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Having Spotify artist page issues? You aren't alone – Spotify says it's working on a fix
- Spotify users are facing issues with the 'artists' page on the app.
- The problems include issues viewing Top Tracks and albums on the artist profile.
- Some users have reported missing discography and stream count in the Spotify app.
- Spotify has acknowledged the problems and is working on resolving them to prevent a broader outage.
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How to Enable Hardware Acceleration on Spotify for Windows & Mac
- Hardware Acceleration is a feature that offloads computing tasks to specialized hardware components for faster performance.
- Spotify hardware acceleration aims to make the desktop app faster by utilizing the dedicated GPU, letting the CPU focus on other tasks efficiently.
- Enabling or disabling Hardware Acceleration on Spotify for Windows & macOS involves simple steps in the app settings.
- Hardware acceleration on Spotify for macOS can be enabled by clicking on the Spotify icon on the menu bar and selecting Hardware acceleration.
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Apple appeals court ruling mandating free outside purchase links in its App Store
- Apple has filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit to contest a recent ruling preventing the company from charging fees on developers for outside purchase links in the App Store.
- In the Epic v. Apple lawsuit, a court order prohibited Apple from anti-steering activities, which was alleged to be violated by Apple according to Epic Games, leading to a judge finding Apple in contempt.
- Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers not only sided with Epic Games but also discovered instances of perjury by Apple's Vice President of Finance, Alex Roman, leading to potential criminal investigation.
- Apple plans to issue debt through investment-grade bonds, partners with Anthropic PBC for a coding software platform, and is set to release new features in iOS 18.6 as highlighted in a YouTube video.
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Backstage access: Spotify’s dev tools side-hustle is growing legs
- Spotify has been expanding its developer tooling business alongside its music-streaming revenue, with Backstage being a key project open-sourced in 2020.
- Backstage is adopted by over 2 million developers across 3,400 organizations, facilitating the creation of customized internal developer portals.
- The CNCF recognized Backstage's growth, leading Spotify to introduce premium tools like Backstage Insights and Spotify Portal for Backstage.
- Spotify is planning to launch a fully managed SaaS version of Spotify Portal, targeting various customer profiles, not just larger enterprises.
- A premium plugin called AiKA was introduced, leveraging an AI knowledge assistant chatbot internally, which has gained high adoption among employees.
- Spotify aims to monetize its developer tools further, with Confidence, an A/B experimentation platform, and potential synergies with Portal.
- Backstage's evolution stems from Spotify's experience transitioning from its own platform to Kubernetes, emphasizing the importance of avoiding costly migrations.
- The premium offerings for Backstage aim to ensure its industry standard status and create value beyond just covering costs for Spotify.
- Spotify's focus on developing and monetizing developer tools signifies a strategic move to capitalize on the value generated within the company.
- The concerted efforts around developer tooling highlight Spotify's commitment to establishing a robust business beyond its music streaming core.
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BONUS: Nesrine Changuel shares how to create emotionally connected, delightful products!
- Nesrine Changuel shares insights on creating emotionally connected, delightful products based on her experience at companies like Skype, Spotify, Google Meet, and Chrome.
- Delight in products goes beyond functionality to build emotional connections by anticipating user needs and delivering joy and surprise simultaneously.
- Nesrine encourages organizations to be proactive in understanding user needs beyond complaints, which can lead to creating delightful experiences users may not explicitly request.
- Understanding emotional demotivators like 'Zoom fatigue' can help in developing features that address unspoken needs, such as Google Meet's 'minimize self view' feature.
- The Delight Grid Framework helps balance functional and emotional needs, prioritizing features that create deep delight by solving real problems while fostering emotional connections.
- Nesrine recommends using customer journey maps to identify emotional highs and lows, enabling teams to amplify positive moments and transform negative experiences into delightful ones.
- A real-world example shows how addressing emotional pain points, like bill-splitting anxiety, can turn negative experiences into delightful ones that enhance customer loyalty.
- Creating a culture of delight requires a shared understanding and language across all teams, from marketing to engineering, to ensure alignment in creating emotionally connected experiences.
- Nesrine Changuel specializes in designing emotionally connected, delightful products and introduces a framework for creating lovable tech experiences that drive user loyalty and differentiation.
- Recommended readings include 'Emotional Design' by Don Norman, 'Designing for Emotion' by Aaron Walter, and 'The Lean Product Playbook' by Dan Olsen.
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Spotify Says Apple Approved App Update With Links to Purchase
- Apple approved Spotify's U.S. app update, allowing clear pricing information and links to purchase after a court ruling in Epic Games lawsuit.
- A federal court judge ruled Apple violated an order to allow third-party payment options in the App Store.
- Spotify submitted a new app update to Apple following the court order to enable pricing details, promotions, and other payment options for U.S. consumers.
- Epic Games CEO congratulated Spotify for exercising its right to digital commerce free of Apple obstacles, calling it a victory for consumers and creators.
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Spotify updates iOS app in record time with new pricing options – leaving fans wondering why other fixes are taking so long
- Spotify releases a new iOS update allowing customers to subscribe without going through Apple in response to a US federal judge's ruling.
- The update enables Spotify to include subscription details and offers outside the App Store, bypassing the 30% cut from in-app payments by Apple.
- Despite the swift update, Spotify has yet to offer AirPlay 2 support and native HomePod integration for Apple devices, causing concerns among subscribers.
- Some users believe that focusing on generating revenue through non-Apple subscription links may be prioritized over enhancing the user experience for Apple customers.
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Spotify for iPhone updated to show clear pricing information and purchase links
- Apple has approved an update to Spotify’s iPhone and iPad app in the US to display clear pricing information and external purchase links.
- The update follows the Epic Games case ruling and allows apps like Spotify to provide detailed subscription options and offer external purchase links.
- After nearly a decade, the new update allows Spotify to show clear pricing and purchase links, providing transparency and more control for consumers.
- Apple must now permit external purchase links in iPhone and iPad apps in the US, ending anti-steering rules and commission fees for off-app purchases.
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During appeal, Apple approves Spotify app update with external payment link in the U.S.
- Apple has approved Spotify's U.S. app update allowing external payment links following a court order.
- The court ruled that Apple needs to change its App Store to allow developers to direct customers to external payment links.
- Apple plans to appeal the decision and disagrees strongly with the court's order.
- Apple also announced a $100 billion share repurchase program and reported strong job growth in the U.S. during April.
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Spotify seizes the day after Apple is forced to allow external payments
- After a federal court order found Apple in 'willful violation' of an injunction, app developers like Spotify are leveraging the situation.
- Spotify quickly updated its app after the court order, allowing it to display plan prices, link to its website for purchases, and show promotional offers that bypass Apple's 30% commission.
- Apple's updated policy enables other opportunities for seamless purchasing, benefiting creators like audiobook authors.
- Apple revised its App Review Guidelines significantly following the court order and notified developers of the changes.
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Spotify Updates iPhone App With Out-of-App Payment Options in U.S.
- Spotify has updated its iPhone app in the U.S. with out-of-app pricing and subscription options for its Premium plans.
- Users can now view pricing information for Individual, Duo, Family, and Student plans in the app and complete payments on Spotify's website.
- Apple has approved Spotify's update allowing for out-of-app payment options without limitations, resulting in lower prices and more control for users.
- This change follows a court order requiring Apple to allow apps to show pricing info and offer out-of-app payment options, impacting other popular apps as well.
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Apple approves Spotify app update that allows U.S. users to access pricing info, external payment links
- Apple has approved Spotify's U.S. app update allowing users access to pricing info and external payment links following a court order to stop charging commissions on in-app purchases.
- The approval allows Spotify to display pricing info, external payment links, and promotional offers in the app providing consumers more control and transparency.
- The updated Spotify app version 9.0.40 is now rolling out on the App Store, making Spotify one of the first major apps to enable purchases outside the app.
- Apple, although disagrees with the court's decision, stated that it will comply after being ordered to allow developers to direct customers to external websites for transactions.
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Developers and Platforms React as App Store Rules Change in the U.S.
- Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rodgers ordered Apple to immediately drop the 27% fee for developers linking users to the web for purchases.
- Changes have already been reflected in Apple's App Review Guidelines following the court decision.
- The new rules affect only the U.S. App Store, further fragmenting App Store regulations along geopolitical boundaries.
- Major companies like Patreon, Spotify, and Epic Games are making adjustments to their app practices in response to the ruling, signaling potential changes in business models for indie developers.
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Apple changes US App Store rules to let apps redirect users to their own websites for payments
- Apple has changed its App Store rules in the U.S. to allow apps to direct users to their own websites for purchasing subscriptions or digital goods.
- This decision follows a U.S. court ruling favoring Epic Games, which required Apple to not restrict apps from redirecting users for external purchases.
- Apple updated its guidelines in response to the court decision, removing restrictions on buttons, external links, and calls to action in apps.
- Despite disagreeing with the ruling, Apple will comply and appeal; Spotify has already submitted an updated app version for the U.S. App Store with external payment links.
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Spotify was great at helping you discover new music. Then the staff cuts began.
- Spotify's personalized playlists like Release Radar and Discover Weekly have faced criticism for including irrelevant tracks such as rainstorms and white-noise frequencies, leading to user frustration and complaints across platforms like Reddit and LinkedIn.
- Former Spotify employees attribute the decline in curated playlists' quality to layoffs and a shift in the company's priorities, which have impacted its music discovery product due to a quest for profitability over algorithm development.
- Spotify's human-centric curation, powered by a man-meets-machine approach using personalization algorithms, was once a key competitive advantage in the music streaming market, but has since led to mixed reviews and dissatisfaction among users.
- The company's strategic shift towards cost-effective automation, evident in the reduction of the music curation team and reliance on cheaper 'perfect fit content', has diluted the quality of music recommendations and playlists in favor of longer listening sessions.
- Spotify's laid off key personnel like Glenn McDonald, the data alchemist behind the original music recommendation system, replacing it with a less accurate machine learning-based genre classification system, leading to misclassifications and a decline in playlist quality.
- Users like Jeffrey Smith and the journalist John Paul Titlow are considering or have already switched to alternative music services like Apple Music, which prioritize human editors for curation over solely algorithm-based recommendations.
- Despite Spotify's financial success and continued subscriber growth, the emphasis on metrics over quality music curation has resulted in algorithmic fatigue among listeners, reflecting a broader industry trend towards hyper-automated cultural experiences.
- Spotify's evolving approach to personalized recommendations and genre classification reflects an ongoing struggle to balance algorithmic efficiency with human-curated music discovery, prompting concerns over the platform's direction and user satisfaction.
- The article highlights a shift in Spotify's music curation strategy post-IPO, emphasizing longer listening sessions and cheaper content at the expense of the platform's original human-curated experience, leading to a decline in user trust and enjoyment.
- As Spotify faces challenges in maintaining its once-acclaimed personalized playlist features, users are voicing dissatisfaction with the platform's music recommendations, leading to considerations of switching to competitors offering more curated and tailored listening experiences.
- The article sheds light on Spotify's struggle to balance profitability with user satisfaction, showcasing a transformation from a human-centred music discovery approach to a more automated and cost-efficient model, impacting the platform's reputation among music enthusiasts.
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