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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am trying to move away from spotify but am really stuck. Ytm has opensource mobile apps that can directly use ytm and its recommendations but spotify doesn't have any decent option, but i like the recommendations more in spotify.

Ytm is very much connected to youtube it has videos and audio mixed up, its so bad. Also it needs to enable youtube history in order to save history of songs. I only consider it bcz of mobile apps solutions.

Spotify is what i really want to use but it doesn't have foss app. But atleast it just records music and not get connected everywhere. Only downside is that i would be using propriety app which may have more trackers.

It comes does to which one to trust spotify or Google

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What is the main reason why you want to move away from Spotify? Is it the cost or another reason?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Simply bcz I like foss.I have moved to other opensource alternatives to popular apps so it was the only app that wasn't. Also bcz I use obtanium to install apps, installing spotify meant to install using apkpure links which maybe unsafe, and if I want a modified app, first have to install xmanager.

I said that but its also true that streaming and opensource are a bad match. I tried to go full invidious and play songs via invidious client called clipous, its excellent video player but I missed spotify's mixes and recs.

While google is just evil, but youtube is really intimidating cuz it has a lot of foss apps that can just sync the liked songs, take recs from ytm and play songs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

This doesn't beat foss, but if you're willing to meet halfway, you can do Spotify for cheap. It's about $15 a year by taking advantage of their regional pricing in India. Method is to go on Amazon.in and buy a years GC to Spotify, then log into Spotify via VPN in India, then apply the GC.