Spotify wishlist: 10 options I would wish to see

I’m a real fan of Spotify. I don’t simply imply the comfort and huge tune library that might describe many music streaming companies, I’m speaking concerning the modern options, helpful suggestions, and different issues that make it a reasonably polished product. That doesn’t imply there isn’t loads of room for enchancment, particularly contemplating the value of the Premium plan. I’m paying Spotify sufficient of my cash, so the builders also can have my two cents on what could possibly be higher. To that finish, right here’s my wishlist of ten Spotify options I’d wish to see launched.

I’m simply speaking about Spotify Premium on this rundown. I had the free model of Spotify for a very long time, so I understand how maddening it’s. I finally relented and began paying, and that’s precisely the purpose. It’s meant to tease you adequate to need the service however annoy you adequate that you find yourself going Premium. It’s intentionally restricted, so suggesting enhancements to it’s pointless. Spotify in all probability additionally has causes for not but implementing any of the options I’m about to counsel to the Premium service, however no matter they could be, they’re not about extracting additional cash from me.

1. Delete listened historical past

It makes zero sense you could’t take away a tune out of your listened historical past. I get that Spotify would possibly need it to be an correct reflection of all the things you’ve performed, however it’s hardly more likely to be key proof in a trial. Even when it have been, Spotify truly retains an in depth record of what you’ve listened to — you may request it on the web site. Net browsers allow us to delete historical past, so I don’t see why it could be so tough for Spotify to do the identical.

I don’t thoughts embarrassing songs displaying up in my Just lately Performed record, however it’s how they then feed Spotify’s algorithms that bugs me. Even should you take away these songs out of your style profile, they’ll nonetheless present up within the suggestions on your property display. My good friend might ship me some trash observe, or my voice assistant might mishear me, and I’m caught with Spotify pushing that tune at me for some time. It’s insanity.

Failing the above, not less than let me reorder or take away stuff from my dwelling display. I get that Spotify needs to push me suggestions, and I additionally get that this can be extra of a cynical try and hold me streaming so long as attainable than the kindness of bringing extra music to my life. Wonderful, no matter. However the place’s the hurt in letting me change it? Even changing a suggestion I’ve eliminated with a special one could be progress, however I can’t even take away them to start with.

3. Fewer cowl recommendations

A number of the objects on my wishlist are simply settings I’d like so as to add. Everybody enjoys music streaming in their very own method, and I’m not right here to step on any toes, however a bit extra particular person management could be good.

In my case, I’d like the choice to cease Spotify from recommending different variations of the identical tune to me. If I play a observe by an artist, it’s usually as a result of I wish to hear that artist’s rendition of it. On the uncommon event that I’m inquisitive about different variations of the identical tune, I’m completely happy to go in search of them. I don’t need the Spotify algorithm attempting to push each remix, cowl, acoustic model, and no matter else on me. Give me one thing new.

Why on earth can I not see all of an artist’s songs in a single complete tracklist? It looks like such a fundamental request. Certain, you may seek for the tune title, go discover it within the album should you occur to know which one it’s on, look within the ‘This Is’ playlist, and so forth, however there’s no motive why it ought to even take that a lot effort.

I discussed on the high that Spotify might need causes for doing or not doing the issues it does, however the lack of such a function actually makes you query the app’s method. Perhaps there’s some refined business worth in not providing one thing so basic, however it isn’t obvious.

5. Common discography

Should you go to an artist’s discography, you’re proven an inventory of each album they’ve launched, and that’s typically not what you really need. It could possibly be performed with a filter, however I want there was a strategy to present simply the common studio albums from that band or artist slightly than each remastered, anniversary, stay, and compilation album.

You’ll be able to see a evident instance of this setting being wanted should you try the discography of The Rolling Stones. Their final two common studio albums have been Hackney Diamonds in 2023, and Blue & Lonesome in 2016, however the Spotify discography for the enduring group reveals a whopping 17 albums between the 2. Let me filter these out.

I’d love a setting for the cellular Spotify app to open on my Library as I all the time go straight there anyway. Alternatively, I’d be completely happy sufficient if I might create a shortcut to go straight there on my cellphone’s dwelling display. Both could be higher than going by means of the Spotify dwelling web page every time once I’m hardly ever within the temper for suggestions.

It will even be good if the show of the library might stay as I go away it. I’m personally all the time going to my playlists as soon as I’m on the principle library web page, which signifies that I’ve to faucet Library within the backside proper then Playlists within the high left each time I open the app. Which may solely take just a few moments every time however it nonetheless frutstrates me when there are simple options that Spotify might implement.

7. Search credit

You’ll be able to search by a number of classes on Spotify, together with tune lyrics. That’s cool and all, but when the app can scour that a lot textual content in your search, why will it not help you seek for anybody credited on a observe, exterior of the listed artists? Should you loved sure components of a tune and wish to search for different work that the lyric author or the producer was concerned in, you may’t do it.

A number of the folks within the credit have profiles on the Spotify web site. A white arrow subsequent to their title within the credit takes you to their profile web page, the place you may see extra of their work listed. However they’re within the minority, and at that time, you would possibly as nicely simply Google them to seek out out extra. Letting me search them straight within the Spotify app needs to be a no brainer.

I can shuffle the tracks on one album, however I’d like to have the ability to select three albums and shuffle the songs on all of them. It’s not quite a bit to ask, and it presumably wouldn’t be arduous for Spotify to do. The identical goes for playlists — maybe I wish to take heed to randomized songs from a few my favourite lists.

I do know there are easy workarounds for this. I might mix all of the tracks into one playlist to shuffle, or I might manually add them to my queue. However I’d prefer it to be even simpler.

9. Playlist folders on cellular

As a very organized particular person, I like the truth that the desktop model of Spotify permits you to create playlist folders. In case you have a ton of random playlists, you may compartmentalize them with folders by style, period, or no matter.

Then you definately go to the cellular Spotify app, and the folders are gone. Why? Please get on it, devs.

10. Translated lyrics

I spotted that my Spotify options wishlist has largely changed into an old-man-shouts-at-cloud rant, so I’ll finish on a barely extra constructive observe. I don’t understand how possible it could be, however I feel it could be fairly cool to have the ability to see translations of lyrics in numerous languages. Generally you hear a observe you just like the sound of, however you don’t know what the artist is singing about. It will be enjoyable to have the ability to see a translation inside the app, even when it isn’t excellent. Let’s face it, some tune lyrics are so colloquial that they may be tough to translate.

That’s my Spotify options wishlist, however I’m only one man with a restricted creativeness and dangerous style in music. In case you have any extra enjoyable or modern recommendations for options that you just’d like Spotify to introduce, drop them within the feedback beneath!