Question 1

What is a Smart Playlist?

Accepted Answer

Unlike traditional playlists you manually create and manage, smart playlists created with Playlistation are automatically updated. You create a playlist and you add filters like "The artist is X" or "The track was released in the last 30 days". The playlist will then be automatically created from your library tracks that matches these filters, and we will monitor your library for any changes. If you remove a track from your library, it will be removed from your smart playlists. If you add a new track to your library, we will check your smart playlists filters and add the new tracks when it's matches.

Question 2

Why do I need this app?

Accepted Answer

The goal of this app is to prevent manual playlist curation. When discovering a new track, instead of manually figuring out which playlist to add it to, just add it to your library and it will be sorted automatically on the smart playlists you setup.

Question 3

Is it allowed by Spotify?

Accepted Answer

Yes of course! Spotify provide the Spotify WEB API that allows developers to create application around Spotify. In order to use the "Login with Spotify" feature, apps must pass a review by the Spotify team to ensure that it's compliant with the Spotify Developer Policy.

Question 4

How secure are my Spotify login informations with Playlistation?

Accepted Answer

Playlistation does not have access to your Spotify login informations. To access Playlistation, you will be redirected to the Spotify website. It will ask you to allow Playlistation to manage your playlist and access your library. Once you allow it, you will be redirected to Playlistation with a token provided by Spotify. We use this token to communicate with Spotify so we never have access to your Spotify password. You can find more informations on the Spotify API Documentation • Authorization.

Question 5

How often does Playlistation check my liked tracks and update my playlists?

Accepted Answer

Premium users playlists are updated more often than the free users. If you are a premium user, your library changes will be reflected in your smart playlists in the following hour. For free users, playlists are updated every 6 hours. We use the Spotify WEB API to monitor liked tracks and keep the playlists up to date. Spotify API has a rate limiting, meaning that there is a maximum number of requests that we can do in a minute. Factors like the number of Playlistation users, the size of their libraries (liked tracks) and the number of smart playlists created in Playlistation increases the number of requests needed to keep the app running. Our algorithms are crafted to provide the best update frequency with the fewer Spotify call possible. For example, the library of a user that like 10 tracks every day will be updated more frequently than a user who like a track every month. We are monitoring rate limiting errors and will change the update frequency if needed to ensure a reliable service for every Playlistation user.

Question 6

Can I manually update my smart playlists created with Playlistation?

Accepted Answer

Change the playlist image in Spotify and Playlistation picks it up on the next sync. The title is different: rename a playlist in Spotify and Playlistation keeps showing its own name, then writes that name back over yours the next time you edit the playlist here. Rename it in Playlistation instead. You cannot add or remove tracks from playlists created with Playlistation because every time Playlistation will sync your playlist, it will override your manual changes.

Question 7

Can I delete a playlist created with Playlistation?

Accepted Answer

You can delete a playlist within Playlistation. You will have to choose between keeping the playlist on Spotify with its current list of tracks or delete it from both Playlistation and Spotify. You can delete the playlist directly from Spotify like every other playlist. If you do so, it will be deleted from Playlistation automatically.

Question 8

How can I exercise my GDPR rights?

Accepted Answer

To exercise your GDPR rights, including accessing, updating, or deleting your personal data, please email us at dpo@playlistation.com with the email associated with your Spotify account. To learn more about how we handle your data, please visit our Privacy Policy.

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