- My Spotify App Hasn't Updated Version
- My Spotify App Hasn't Updated Password
- My Spotify App Hasn't Updated Iphone
- Where's My Spotify App
My friend (and 9 Clouds’ resident tech wizard), Allen Day, has taught me a lot about getting the most out of the Internet.
Recently, I asked him about some lesser-known Spotify features. Here are some things Allen said you should definitely be aware of while you listen.
But, this morning, after a synchronization with Garmin Express (no app update only a sync in order to update schedule) all the music has disappeared. Don't know what happen but seems related to the new version of Spotify as my wife with the same watch and no Spotify update hasn't got any problem. (Using Forerunner 245M with version 4.40). Stopped working today it seems. Tried the same things as suggested - logging out of app, removing scrobble ability and re-verifying it. Nothing yet has worked. I can still scrobble when I use the Spotify app on my phone, but the app hasn't updated recently (I don't believe). You had any luck?
My Top 8 Spotify Hacks (by Allen Day)
1. Collaborative Playlists
I started using Spotify for shared playlists while getting to know my now-wife. We later used one for our wedding.
Collaborative playlists are a great way to mark an occasion. At 9 Clouds, when Catherine was concerned she listened to too much Maroon 5, the team rallied together and built her a playlist.
How to Do It
Want to collaborate on a playlist?
Just right-click on the playlist, and choose Collaborative Playlist. Then, share it with your future collaborators.
Check out the playlist we made for this blog post »2. Organizing Your Playlists with Folders
If you’ve been using Spotify for a while, you’ve probably accumulated quite a few playlists.
Did you know you can organize them into folders?
I didn’t, either . . . until I grabbed my wife’s phone to change up the music on a road trip and saw how organized her lists were compared to my mess.
Mind. Blown.
You can make as many folders as you want to organize your playlists so they make sense for you. Break them down by theme or genre — make a collection of playlists for the gym, driving, you name it.
How to Do It
Just right-click on a playlist, and select Create Folder. Once you’ve created your folders, you can drag playlists into them.
Note: You cannot create or organize folders on your phone; you’ll have to use the desktop app. Once they’re set up, though, you can still see and use them on your phone.
3. Customizing Playlists with Your Own Album Art
You’ve put a lot of listening time into your favorite playlists.
Whether you want to keep them private or share them with the world, those playlists deserve to look great and stand out in your Spotify app.
The ability to update cover art and playlist descriptions used to be limited to featured partners, but now it’s available for all playlists — public or private.
How to Do It
Open your playlist in the desktop app. Click on the cover art to upload your own photo, or click on the description to write a new one.
Check out 9 Clouds’ car song playlist »4. “Daily Mix” Playlists
Not sure what to listen to? Check out your “Daily Mix” playlists.
“Daily Mix” is a series of playlists with nearly endless playback that combines your favorite tracks with new songs Spotify thinks you’ll love — minus the effort that goes into creating the perfect listening session.
Spotify creates up to six playlists for you based on your own listening history. Each playlist is differentiated by a unique color and generally spans a single genre or theme.
When you’re playing one of your daily mixes, a couple new icons will appear in your player. You can ❤️ your favorite songs to add them to your Liked Songs.
5. Yearly Reflection: “Your 2019 Wrapped”
Each year, Spotify marks the holidays with a recap of what you listened to that year. For 2019, Spotify has released “Your 2019 Wrapped.”
Sign in to see your most-listened-to songs, albums, and artists in 2019.
Here at 9 Clouds, we love to compare stories and screenshots of our own “Years Wrapped.” Here’s mine from way back in 2017 (I listened to a lot of Alphaville — but in my defense, they released a new album for the first time in years, and I got to see them in concert after a 20-year wait):
6. Podcasts
The podcast industry has never been bigger. Podcasts have gone mainstream . . . which means Spotify is not just a music player anymore.
For years, I’ve tried recommending podcasts to friends and acquaintances. Too often, the response is that the podcast sounds interesting, but they don’t know how to use podcasts.
Now, I can just point people to Spotify. While it’s not my podcast app of choice, I am extremely excited to see Spotify offering them as a gateway to podcasts.
Don’t miss any new stuff — subscribe for updates! »7. “Discover Weekly” and “Release Radar”
Spotify has a couple of weekly playlists custom-tailored just for you.
Every Monday, the first thing I listen to is my “Discover Weekly” playlist. This playlist is a mix of familiar tunes from your own playlists, plus new music Spotify thinks you’ll like. “Discover Weekly” tends to be pretty hit-or-miss, but it hits enough that I keep coming back.
The other weekly playlist I look forward to is the “Release Radar.” Similar to “Discover Weekly,” this playlist is based on your listening history. It features the newest releases by artists you listen to or follow.
If you haven’t already, search Spotify for “Release Radar” and “Discover Weekly.” Once you find yours, click the Follow Download offline spotify free. button to add them to your playlists for easy access. They update every Monday and Friday, respectively.
8. Creeping on Your Friends
Want to see what your friends or coworkers are listening to?
Check out the Friend Activity panel in Spotify on your Mac or PC desktop. (Don’t see it? Turn on the right sidebar under the View menu.)
Of course, this goes both ways — your friends can see what you’re listening to, as well.
If you don’t like the idea of broadcasting your listening preferences to your friends, you can disable it in the Spotify settings. Toggle on Private Session to temporarily hide what you’re listening to, or disable Share my listening activity on Spotify to turn off your public activity for good.
Bonus: What Does Spotify Suck At?
Sure, we’re biased — we know a thing or two about superb targeting online.
Still, despite its awesome data, Spotify’s ad targeting could use a lot of work.
Only Spotify would advertise Chick-fil-A to me in a town hundreds of miles from the nearest restaurant — and always while I’m running. It should totally know I’m running because of data . . . and my playlist with the word Running in the title. C’mon, guys.
Learn more about online targeting »…Okay, It’s Matt Again Now
Thanks, Allen!
Before we put this post together, I didn’t know a thing about the “Release Radar,” and there are a few more features in here I definitely have to check out.
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My Spotify App Hasn't Updated Version
Shortly after publishing this post Spotify updated their Snap packages to the very latest builds — result!
I’ll be honest: when Spotify arrived on the Snap store I thought: “hurrah”.
Hurrah for an easier way to install the music streaming client (no need to futz around adding the Spotify repository like in the past) and hurrah for automatic background updates that ensure I’m always running the latest release.
At least, that was the theory.
Alas, the official Spotify for Linux Snap package has not been updated since April of this year.
“Oh,” I thought, “I guess there hasn’t been an update to the Spotify Linux desktop client since then!” Spotify full installer download.
But there has — several updates, in fact!
Now, to be fair, Spotify has done a pretty stellar job of maintaining its Snap app since 2017 — it’s only 3 months out of date.
But as the chart below shows, the Snap build is slacking compared to other formats:-
Spotify Repo | Flathub | Snap Store | |
Version | 1.1.10.546 | 1.1.10.546 | 1.1.5.153 |
Anyone who uses the Spotify desktop client enough will know how badly any and all bug fixes are needed! The client, to put it mildly, is a fudge (although it’s not “officially” supported on Linux anyway, despite providing official packages).
Jamie Bennett, VP of Engineering, Devices & IoT at Canonical heralded the arrival of the Spotify Snap in late 2017 by stating that: “Spotify has ensured that their users in the Linux ecosystem are now able to enjoy the latest version of their leading music streaming application as soon as it’s released.”
Alas, it’s not quite turned out that way.
Ways to Get Spotify on Linux
There’s no immediate need to purge or panic as the outdated Spotify Snapstill works on Ubuntu (though admittedly “works fine” is subjective with this app, and I say that as someone who uses it daily).
But if you’re the sort of Linux user who likes to run the latest software on your system you might want to look in to an alternative way of getting Spotify for Linux — at least until some sort of consistent released cadence is revived for the Snap build.
The good news is that you’re not short on choice.
My Spotify App Hasn't Updated Password
The latest Spotify for Linux build is packaged and distribution as a Flatpak app on Flathub (though do note that this is an unofficial build).
Ubuntu and Linux Mint users might prefer to update the old school way and use the official Spotify repository instead.
What’s Up?
My Spotify App Hasn't Updated Iphone
Spotify (like Skype, who’s out-of-date Snap build we mentioned earlier this month) is yet to respond to my email querying the current status of their Snap package. One hopes the packaging pipe block is only temporary.
Update: it was. They’ve since updated Spotify Snap app.
Where's My Spotify App
And yes: I appreciate I sound like a scratched record with these “out of date Snap app” posts — but they’re only because I care. Snaps are supposed to be the user-friendly way to install apps and get updates automatically. It’s why I (and perhaps you) use them.
But the whole ease-of-use caboodle only works when app developers play ball.
Thanks Tom