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Tell HN: Don't use Spotify's proxy settings to approximate 'airplane mode'

7 pointsby samcgrawover 3 years ago
I share a Spotify account.<p>When the other person is using the account to listen, one of my go-to tricks is to enter a dummy IP address (usually 127.0.0.1 with a random port) to fake &quot;airplane mode&quot; - Spotify can&#x27;t connect to the internet and detect the other&#x27;s usage, and I can listen to downloaded playlists. Win-win.<p>But! Recently I noticed that filling out a dummy proxy IP will simply cause Spotify to show a &quot;Something went wrong&quot; modal, with an unhelpful &quot;Try reloading this page&quot; and &quot;reload page&quot; button, while disabling any access to other pages (including &quot;Settings&quot; page), so I can&#x27;t revert the proxy settings. Only thing to do is to completely uninstall and reinstall.<p>Just thought I&#x27;d share. Cheers!

4 comments

throw03172019over 3 years ago
Or pay $4 more and get the family plan.
0cVlTeIATBsover 3 years ago
Or use a firewall to maintain control over the program&#x27;s network access.
freemintover 3 years ago
Or setup an actual proxy server at that random port.
paulcoleabout 3 years ago
Suggested retitle:<p>Tell HN: Don’t try to cheap out on Spotify