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Spotify App, have they fully abandoned it? (self.appletv)

submitted 1 year ago by NightAuthor to c/appletv

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I got an email about the new TV interface for Spotify, it said it was for TVs, streamers, consoles, etc.

I open Spotify on the ATV and it’s the same shit it’s been for years.

They never implemented lyrics either.

I like it too much to move away, but this kinda pisses me off.

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[–] paraphrand 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you mean about the API? What do you do with it?

[–] NightAuthor 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/spotify/wiki/apps/

This list of apps maybe gives an idea.

Another use is, since I don’t always appreciate the way Spotify shuffle works, I just use a playlist randomizer. I’m gonna modify this one I found so that it re-randomizes every day automatically.

When I was on android I made a custom Spotify overlay that gave me a couple of extra buttons so I could 1-click add songs to whichever playlists I set the buttons to.

It’s a robust api… Oh, I made a tool that fakes a Spotify connect endpoint, and when I connect to it it automatically turns on my Apple TV, opens the Spotify app, and then transitions the Spotify connect session to the Apple TV. Solving the issue of not being able to Spotify connect to the Apple TV when it’s off or in other apps.

[–] paraphrand 2 points 1 year ago

Cool, I knew things could interact with the music database and playlists. I didn’t realize it was useful for small projects like what you are doing.