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I already have the desktop app, what difference should this even make? Pointless gatekeeping by the devs
Yeah we're deprioritising the platform you use, because it's niche. We have analytics, and they say your use case doesn't matter. Just accept it and keep paying us, like all those other times
You can't block artists on desktop either. Have to do it from mobile app.
"What's the matter, don't you guys have phones?"
People who use Spotify for Podcasts already sold their soul to that company they might as well just use whatever Spotify wants them to use.
Everyone else can just use one of the podcast apps which just download the podcast from the podcast website. This includes Apple's Podcast app or if you're on Android I'd use AntennaPod which is packed with great features.
People who use Spotify for Podcasts already sold their soul to that company
Lmao. Why should I not use the functionality if I already pay for it? Doesnt make any sense.
Not like Apple or Google are much better.
They are as evil as Spotify in their own regards.
Your actual best bet would be to set up an RSS feed and download to your own media server and stream from that.
That is exactle what I wrote I'm not sure why you cut the quote just before I say that those people should use whatever Spotify gives them.
And Apple podcast, AntennaPod and all the other podcast catchers do exactly that they use the RSS feed.
I really don't get the sentiment of that comment.
He can only view the first 100 characters of posts because he forgot to pay his subscription for Spotify Explorer Premium
I really don't get the sentiment of that comment.
That dude is really emotionally invested in their Spotify decision, lol
Lmao. Wanna go ahead and read the whole sentence?
don't show the button if the user doesn't have access, ux designers.
Oh, it's definitely not them.
If all the hub-bub about Chrome getting less secure scared you, wait until you find out about how secure all the apps on your phone are...
I don't do podcasts in Spotify cause I hate how it melds together with my music. I wish I could turn the feature entirely off. There's not enough separation.
Also, Spotify is actively trying to ruin and fragment podcasts by running exclusive content. Fuck them with a rusty rake for trying to ruin one of the last mass interoperable platforms with their walled garden horse shit. Fuck them so much.
Don't use Spotify. Even if they fix the app and make it good, don't use it. They're evil little fuckers. Use literally any other podcast app.
Podcast Addict has worked for years for me, and he's constantly improving it. Why the fuck would I ever want a paid service to manage and profit on the podcasts I've always listened to for free?
PodcastAddict has so many damn trackers. AntennaPod has no ads and no trackers.
This is what I use, antennapod. Works well enough.
I'm not sure I realized that. Are you getting that info just from the app store, or are you detecting it somewhere else?
Shoutout to Pocket Casts
It's worse now with the audiobooks they've added IMO. Clogs the page with them.
Uhg, I forgot about this. I wish they'd allow customization like a toggle for "enable podcasts", "enable audio books" but they'll never do it because if you're not using it is essentially a persistent ad to remind you about the support within the app.
I left Spotify because of that and the pop up ads every time I opened the app. All I want is to pay for a library of music that I can download and play.
I complained about the ads to their support and they kept telling me they're sorry about the promotion but they're not ads.
Uhhh what. That's like the definition of an ad. Lol.
It's more difficult to use ad block if you're using their app. This is the reason.
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Pointless gatekeeping by the devs
More likely it's to ensure that you've actually listened to the podcast you're rating
edit: Can someone explain the downvotes, what am I missing here?
It's easy for the service to know if the user account has listened to the podcast, and equally easy to track listens in a webapp. The line between webapp and app is very thin these days anyway.
The line between webapp and app is very thin these days anyway.
While the user experience may be similar (and in many cases is identical) access to device information is different. For instance, a webapp can not determine the devices volume whereas an Android app can. Device APIs can provide much more confidence that an activity has occurred. I doubt this was an arbitrary decision or gate-keeping by the developers.
That's similar to Audible. I can't rate the books I listened to because I downloaded the instead of streaming them through their app. I think it's to prevent brigading and fake ratings.
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