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incandenza · ‎2012-02-16

I'd like to be able to see the date an album was originally released, even if the current version is a re-release. So many albums are re-released that for some artists it looks like all of their albums came out in the last few years, even though some of them may actually be a decade old or older. When this happens, I wind up just having to go to Wikipedia or Allmusic to find out the real info. But why drive me away from the Spotify experience?

lukasgenberg-se · ‎2015-02-05

Hey there, Now that Spotify have added a bunch of Audiobooks and Podcasts, I think it would be a nice idea to have the option to: Pause your audiobook/podcast > go back to listening to music > and then be able to get back to your book/podcast and pick up where you left of, without having to memorize the time that you paused. What do you think? Have a good enough day! < moderator edits >

dalevich · ‎2014-02-18

To add the Spotify Connect feature to the desktop application, so it's possible to remote control desktop Spotify from a phone. [Mod edit - clarified idea and removed second idea in post. If you'd like DLNA support in Spotify, please head here.] 2014/10/09 Hi guys, I think the next update will have connect feature. Meanwhile you can download the beta version here: http://download.spotify.com/beta/spotify_installer-1.0.0.477.g16adf20f-2921.exe PC-VERSION. You can find in the web MAC-VERSION. Thank you all. I love you all. dalevich.

TJay · ‎2013-09-03

Spotify should publish the required documentation for implementing Spotify Connect on internet-enabled receivers / speakers.

BalernoGirl · ‎2015-11-28

I'm so disappointed with the quality of the Spotify app for Samsung TV and Roku devices. Clunky doesn't even begin to describe it. Yet, with YouTube I can seamlessly stream any video from my Android phone to either device in seconds and by simply clicking a cast button in the upper right hand corner. I'd really appreciate it if Spotify would upgrade to include the same kind of connectivity with these devices. I simply can't understand why this feature does not already exist. Because it doesn't, I'm considering whether I should cancel my subscriptiona and find another service that does what I want. Thanks.

errkal · ‎2015-08-31

Currently there is a limit of 9999 downloaded tracks spread acress 3 devices (3333 tracks per device). This means if you have a large playlist you are stuck with a subset on a deivce or swap device. My idea is that this 9999 tracks be more dynamic, it should be that I can use my 9999 tracks on any of my devices and just one if I so wish. Please can this be implemented as it will allow a much more user friendly experience and allows people with a large playlist the freedom of having that playlist on their device without having to cut down the list or split it across devices.

mitchbergs_com · ‎2015-01-18

- More space for touch functions - Faster access to play and pause actions - Reduced functionality for safer and faster access during driving

Rorey · ‎2013-11-14

Previously, community member @ kelvin0mql submitted the idea for an improved search feature on mobile. http://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Ideas/Mobile-App-Sort-and-Search/idi-p/34441 While we're happy to announce the we've imlemented the ability to search tracks you've already synced on the Android platform, we haven't quite implemented the feature for iOS. Please add your kudos to this idea if you'd like to see this implemented.

tifu · ‎2016-09-25

When I play games with friends, I often use discord for voice communication. We use the built-in bots that are really glitchy and often cause latency in-game. The bot simply looks up the song on youtube and plays the top result, which could be occasionally the wrong song. I really wish that Spotify will add support for discord. And by using the system for parties, we can have friends queue up songs and DJ without the laggy and annoying bots.

doughertyp · ‎2014-04-17

This is bad, guys! Once was the day (last week) you could sort all of your search results by artist, album, length OR popularity simply by clicking on the name of that column in the full search results view. It's even mentioned in a "Solution" from last week. Now, the column headings are unresponsive and there is now way to group the results of your search, like when you want to see different versions of the same song by one artist: There seems to be some problems w/ the search function in other aspects of the redesign so perhaps a fix is in the works? Spotify's greatest strength is the diversity of music accessible but people enjoy it in different ways, not just by popularity. Please bring back sorting in search results! This is big hole!

MattSuda · ‎2012-02-14

UPDATE: Repeat track mode is now available FINALLY!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Matt Suda will forever be known as the guy who pushed Spotify to add repeat track mode and his legacy will live on for music lovers forever... (joking) Thanks to everyone for your support helping me get Spotify to add this! =) http://news.spotify.com/2014/02/07/repeat-once/ Daniel Ek told me in person that Repeat One is his favorite Spotify feature. https://news.spotify.com/2014/09/04/community-visit-our-office/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why isn't there an option to just repeat a track? I hate having to place a song in a playlist of its own, and then put it on repeat which just repeats the playlist. People have been suggesting you add this feature for years now! EVERY music app should have this feature! This feature should be on all the Spotify apps across all platforms. Add it to the same button as now with a 3-step repeat mode: 1. Repeat ALL/PLAYLIST 2. Repeat TRACK 3. Repeat OFF My mockup of what this would look like in the iPad app (similar for desktop and other mobile devices): My Comments: If Spotify wants to compete with the competition, they need to add this basic feature! It worries me that Spotify hasn't implemented this popular simple idea from 4 years ago, but instead they implement more complex newer ideas. If you ask some people -- this has been a request since the launch of Spotify. I love Spotify, but it hurts that a simple feature like this gets passed up every time new features are rolled out. I feel like I'm living in the 1990s with no repeat track mode anywhere to be found within Spotify. This is a basic feature and it's being looked at like a grain of salt. I comb through Twitter search every day and a lot of people are very confused on how the repeat mode works so I link them to this idea. I've referred 50+ people now to the link... some didn't know that it only repeated the playlist. This is very confusing for a lot of people, especially newcomers. Oh and look at all of these confused people: https://www.google.com/search?q=repeat+song+%20spotify https://www.google.com/search?q=repeat+track+%20spotify https://www.google.com/search?q=repeat+spotify News articles that agree: http://mashable.com/2013/03/01/spotify-changes/ http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/11-things-spotify-needs-to-win-the-online-music-war/repeat

pradaker · ‎2015-01-20

The list of songs queued is possible to display on the iPhone app, but not on the iPad app, and it's really inconvenient since I use that feature very often. Come on, Spotify. Please fix this!

RoninTheOrigina · ‎2012-03-22

Yes, you read that right. The "shuffle" function in Spotify is nothing more than a randomizer. There's a difference? YES. RANDOM - Play one song. The next song can be ANY song in your playlist. Including the one you just listened to. Though I've never had this specifically happen, I literally just heard the same song that I heard 2 songs ago. This is how Spotify's "shuffle" currently functions. SHUFFLE - Take your entire list, shuffle them (like cards), and play the first song in the shuffle. Once finished, move that song off the pile. Once the pile is depleted, shuffle the deck again and start over (maybe pop a message up). I know enough about programming (not much) to know that shuffling is probably a bit harder than random, but come on. I may be in the minority, but I don't have a lot of little playlists. I have one list with nearly a thousand songs in it, because I like all the music, and am rarely not in the mood for one of those songs. But what I can't stand is hearing the same song over and over again. I think there may even be songs in my list I haven't heard yet, while I've heard others 4-5 times. I know it may not matter much, but I would probably lay down the money for at least a year subscription if this feature was implemented. EDIT: Another user pointed out that I can see what all is queued up in my shuffle by clicking the Play Queue link, and that Spotify supposedly sets up a rolling shuffle of 50 songs. It would be nice if this range could be expanded to say 50-100% of your playlist. EDIT 4/6/12: I just dealt with the same song 16 tracks later. The song played the first time yesterday afternoon. I went home, listened for a bit on my home PC (just a few songs), then started listening again this morning. If the list recycles itself after a day, or if you log in from another computer, I see that as an area for improvement.

user-removed · ‎2015-01-23

When you have a nice evening at home with some friends, music playing in the backgound, one question is raised every time and at least once: - Wow, this is a great song. Who is performing this? From which album is it? Wasn't this guy playing in another band a few years ago? Unfortunately, the desktop app is at the moment mainly focused on navigating and searching for music and not at all on the graphical / visual experience of the music being played. On the iOS app this is far better, because you can swith to full screen mode to a static view of the front-side album art, song title and artist name. For starters, this would already be a great addition if this feature would be available for the desktop app as well. But there are a lot more opportunities to improve the visual experience. The best one I've experienced so far is a specific skin in XBMC/Kodi: Aeon MQ 5. It combines album art, artist art, artist biography and lyrics in one full screen view. The artist art is even dynamic and changes at a certain interval. I added a screenshot to give you an impression. Although there already are some ideas posted about bigger album art, I didn't see any idea's yet about the whole visual experience while listening to your music. Therefore I decided to post this idea. Anyone else who is missing this or would like this to be developed? Or is it just me?

Bittencourt · ‎2017-09-09

Release Radar is a great feature that give us a weekly selection of the newest releases that matter most to us. But generally some of the songs aren't what we expect. My suggestion is that we can give thumbs up/down to them, just like we do to the radio playlists.

MattSuda · ‎2015-05-25

UPDATE: Sharing your podcast on Spotify gives you access to millions of Spotify listeners! You can now easily submit and manage your podcast with Spotify for Podcasters. Just head there and request access (you’ll need an active Spotify account to log in with). There's more info on this here. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Spotify should add a way for podcast hosts to submit/upload their podcasts to Spotify. Currently Spotify has a list of aggregators to use to get music on Spotify, but there should also be a way to get your podcasts onto Spotify.

chopztix · ‎2012-02-15

I know for a fact that myself and a lot of people I know would love a feature that lets you subscribe to an artist or a group, immediately letting one know when a new album/track has been released.

manux · ‎2012-03-04

Hello, It could be great to be able to remote control my computer Spotify app from the Spotify mobile device app. (iPhone un my case)

tanushreebaijal · ‎2016-06-13

I've been a Spotify Premium user from the Netherlands for 5 months now. In a month I will be going back home to India, which is where I'm from. Will Spotify ever be available in India? I'm not sure if this is the right platform for this question but it would be great to be able to access my account from there and I thought I should at least ask. Thank you!

thepretentiousw · ‎2015-08-07

It would be nice if there was a way to remove a song from the Discover Weekly playlist. Overall, Spotify picks some pretty good songs for the playlist. However, there are always a couple songs I don't like. It would be nice if I could delete the song from the playlist just like I can for any other playlists I put together.

Spotify Community

Implemented Ideas

Show original year of album release

[All Platforms] Bookmark Position in an Audiobook or Podcast

Spotify Connect For Desktop App

[Connect] Publish the Spotify Connect API

[Samsung] Connect for Samsung TV

[All Platforms] All 9999 offline Tracks assigned to a single Device

[Mobile] Car Mode

Sort and filter tracks inside a playlist (iOS)

[Parternship] Discord

Bring Back Sorting in Search Results

Repeat TRACK Mode!

Queue on iPad

Implement an actual shuffle function

Full screen playback info and visuals (Desktop)

[Release Radar] Thumbs up/down on Release Radar

[Shows] Podcast Submissions

Subscribe to Artists

Remote control.

[Country] Spotify in India

[Discover Weekly] Remove certain Songs