[All Platforms] Customize Start Screen

[DK411]

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!

[nininegash]

I am not sure why the show is being recommended. I hope it isn't doing profiling that can be offensive.

[ShadowPhoenix13]

Well dang... I came here hoping to find the secret to doing exactly what's described here... I briefly had to use Spotify for my podcasts, and I HATED it.  They're just bad at podcasts. Got my old app back, but even though I unfollowed all the podcasts I had followed, half of my welcome screen is taken up with recommendations to go back and listen to them on Spotify's trash podcast player. I might have to find a replacement for Spotify, because I'm seriously questioning if I want to give them my money if they can't implement such a relatively simple thing.

[lowdownfool]

This is ridiculous. I pay for a family plan to avoid ads. That includes Spotify trying to push Joe Rogan on me:

[sa124]

Seriously, Spotify. You gotta fix this.

I just finished listening to my weekly podcast and BANG! Straight into one of the ones you think I might like, but which I can't remove or dislike, but I tried for a few minutes back in March.

Please let me remove Podcasts. Please.

I can see it now at the end of the year with your much lauded Wrapped 2023 campaign:

"Your Most Favourite Podcasts of 2023 were:

1. The one Podcast that you actually choose to listen to each week.

2. A Podcast you hate but we force on you and place on your Home feed instead of showing Number 1.

3. Another podcast you don't like, but we just make you listen to it automatically after Number 1 finishes — every. single. time.

4. That Podcast you tried three minutes of back in January but didn't like. We added it here anyway.

5. Ah yeah, that horrendous Podcast you accidentally clicked once. In March. The one with the offensive cover artwork.

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[Emmitto]

I don't know how it can take over 5 years and counting for Spotify to allow the ability to hide a podcast from the home screen, truly shows how much they suck. I listened to a podcast once with my girlfriend and now it is permanently on my home screen forever until the end of time or whenever Spotify feels like making their app better instead of worse, I'm not sure which will happen first.

[xcb3djok]

I have recently gotten recommendations on podcasts I have simply misclicked when searching for albums. Now these podcasts are on my Spotify home screen forever!

[xcb3djok]

Response from Custom Service:

Hello again,

Thanks for getting back to us.

Sounds like you’re seeing a recent change we’ve made. We’re always testing possible improvements, so you or someone else may see something new or get a limited feature temporarily on the app.

We’d love to hear your feedback so we can pass this along to the proper team. You can also start a discussion and let us know what you think over at the Community forums.

Don't hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions for us. We're just an email away

[Shark7]

Wow. Been a customer for 10 years, I’m going elsewhere for music.

[vipex]

This is very annoying, also shows that I've tried to listen or also wrongfully added to the "follow" list once, now are in this "your shows" list and come up with every new episode.
Should come only the ones I got in "my library" (aka the ones I follow), don't care about suggestions, but this kind of "algorithmic behaviour" is wrong at any level!
( and I think also against new EU rules... ? )

[Karmakomma]

Hello - can you please help offer some uodates on why we pay for ad free version but are obviously being pushed into advertisements? These are the popular podcasts that make money for Spotify but I pay so I wont be treated like this

i have done everything could to get rid of this daily motivation podcast where the guys voice makes me wanna scream. He and huberman lab keep being pushed onto my home screen and when podcast listening to finishes they come up. Even gave a 1 rating and STILL does not leave

let me be clear why this troubles me as I love Spotify and been using from day 1. I dont like being treated like a sucker like too stupid to know ads being pushed on me. If a feature to remove recommended podcasts does not come out soon ull be losing a very loyal customer if that matters to you all 😞