

In August 2020, there was a glitch with Free Spotify that allowed for unlimited skips, specific song selection, and ad-free listening on both the mobile and desktop versions of the streaming service. A glitch to Spotify Free affords Premium features
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However, you are still subjected to ads on Free Spotify with the desktop app, and you cannot download music for offline listening on your computer unless you have Spotify Premium. For example, on the desktop app you can select any specific song you want with unlimited skips regardless of if you have Spotify Premium or not. On the desktop Spotify app, there are fewer discrepancies between Free Spotify and Spotify Premium. With Free Spotify, you aren’t able to download any music, so you may be spending money in the form of data usage rather than a Premium subscription. This is great for long flights or if you want to turn off your data while away from home. With Spotify Premium, you can download an unlimited number of tracks for offline listening. Many of them feature the most irritating noises you could imagine, such as traffic horns overlaid with a voice saying things like, “Is this annoying? If you buy Premium, you won’t have to listen to this anymore.” I’ll give them credit, because this tactic of being obnoxious works pretty well: paying for Spotify Premium is almost worth it for the sole purpose of removing these ads. The advertisements are incredibly annoying, are surely designed to be that way. The absolute worst thing about Free Spotify is how frequently ads interrupt playback.

Get ready for annoying ads with Free Spotify If there’s a blue shuffle icon next to the playlist title, you may only shuffle songs.

These include popular editorial playlists, such as “RapCaviar” and “Alternative R&B,” and playlists algorithmically tailored to your listening preferences such as “Discover Weekly,” “Daily Mix,” and “Release Radar.” The songs on these playlists change frequently. There is a caveat with Free Spotify, however you can select songs for playback with unlimited skips, so long as you are listening to them from one of Spotify’s 15 curated playlists under “Made for You” on the “Home” page.
