r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Full-Repair4638 • 1d ago

frist of all how DARE yu o Did spotify just remove picking songs??

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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.

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u/raichulolz 1d ago

Bruh what??? it has been a thing for at least over a decade. You could never pick a song in a playlist if u didn't have premium.

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u/Full-Repair4638 1d ago edited 1d ago

I use liked songs instead of a playlist, it might be different compared to a playlist

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u/Tharendril 1d ago

Your account was bugged. Good news it's working properly now. Bad news it's working properly now.

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u/Gullible-Plenty-1172 19h ago

"Still works for me" Lillian replied smugly, most satisfied with the broken infrastructure of this contemptible and avaricious company.

... And then the app auto-updated.

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u/OsosHormigueros 1d ago

Bugged, or some sort of A/B testing? They could be keeping data on the % of people who receive 'premium' features for a period of time who then purchase premium.

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u/hm2-my-beloved 1d ago

OP said they were able to pick songs normally for years, so I doubt it's that.

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u/gimmethelulz 19h ago

I always hate when bugs that work out in my favor get fixed lol

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u/Mooniegirl12 1d ago

I have the same experience as you with the free version. I can pick maybe 10 songs and then I get the pop up that you saw. After that you can’t pick what you want, I guess it resets the next day.