New shuffling standards for Free subscription when using mobile?

[dashrip87]

I realize that when listening to music on a free account using a mobile device you aren't able to play songs seqeuntially, but you could still play most of an album. I also know that after several songs another song from a different artist in a similar genre might shuffle in. Although slightly annoying, I lived with this. 

However, if you had a playlist you didn't have to worry about these other artist's songs popping up, you just couldn't play the songs sequentially; no big deal.

Now, unfortunately, I've seen that things have changed both for albums and playlists. I can't even play three songs before I get a song that it is not even in the same ballpark as the music I am listening to---i.e. contemporary pop and rock.

Is there any chance Spotify will go back to the old process or we going to be forced to listen to stuff we don't even like? 

[MattSuda]

Hey @dashrip87

Not 100% sure if this changes anything regarding that, but Spotify did just announce a new free version. Hopefully it will help you out.

https://www.spotify.com/free/

https://newsroom.spotify.com/2018-04-24/personalized-discovery-listen-to-music-you-love-with-all-new...

[dashrip87]

Hi Matt,

Nope, didn't change a thing. 

Thanks for trying to help though. I appreciate it.

[MattSuda]

You're welcome!