Playlist folders. If your list of playlists is long and difficult to peruse, then you need to start grouping. Over time, the app got slower and slower (despite turning off hardware acceleration). If there was a smoothness scale from 0 to 10, (0 being most laggy and 10 smooth AF) Spotify's app would get -100 from me. On the other hand, the regular app from Spotify's website is still working normally.
Spotify is my favorite and most used service I have, even more than TV and streaming services. Everyday I use Spotify whether I am in the car, working in the office, cooking, chores, and anytime I want tunes Spotify is on. No software or service is without its flaws and nuances but one issue got to a point I needed to address it. That issue was with the desktop app from Spotify.
Over time the desktop app became slower and slower, less responsive to the point of taking minutes to load one playlist. Uninstalling completely and reinstalling worked for a short time but eventually the app would degrade to that level of poor performance. That told me it wasn’t my machine but something with the app.
I searched for solutions and if others had the same problem and found may posts that did but no good solutions that worked. Until I came across a lone post with complicated steps. I went through those and those worked well.
The problem comes down to the cache management of the Spotify app. Overtime the cache files grow to a size that passed efficiency to the point of being very large and therefore more difficult the computer to use them without expending more memory and processing which becomes counter-productive. The solution is to clear out the cache files and then set a configuration setting in the Spotify setup files to cap the cache size to not bloat.
This post is to simplify those steps for both MacOS and Windows.
MacOS
- Close Spotify if running. Open Finder.
- Under the Go menu option select Go To Folder. (Shift–Command-G)
- Type in or paste this ~/Library/Caches/com.spotify.client/
- Click Go or hit Enter on the keyboard.
- In this folder you should see a Browser folder, Data, fsCachedData and other files. Delete all the contents. Command-A to select all, move to trash.
- Go back to the Finder. Same as Step 2 and 3 go to folder ~/Library/Application Support/Spotify/
- In this folder, look for a file called perfs.
- Open perfs in a text editor.
- Add the text in bold at the end of the file. This will limit the cache to 1024MN or 1GB. You can set this to whatever you want but this will cap the cache and not let it grow to an unlimited size. storage.size=1024
- Save the file.
- Delete the PersistentCache folder.
Windows
- Note <your username> is your windows login. Go to the folder C:Users<your username>AppDataLocalSpotify.
- Delete these folders – Browser, Storage and Data.
- Go to the C:Users<your username>AppDataRoamingSpotify folder.
- In this folder, look for a file called perfs
- Open perfs in Notepad or other text editor.
- Add the text in bold at the end of the file. This will limit the cache to 1024MN or 1GB. You can set this to whatever you want but this will cap the cache and not let it grow to an unlimited size. storage.size=1024
- Save the file.
Those steps for Mac and Windows should resolve the Spotify desktop performance degradation you are experiencing. It has for me and I wouldn’t waste my time writing this out if it didn’t.
For fun here are my top personal playlists if you are so inclined –
- Baseball Hype Music – Played music for my son’s youth baseball team before and in between innings. This is the playlist.
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What we all know is that Google was going all-in on the PWA (Progressive Web App) movement; but what you probably don’t know, is that Microsoft was planning on the same thing and has already made their move.
With Microsoft’s recent embrace of PWA by encouraging app makers to incorporate PWA into their UWP apps, Progressive Web Apps can now actually be available on the Windows 10 Store and are more adaptive to the user’s needs than ever.
For developers who want to tailor an existing web codebase to Windows 10, or provide a first-class cross-platform experience with native capabilities and enhancements, PWA provides an on-ramp to the Universal Windows Platform that doesn’t require demoting or forking existing web resources.
Welcoming Progressive Web Apps to Microsoft Edge and Windows 10, Windows BlogCoupled with the fact that installations of PWAs are made possible with Chrome 70 onwards, the future of all things PWA is getting more and more realistic with each passing day.
With all these things going on, it looked like Spotify was unable to resist the temptation and joined the race with their own version of Spotify PWA, despite having their own desktop app.
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For installations of Spotify PWA, or Desktop PWAs in general, you need an up-to-date Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Firefox (with a little tweak). As of now, these are the only three browsers that allow for installations of PWA on desktop.
Once you have satisfied all the necessary requirements for installations of PWA, head over to the Spotify PWA address page and look for the (+) icon: Video editing app that uses spotify.
After clicking the (+) button, a pop-up will be shown asking for your permission.
Click on Install Spotify free premium for 6 months for sprint family members list. and that’s it. The installation process for PWA is pretty quick so you should see a Spotify icon immediately after on your desktop.
PWA vs Desktop App: What’s The Difference?
You might be wondering, why try PWA when Spotify already has a desktop app? That same question was asked by us and, spurred by which, we then started working on this article in order to deliver the best possible answer to music enthusiasts out there. One thing for certain, we can tell you, is that Spotify has really stepped up their game with their PWA version.
The Old Monotone UI is No More
Visually, we feel that Spotify PWA is more polished and vastly different compared to its desktop app counterpart. It is also more reactive, adaptive and more responsive; the in-app animations are improved; together these changes make for an effortless and tailored experience.
Your background colors are now adapable to your album genres and change colors accordingly, making your experience more personalized and unique—as a music player should be.
A Total Functionality Revamp
We felt as though Spotify PWA went through a revamp when it comes to its functionality!
Menus such as Playlists, Made for you, Albums … are now relocated to the above of the main section, making the left panel less clustered and enabling more room for users. This is especially useful for music enthusiasts who have lots of playlists and in need of more space or users who are more on the orderly side and can’t stand a crowded UI.
As you browse through the Spotify PWA on the web, you’ll now have the option to choose to have links from Spotify open in a standalone Spotify PWA, which is actually pretty cool.
One Huge Drawback
The one and biggest drawback that we could find was that Spotify PWA is unavailable for offline uses. It’s not as though offline availability for Spotify PWA is impossible, it’s only a tricky process:
Spotify’s web player usesEncrypted Media Extensions (EME) which requires exchange of keys with external servers.
Hopefully, with time and dedicated work from the talented Spotify developers, offline functionalities will soon be available for Spotify.
Overall Usability
We feel that our experience with Spotify PWA was a step-up compared to the desktop app and worth recommending over its Desktop version. The app speed and responsiveness are in its optimal quality; there wasn’t any bug or error that got in the way of our enjoyment. Some of us even joked around that the entire experience was comparable to that of a Spotify Plus, and perhaps that’s not far from the truth.
Overall Score: 4.5/5After using PWAs developed by top-tier developers around the world such as Spotify, Twitter, Pinterest, etc, the only thing that struck us as odd is why there isn’t more company following the same footsteps. It sure is a risky business but as we all know, sometimes we need to take a risk in order to get closer to success.
PWA is undoubtedly the key to the future of the Web and will soon be the core of most Windows 10 Store Apps. If you’re still wondering whether or not should you build a PWA, SimiCart is here to answer your every question and needs. Especially, for online merchants looking for an all-around perfect Magento PWA solution, here we offer a complete package for you and your store.
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Subscribe2 CommentsMost VotedNewestOldest Inline FeedbacksView all commentsDimas6 months agoI tested with Firefox and it works too, at least Spotify PWA. Set browser.ssb.enabled to true
1ReplyAuthorLuke Vu6 months agoReply to DimasOh, that’s new.
Updated the review, thanks for the information man.
0Updated the review, thanks for the information man.
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