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[iOS][Discover] Restore Touch Preview on iOS App

Touch preview removal on last iOS vers. update looks like it hasn't been a great idea. You are on time to restore it, one of the best Spotify features.

Updated on 2019-03-19

Hey!

 

Thanks for coming to the Community, and adding your vote to this idea!

 

This feature was originally removed from the app due to low engagement. There was a statement at the time which you can check out at https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Touch-Preview-on-iOS-removal/td-p/1857905.

 

We're keeping this idea as 'Not Right Now', as it's not something we have any immediate plans to add back onto the app.

 

If we do have any new info to share we'll check back in here with a new status.

Cheers!

Comments
Mattzap44

Please bring back this feature. It is sorely missed and was one of the best features on Spotify setting itself apart from other streaming services. Your community of subscribers are desperately begging for this feature’s return.

eleite

Who in their right minds thought it was a good idea to remove this. You haven't even replaced FORCE TOUCH  with anything better - SO WHY?! In a day where your competitors are crawling at your back door the decision to remove this beautifully innovate competitive advantage boggles my mind. Please return the feature, otherwise I don't see many more reasons that Spotify is any better than the alternative. 

EoinH3

Been looking through other ideas, even the ones they branded 'good idea, vote for it' all they're going to do is ignore us and then five years on post a comment saying 'we'll update you here if anything changes, thanks guys!' Patronising c*nts.

mupet0000

Spotify spend more time removing features compared to adding them. I've been complaining consistently on these forums about their poor practices for years and they never change. They simply couldn't care less.

doughanson

I only recently discovered this feature by accident and I couldn't believe how great it is.  I have a playlist with hundreds of songs in it and sometimes I just want to scrub thru the list to find a song where I'm not sure of the name or the artist

 

Please please bring it back.   I think you only had low engagement because it was not obvious...but once discovered, indispensible!  

 

Instead of removing it, you should find a way to give little occasional pop-up tips that might advertise a useful feature like this.  

asvobodastel

I really liked this feature and used it a lot! Especially when I had a song in mind but couldn't remember the name, I could easily scroll through to see which it was. Especially if I happened to be thinking of it in the middle of listening to another song or a podcast, that way I could resume my spot in the podcast after perusing song previews. Would love to see it back!

jdrake30

Please please add this back. If not with the hold/3D touch gesture, then just somewhere. I run into this situation almost every week where I want to preview something but can’t. If you really want to use it for something else, let us choose what  that gesture should be in the settings. Don’t just axe it without any improvement.

Hlasa

This feature was fantastic, especially on Friday when new releases are there!

lovepink2147

I feel like a lot of people didn't know about it but once people did, it was the best thing of my life. It helped me pick a song without taking time to listen to the whole thing. Please put this feature back on because it would benefit a lot of individuals 

Luc4s

So I just saw this update for Spotify in the AppStore and thought “Wow, they finally woke up and brought the Touch Preview back” !!

 

Hit Upgrage button, open the app, breath, touch and hold a song ........ nothing happened 

 

Really?