[All Platforms] Customize Start Screen

[user-removed]

This is not a new idea, but I haven't found any practical reply to it, so I think it needs to be repeated. I completely agree with Rennestein (screen capture below), we need to stop seeing irrelevant suggestions because it is annoying. Why can't it be possible to decide what we first see when we open Spotify on any device? (playlists, recently played, artists we're following, etc), and enjoy better our Spotify experience?
Please Spotify, let us have the home screen as we'd like. :)) Thank you!

[Urayuli]

Despite paying for Premium to avoid ads, the app is showing 'Audiobooks you may be interested in'. Which are just ads to purchase Audiobooks. 

It would be nice if we had an option to not display any recommendations for content that isn't already included in the premium subscription.

[Burner4]

I also support this idea. A Spotify agent suggested a workaround but it would be much simpler to allow users to customize the home page and feed.

[oberkvlt]

Thank you for your update on 2023-02-23.

That's great, because that's exactly not what we want. Podcasts recommendations still show on the homescreen and I don't ******* care.

[1y3y_-ce1jjz7]

I'm here because of the exact same issue. I thought Spotify was "safe" as a music app but now I've found the kids watching YouTube uploads of gaming videos disguised as podcasts. So frustrating to pay premium and still have these features shoved in our faces that negate the value of the app. 

Thankfully this frustrating thread has led me to do more research into Apple Music and it sounds perfect. No mixing of Music and Podcasts so I can trust that the kids won't stumble upon YouTube videos when looking for music. The family package is only $1 more per month. Well worth it to have the obvious feature that Spotify refuses to implement

[huntg]

How the **bleep** is it the case that you STILL haven't added the really simple option to remove a show from 'your shows'? It would take your developers less than a day.

Idiots.

[stevenCsaunders]

Why is this not a priority??? I have podcasts that I listened to 1 minute total still peppering the top of my home screen.  I’d rather have no suggestions than suggestions I can’t customize. 

[BabyEcho0_YT]

hey if there going to be a custom start screen i would like to make
something when you open spotify

[Rolan1]

Plan

Duo

Country

Canada

Device

PC

Operating System

Windows

My Question or Issue

I do not want to be presented with autogenerated playlists or mixes.  Frankly, all I want is a history of what I've listened to, my own library/playlists and some search functionality.

I don't like being bombarded with music from people I couldn't care less about.  I also have no desire to hear more music like the music I'm already listening to.

Could you please allow me to disable Any and all suggestions of what spotify thinks I would like to listen to?  I actively do not want Spotify to give me any suggestions, promotions, etc.  I want to actively choose the things I listen to, and all the advertising for various artists is deeply distracting.  I greatly dislike it.  I could understand this format if I weren't paying for the service.

I don't see any options for turning off any of the "Made For <User>" or "Top Mixes" or "Shows you might like".  I like the possibility of using those features, but I only want to use them if I'm actively searching for new content.

Please consider adding this functionality, as I'm considering going back to just purchasing my own music - at least then I'll always have access to it, instead of purchasing a subscription which isn't working with how I want to listen to my music.

Thanks

[hemitris]

So you guys force users to vote in the asinine system and refuse to implement it when it passes. Dev and product team run by apes.

[as_if_qwerty]

This has 12,000 up-votes, was originally asked for 4 years ago, fixes an extremely annoying bug that is still a problem on every platform (mobile and desktop), and it still is not a priority? What's the point of Spotify having this "Vote" widget if they ignore everything users ask for anyway. Hellooooooooooo