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Observer1199 ,

Is there anything preventing you from using any of their competitors? I paid for Spotify for years and there were always things that annoyed me but I didn’t think there were any alternatives that would be better. Turns out there are choices and IMO better ones.

Cris16228 ,

And you sir, you can share them and be the hero

Not all capes wear a hero Not al heroes wear a cape

nokturne213 ,

Years ago I switched from Spotify to Napster. Do not recommend. Napster would a single album missing from a bands discography for no apparent reason, and sometimes a song from an alum was missing.

I reluctantly went back to Spotify, but after the last price hike I switched to tidal. I was able to import all of my play lists. It does not have all of the lyrics that Spotify did, but it does have a lot. Tidal does not do a great job of holding my place in a song between listening sessions. I can control what is playing on a different device. I do not use it, so I do not know how well it works.

Presi300 OP ,
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Playing from another device is the main thing for me, as it’s very convenient… I am also in a “family” plan with a few of my friends and pay a fraction of what a regular premium subscription costs… It’s all just convenience, really.

E: Also, besides tidal, do they really have any serious competition?

rtxn ,

Youtube Music, with the obvious disadvantage of Google’s involvement.

Rexelpitlum ,

Switched to Deezer lately after getting annoyed of features being removed or worsened.

Deezer is roughly comparable to Spotify. And at least I am not supporting the near-monopolist now.

datavoid ,

If you have more than 10k songs saved, unfortunately the only alternative is Apple Music, which runs like complete shit on all hardware (including theirs)

clubb ,
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You might want to know that old spotify versions work perfectly.

Up until I switched to tidal 4 months ago, I was using a version of spotify from August 2023 to avoid all the “tiktokerry” that appeared everywhere. I tested many versions, and the point where the app stops working seems to be somewhere in 2017

Rexelpitlum ,

Is there a way to install previous versions that doesn’t involve binary packages from ominous websites?

Just_Pizza_Crust ,

Mobilism is about as good as it gets afaik. Just use the same method as torrenting by only downloading from uploaders with a consistent history of good uploads.

Spotify is pretty ominous on its own tbh, with its emotional surveillance and motion tracking now being implemented to sell to 3rd parties. I now get targeted with White Claw advertisements after putting on a sad playlist.

datavoid ,

Motion tracking? Wtf

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