This one Spotify change made it way harder to jam out on my runs
Published on: 2025-06-12 01:30:37
Ryan Haines / Android Authority
I love Spotify. I’ve said it before, and I’ve been paying for some form of Spotify Premium for nearly a decade. It’s gotten to the point that I know where every last button, menu, and playlist lives, so I can navigate my favorite songs without looking down at my phone. When I head out to run with music, I feel safe enough knowing that I can bounce from playlist to playlist without taking my eyes off traffic. Or, at least, I could do it until Spotify decided to get creative.
You can’t just move buttons on me like that
Ryan Haines / Android Authority
As both a runner and a writer, you could say I’m a creature of habit. I have my favorite routes around the city, just like I have preferred corners of my apartment to sit and get stuff done. When something shakes up that routine, it throws me off for a day or two. And, while that might not sound too bad, that could be a difference of 12 good miles vs 12 bad ones, and it could slow me down from completing s
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