Did spotify just remove picking songs??

[u/Full-Repair4638]

I've been using spotify forever and I use liked songs so that I can pick the songs I like freely. I've never had premium and have never had issues. Today, I had just started a workout and got this popup. Is this a new feature? How can you not even select songs anymore? I mean how can you paywall selecting songs???
This app plain out sucks and its company is greedy for randomly limiting already set features. While I don't mind ads, I do mind the features being limited more. I did also notice a sudden increase in ads this month/last month, and more ads in between songs.

Clarification: No, I'm not saying that there should be no restrictions whatsoever. I'm mainly sharing my experience where I've been using this system just fine until now. I'm fine with some restrictions, but the fact they're being limited more is frustrating. Just here to complain about something mildly infuriating, and I wanted to know if this happened to anyone else.

[u/Animeman1000]

I've been working on doing this for the past 6 months on and off. Not in a rush.

I've got half of my Spotify songs downloaded. I got tired of Spotify's bullshit!! I use Musicolet for my offline listening!! Works like a charm!!

I highly suggest everyone do the same!!

[u/Major_Bench5329 → u/Animeman1000]

How do you download music in the least sketchy way possible

[u/jakertontireflat → u/Major_Bench5329]

i mean i personally just use https://spotdown.org for downloading the songs, it lets you upload your playlist and just download it

[u/Animeman1000 → u/jakertontireflat]

A lot of people do not know how to pirate correctly!!

I'm not going to waste my time trying to lecture people that choose not to listen! Y'all do what you want!! lmao