Wheres the new releases icon? (Lightning icon)

[iMaurice]

Im trying to get to that page in the android app that has all the new relwases of the artists im following but it seems to disappear. 

Thanks!

[iMaurice]

You know what, I just woke up and thought about that trait of Spotify, and you just came along and wrote exactly what I am thinking.

Spotify needs to stop playing with its costumers, I am 7 years a grateful customer and those kind of things always brings me back again to the forums with a big "what the f*" kind of sense. 

Is there any mod over here to elaborate?

Thanks.

[Shoshanna]

@iMaurice
Hello! 🙂
I miss this feature too!
Has a member of the Spotify team already elaborated on this issue?

[iMaurice]

Is there a way to make it noticeable? Throughout the web I see that request popping many times.

[ost_4k]

I do not know how it was before, but now all new tracks from performers are displayed in the playlist release radar

[Shoshanna]

Which gets updated once in a week i think?
The release lightning showed a blue dot next to it the moment an artist releases a new song.
And, unlike the Release Radar Playlist, it listed EVERY new song, sometimes whole albums.
That way you didn't miss a single new release of the artists you are following.
But now, with the lightning feature gone, it feels kinda useless to follow artists at all.

A shame, really.

[Shoshanna]

Still no reply, what a joke!
Shame that I can't threaten them to cancel my suscription, because I never paid a penny for their service.
And I'm pretty sure I never will.

In the meantime a lot of bands release new material which we will never see due thanks to shitty Spotify sticking to the shitty Radar playlist.

Thanks for nothing, as nothing I gladly return to you.

[MattSuda]

Hey @iMaurice  @Shoshanna  @ost_4k 

This lightning icon that showed new releases was a feature in testing and is not a feature that has been generally released.

Spotify is always testing new features so sometimes the app might change.

You can read more in this help article:

Why has the app changed? 

I recommend using a third party app to stay updated with new releases from artists that you follow, you just login with your Spotify account.

Check out my guide on how to use Spotify Release List:

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Discover-New-Release-Section-for-Followed-Artists/idc-p/...

You can also vote for my idea here:

[Discover] New Release Section for Followed Artists