Please continue supporting iOS/Android streaming SDKs

[florom]

We have been using those SDKs since they became available.

Our particular app (Amazing Slow Downer) lets the user play music more slowly, since a couple of years ago also songs from Spotify. The "ios-streaming-sdk" is a beautifully designed framework that lets an audio developer do practically everything needed.
In our case it makes it possible to access the raw audio samples and this way process the sound and then playback the processed audio using our regular audio playback engine. With your new SDK this is not possible. It might be that the "ios-streaming-sdk" is more difficult to use for an average developer but that also makes it more powerful.

We have many users that uses Spotify. Many users switch from other streaming services such as "Apple Music", Tidal, Amazon Music etc to Spotify just to be able to slow down streaming music in real time.

We believe our app gives Spotify many many new subscribers, so many that it would actually pay off for Spotify to maintain the "ios-streaming-sdk".

We only use "playlist" functions and after fixing a couple of bugs in the "metadata framework" available on github, everything works 100%. Although there are certainly some bugs in the “ios-streaming-sdk”, they are very few and don’t affect our app.

We also have an Android version of our app that uses your Android streaming SDK and it also works very good.

We believe Spotify will loose thousands of users, so many that the minimal cost Spotify need to spend on maintenance will pay off manifold.

Since our app also supports playback and slowing down of streaming Apple Music, many of our users will probably switch from subscribing to Spotify to subscribing to Apple Music.

You write:

"After September 1st, important functionality in the streaming SDKs will stop working."
Exactly what does that mean? What part of the SDK will continue to work?

Please continue supporting iOS/Android streaming SDKs!

Rolf Nilsson
CTO
Roni Music

[ChasM1]

I too will have to switch to Apple Music. I have been using Spotify with ASD for at least 5 years, as have dozens of my students. 
Spotify- please reconsider in the next two weeks.

[Gheires]

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[lasserre33]

Using ASD with Spotify is an extremely important feature you all are pulling out from under us. I am a Spotify premium subscriber and have used Spotify going on 10 years, but will probably switch to Apple Music if this doesn't get fixed soon.

[qrao-l6_8bx2p]

As a student on a Music University, learning all kinds of new instruments, I really need this app to start working again. Please Spotify, reconsider.

Kind regards

Gunnar

[pitkamad]

I have been a Spotify Premium subscriber for a long time and I am also a part time musician. I use the Amazing Slow Downer  app a lot to slow down or detune songs from Spotify. This functionality is critical and I will not be able to maintain my subscription to Spotify without it. Please reconsider this decision.

[alembicf1x]

Extremely disappointed that Spotify has dropped this feature. Switching to Apple music.

[Lemoore]

Bought a cheap iPhone and got an Apple Music subscription. Love Spotify so I will take the hit on the tenner a month and just use Apple Music for ASD and keep Spotify for usual use.

[Tzremix]

This kind of reply isn’t helping

[byfieldbirds]

What Spotify are too dumb to realise is that this shortsighted decision will drive musicians to buy software that CAN download Spotify tracks, then apply ASD to the downloaded copies. Works for me.  Also protects us for when Spotify drop artiststs or artists boycott Spotify. 

I bet the guys who developed audials are quite chuffed with increased demand.

[lukemusic]

I also agree with all of this. I am a musician and have felt tons of improvement due to the use of the app Amazing Slow Downer. I am seriously contemplating switching to Apple Music because of this. I am able to transcribe amazing solos because of this SDK feature, and I intend to continue doing so--either with or without the help of Spotify. The ball is in your court, Spot.

[hansgitaar]

I heard Apple is also not compatible

[hansgitaar]

I heard its working..

[geshultz]

Apple Music is compatible on iOS, but not Android.  

[FlamencoMary]

If you find a good program for this that is virus-free please let us know!

[HolmesCD]

Apple Music works for tempo changes, but not pitch shifting. However, ASD still works with purchased songs both from iTunes and from my own CD collection.
Meanwhile, I got a trial subscription to both Tidal and Deezer and I'll use whatever Rolf can make work. I believe they are both compatible with Android.

[Pwesthart]

Very sad to see loss of support for ASD. ASD + Spotify is how I learn Irish fiddle tunes. Really hope this support can come back. 

[SilentFilmPenguin]

I love using the ASD with Spotify. It’s a large part of the reason I subscribe to Spotify. Being able to slow a tune, change keys, and easily rewind short distances has greatly helped me learn songs. I hope Spotify will reconsider their decision on this. 

[Tzremix]

Apple is working just fine. Just can’t detune or eq. I’ve been doing it a
couple weeks here on Apple as a music teacher. Spotify isn’t going to do
anything. They don’t care about us.

[bataniya]

Like so many other folks here, I too have used ASD with Spotify Premium to learn difficult guitar riffs and drum beats.

This ability to slow down streamed songs was a big driver for me to signup for Spotify.  Having this feature cut off is a HUGE disappointment.  Please Spotify, re-enable this feature!

[Tjzi]

What's the name of the app that transfers the playlist? Also looking to
make the switch to Apple music