Namibia’s pop-culture with regards to original music is growing faster than ever and in need of more development and attention — which is exactly what opening the industry to streaming services would do (currently we have no mainstream services). Some of our top artists have begun to garner international attention and it’s important to nurture this attention and channel it into musical growth which would allow Namibian musical artists to export their art. Similarly, we do have the growing digital infrastructure to accommodate streaming services, which would connect Namibia's streaming data to international artists and eventually solidify Spotify as the country's main streaming service across all operating systems/devices. Right now Spotify is only available in Namibia for a 30-day period, barring the country from the full Spotify premium package. Seeing as how Spotify does have head offices in South Africa and Namibia does share its borders with SA, would it not be possible to link the rest of the region and Launch Spotify Premium in Namibia - removing the 30-day limit which bars us?  ... View more

Hey,   I know there's a lot of requests on privacy and how it works... Leaving that aside I'd just like to get quicker access to it on mobile.   Right now, private listening is in user options screen. I go in, turn it on and then go find my playlist I want to keep private... (EG, at night time sounds of the rainforest or classical music or something)   I want to keep this private because I don't want my discover weekly and other recommendations to offer me ambient noise tracks or classical pieces. They are focused playlists to help me sleep, and are way different to my listening habits throughout the day.   So, the feature is, on the Song/Playlist/Artist/Album (dot dot dot) more controls menu, just add in a simple option which says "Listen in Private Mode".   Then I can just ad-hoc listen privately without going in and out of user profile.    Potential extra functionality...   Privacy mode persists throughout the duration of the selected playlist/album/etc and does not time out. If I listen to a playlist in privacy mode, and then switch playlists to something else, privacy mode is disabled. I can re-enable it if I want in the ... menu, however I think a user has made a choice to switch, therefore listening preferences should be reset.  If an issue, show a notification bar very briefly onscreen (like the cannot play song blue bar that sticks to the top) that flashes up a message 'Privacy mode disabled: Enable on this (Album/Playlist/Etc) -- Easier continued privacy listening Basically it.    Thanks   ... View more

Hello Friends,   i am using Spotify Premium since years. At the Moment i am missing some features like HD Streaming or Sony's new 360 Reality Audio.   Especially Reality Audio is truly a real gain and even more useful than HD Streaming. The 3D sound is literally phenomenal good and also Sportify should gradually deal with newer technologies.   Is this topic already planned? If it does not come, please tell it so your users can make a decision. ... View more

Please replace the heart icon with a "+" or something else when a user is trying to add an album or EP to their library. The heart has two purposes depending on the context, which makes this confusing. Here's why: Click heart on song: adds song as a "liked" song Click heart on album: adds all songs from album to Your Library These are two separate  actions so I think it would be beneficial to update the icon to make it clear that you are adding the album or EP to Your Library and not adding all of them as "liked" songs.   ... View more

I was so excited to see the "make a playlist for your pet" option in my email, but I was super disappointed that tortoises/turtles were not an option! I am hoping turtles/tortoises can be added as an option for choosing a pet for the pet playlist, or maybe a more generic "reptile" category because snakes are also missing as well. Who else is a reptile owner out there who agrees that "iguana" does not cover a large enough variety of reptile pets? ... View more

As a paying Spotify premium customer, I need a shuffle algorithm different from the current, non-random shuffle that seems to favor "popular" songs, as has been pointed out by other customers who experimented with what is actually happening (see links to other posts below). Currently there are only two possible ways to listen to music in playlists, either in the listed order, or shuffled by an algorithm that makes listeners miss out on about 20% to 30% of the songs in the list, favoring the ones that we already listened to hundreds or thousands of times. I want to be able to choose another algorithm that does exactly the opposite: play songs in a pseudo-random order but leaving out the ones that already have been played frequently, and instead focusing on songs seldom listened to, in order to make me rediscover new songs and inspirations! This is even more important when listening to playlists made by other people, to help me discover new music. The new algorithm could be called something like "serendipity shuffle" or "discover mode". This could be an option to activate in the user's settings, so the existing popularity shuffle would stay the default option. In case a serendipity shuffle is too hard for you to implement, a simple randomized shuffle function would also be much better than the current one. This has already been pointed out in other posts in this forum. See other posts in this community: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Shuffle-Is-Only-Going-Through-A-Handful-Of-Songs/idc-p/4557475 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Please-stop-marking-shuffle-complaints-as-quot-not-an-issue-quot/idi-p/1772030   ... View more

When we used to buy albums/CDS/MP3s, a user’s music library consisted of all the albums/songs/artists that they purchased, and a user could browse thru their albums/cds or iTunes library to see what songs/albums/artists were in their Library.  They could easily answer the following example questions:   What songs/albums do I have by Stevie Wonder? Do I have the album “Quadrophenia” by the Who? Do I have the song “Circles” by Malone? However, in Spotify a user’s library only consists of playlists (including Liked Songs), and there are no easy ways to answer the questions above.    This idea suggestion would provide better search functions across a user’s library to improve their library management:   Is Artist [x] in any of my playlists? Which ones? Is Album [x] in any of my playlists? Which ones? Is Song [x] in any of my playlists? Which ones? Please note that these search functions would only apply to a user's library. ... View more

Spotify is my main music source; I play music through my airpods, while commuting, I use Apple Carplay and at home through my JBL BT speakers. Each device in a different surrounding (in-ear, in the car, in my bathroom or livingroom). Therefore I would like to be able to save some equalizersettings and give them their own settingsname (e.g. in-ear, car,...) If you agree, PLS back me up with some kudo's! THX   ... View more

Can we have time synced lyrics, Spotify been in the music game long enough to understand that it's an important feature, most of us leave the app and open a browser just to check the lyrics. Note: don't mark this idea as duplicated and link me a to a post that was made 4 years ago, also am not asking for normal lyrics that we already have (behind the lyrics or story line)am asking for Time Synced lyrics just like Apple Music offers.   check the videos to understand what I mean.   or this    ... View more

Hello everyone,   I am not sure why it keeps changing between updates, although in the past Daily Mixes have the Like & Dislike button. But this time around it has been completely removed and is only available Under Your Weekly Discovery.   It would be nice if the "Don't Like Button" was added everywhere, from Weekly Discovery, Daily Mixes, even when searching specific songs, albums, genres etc. to better filter our music preferences. Also I find on Android on the drop down menu the Don't like button rarely ever works and have to enter the app directly. Like always works perfectly fine.   I would appreciate it if this could be considered. Thank you   ... View more

I hereby officially recommend that Spotify implement the ability to see where you are currently located (current row being play played) from within your Playlist ListView on the scroll bar. Please see below for an example.     Thank you for attending my lecture. Edit: Updated subject to include 'scrollbar'. ... View more

Discovering new and exciting music on Spotify is its key magic! While browsing the desktop software I wish I could open several tabs at once.   Let me show the experience; I enjoy a certain artist and then I can open a new tab with related artists I might like. In addition, open some playlists of this genre, to discover some more. Currently I have to give up on my curiosity and sometimes forget where I started my journey!   Although it didn't have enough upvotes before, I think it would be an AMAZING upgrade.   Thank you. ... View more

(I have attached a mock up of this idea)   I thoroughly enjoy the Spotify experience with the exception of one major frustration - music becoming 'unavailable'. As I understand this is typically due to licensing restriction/agreement changes. When a playlist you have put together gradually becomes 'greyed out' over time most songs of which are still available when searching for them. When you have large playlists, this becomes an unwieldy process of maintenance to keep your playlists full.   This Idea submission is to create a feature, either solely for unavailable songs or for all songs that suggest alternative songs of same/similar name and artist. I have done a quick mock up of what it could look like. A particular unavailable song could then easily be replaced.   When you search for a song on Spotify, the top Song suggestion is almost always (in my case) the song that I am looking for. When it is not, its either because I have put in very limited information or the song simply doesn't exist on Spotify.   To take this further, options such as: - checkbox in settings to always auto-swap out based on top suggestion where a song becomes unavailable - notification > dialog box pops up on desktop with unavailable songs and suggestions (similar to what Google or Apple do in their photos apps for similar looking people) - this also helps feed the suggestion (& search engine) machine   At the end of the day, I don't mind how this is resolved as long as I have an easy way to keep my playlists full and healthy! Thank you Ryan ... View more

Once hackers get access to my Spotify account, they will change my regular Premium subscription to Premium For Family and add strangers to my plan.   I will be charged $5 extra each month!   Spotify does NOT require to enter my credit card number to change the subscription type, which leaves the risk to users.   It means hackers NOT ONLY have stolen Spotify accounts, but also have stolen stored payment method to pay for family plans.   But in France and the UK, Spotify requires to enter the credit card number to change the subscription type to a Family plan. (free Google home mini was the reason why Spotify start asking for re-enter credit card info, but the offer has ended, Spotify no longer ask for re-enter card info...)   Idea: Please ask users to re-enter card number when changing regular Premium to a Family plan. Just like what Spotify did in US/UK/FR markets when free Google Home minis were giving to family owners for free. So hacked users won't be charged unauthorized money when hackers upgrading their plans to the family plan using stored payment method.   ... View more

There should be a way for me to control my history of songs played. Sometimes I accidentally play things I don't want to hear or I try listening to songs I don't like. I should be able to remove them from my history so that my stats are accurate for song and music suggestions.    Also....My account was hacked and someone played music I would never listen to. I can't delete those songs from my history. I can only remove them from my recently played section. I DON'T LIKE THAT!   I tried to ask a customer service agent to delete the songs, but they said it couldn't be done. Wow! Move to the 21st century, Spotify, and give your customers some more control. Sheesh! ... View more

Apple Watch: Offline Listening   watchOS 5 should allow Spotify to develop an app that allows offline listening and streaming via cellular data.   Vote here to show your support for this development! ... View more

PLEASE MAKE SPOTIFY AVAILABLE IN PAKISTAN!   Alot of people do not have the opportunity of being able to stream and listen to the music of their favourite artists on demand! That isn't fair. You don't need to be from Pakistan to Vote for this idea, please do it out of the fact that you are fortunate enough to experience the application and all it's capabillities!    Thank you!   For an idea to stay active it needs 100 Votes (kudos) per year!   To be considered: It needs 500 Votes (kudos)   Please SHARE and VOTE!   ... View more

There are "double-sided" playlists created by Spotify itself, like for example the Family Mix, that contains a "Chill" and a "Upbeat" side to it (see below)   Wouldn't it be nice being able to create such playlists as a user as well? So you could get, for instance, a "Day-" and "Nighttime" side to any playlist.       ... View more

  I am aware that this idea isn’t exactly new but bear with me for a second.    I have an iPhone and I  enjoy discovering new music  on Spotify when I’m on the go.  Unfortunately it is not always safe for me to unlock my phone so I can like a song I want to listen to again later, for example when I’m driving or riding my bike.   It is understandable that if you take the “go back to the previous song” button away to make  room for the “ like this song” button , there will be some people complaining about it.  However, my suggestion is that you  could make it an option in the settings to either have the “go back to the previous song” button OR the “like the song” button.     Maybe this could be the solution?  Or maybe somebody else has an even better idea, either way  I hope it’ll be an option to like a song from the home screen on iPhone’s in the future.    Thank you for taking the time to read this,  and I hope you will consider my suggestion. ... View more