Spotifyis the world’s most popular music streaming service for a reason. This is despite its library not being as exhaustive as YouTube Music and missing out on a lossless tier like Apple Music. But Spotify makes up for these shortcomings with its excellent apps across all platforms. While the Spotify Android app is straightforward to use, you can use a few settings and features to improve the experience further. Check them out below.
The most common Spotify problems and how to solve them
Fix common Spotify problems and enjoy seamless music streaming
1Amp up the streaming quality
Listen to your favorite artists in the best quality possible
Spotify does not offer a hi-fi or lossless audio playback option like Apple Music or Amazon Music. This does not mean you have to listen to your favorite artists and albums in sub-par quality.
By default, Spotify will adjust the music streaming quality depending on the mobile or Wi-Fi speed. But you can set the app to stream music at the highest quality possible, irrespective of the network your phone is connected to.
If you use Spotify to watch music videos, you can bump its video quality too. Head over toSettings and privacy > Video Qualityand then change the relevant options toVery high.
2Start a Private listening session
For music you don’t want anyone to know about
We all have guilty pleasure songs and artists we don’t want the world to know about. But what if you don’t your friends and followers on Spotify not know about them? Or maybe you want to explore new music and not want Spotify to factor them into its recommendations?
In such instances, you’re able to start a Private session. This will ensure that whatever music you listen to is not visible to your followers and that Spotify’s recommendation engine does not consider it.
Remember that Spotify will not show anywhere in the app if a Private session is enabled. A private session automatically closes after six hours, though you can always turn it off manually before that.
3Enable gapless playback
To avoid the silence between tracks
By default, there is a gap of a few seconds after a track ends and Spotify starts playing another one. If you don’t like this, you can enable gapless playback to enjoy uninterrupted music playback.
You can also use the crossfade option, enabling Spotify to fade from one song to another automatically.
4Pin your favorite playlists
For quick access
If, like me, you have many Spotify playlists, managing them can become difficult. And even among hundreds of playlists, you likely have a few favorites you always go back to. you may pin such playlists to reach them quickly.
You can pin multiple playlists, and all of them will appear at the top of your library for quick access.
5Turn off Spotify Canvas animations
Because the looping videos can get annoying
With Spotify Canvas, artists can show a small video of three to eight seconds instead of the album artwork on the Now Playing screen. While this looks a lot more attractive than the album art, it can get annoying and distracting fast. Not to mention, such small videos also consume a lot of data.
Once disabled, you will see the album art in all songs you listen to instead of the short, looping videos.
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By tweaking the above settings, you can enjoy a better Spotify experience on your Android phone.
