANENTLY - Complete Guide 2019". Do not include the quotes.
• Reddit: paste this into google: "site:reddit.com Tried basically everything to reverse the last update but it doesn't seem to be possible. This update will heavily influence the time I spent on spotify how can they make it so difficult to "use old spotify". I'm on Windows10." Do not include the quotes.

[m-elias]

Alright Mac users, I have a temporary rollback solution. 

Try "download old versions of spotify mac" in google and one of the links will be to a "spotify.en.uptodown" website, which has older versions of spotify available to download. I've found success with version 1.1.39.612.

Unfortunately, you will need to delete spotify off your computer (including Library/Application Support/Spotify) before installing the older version. So any downloaded playlists would have to be re-downloaded. And some other settings will reset to default. 

Oh, and Spotify will auto-update back to the newest version once you restart it. Sometimes after the second restart.