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  • Tiny Dancer
  • December 5, 2023

Still no fix, and I am not accepting a non answer. This is not a bug, this is a decision. This has been broken for at least 7 years now. Looking at Deezer still not fixing it, after almost a decade, this is a choice, they earn more money this way. Should I not get an answer within an appropriate time of two weeks I will forward this to the Bundesnetzagentur and the Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg. They will look into whether Deezer is shuffling in randomly to optimize interaction royalties.

 

Stop lying. We are paying already. Curb this shady business decision. Greetings from a Network Engineer not oblivious to what is happening in the Business. Nobody has ever touched this issue from the dev team, since the finance team WANTS IT THIS WAY.

Two weeks till I switch to Tidal, unless this shit gets fixed. I'm fed up. I suggested everybody does the same. Same price, waaaaaaaaay better offer. And an option to upgrade quality as well.

Lie and die Deezer.


@Yula , can you confirm that resolving this problem i.e. getting rid of unwanted autoplay is definitely included in the development schedule. A problem report must have been raised months ago and the change agreed by now.

Surely all that is needed is to make the function “opt-in” on all devices.


Coming up two years with no fix for this? … guess I’m cancelling my subscription and looking elsewhere then.


  • Tiny Dancer
  • 2 replies
  • February 8, 2021

Hi Rudi and thanks for your reply.

I found the toggle switch at the end oft the queue-list. Thanks for that :-)

Maybe it’s a good idea to put this switch somewhere else (maybe in “setting” or “prereferences” or so).

Since I never used the queue-list-view before it was impossible to find it without your help.

 

BTW: The little “back” button (<) does not always work as excpected in the desktop app. I did not find out yet in which way exactly but sometimes it has not function at all or it is stuck in a kind of loop.

It would be nice if this button would bring the user back exactly to the previous visited pages.


Currently, Deezer does not provide a built-in option to disable auto-play final cut pro x crackeado when the last track ends.

  1. Create a Playlist: Instead of playing tracks individually, create a playlist with just the track you want to listen to. When the track ends, the playlist will not have any additional tracks to automatically play.

  2. Use the Queue: After selecting the track you want to listen to, add it to the queue instead of directly playing it. Once the track ends, the queue will be empty, preventing any further tracks from auto-playing.

  3. Utilize Deezer's Sleep Timer: If you're using the Deezer mobile app, you can take advantage of the Sleep Timer feature. Start playing the track, then open the Sleep Timer settings. Set the timer to a short duration, such as 1 or 2 minutes. When the timer ends, playback will stop, preventing auto-play of additional tracks.

  4. Provide Feedback to Deezer: If disabling auto-play after the last track ends is a feature you would like to see in Deezer, you can reach out to their support or use the feedback channels available within the Deezer app. Let them know about your preference and suggest adding an option to disable auto-play for a more tailored listening experience.


  • Tiny Dancer
  • 1 reply
  • January 30, 2021

Hi @Rudi ,

I get the same issue when I use Deezer on Sonos with Alexa. Specifically, when I request Alexa to play an Album (Deezer is set as my default music streamer), a Deezer playlist starts playing when the album concludes.

Would this fall under ‘casting’ or ‘android track mix’ or is it another issue altogether?


Update: The android app for Amazon Music is terrible, almost unusable. The desktop app isn’t much better.

 

I have a semi-workaround to play one song, dragging the song to the bottom of the queue is relatively quick (approx 4 seconds). Also, searching a playlist so that there is one song found allows for one song to be played by itself. Overall, it’s not too bad, the android app is very responsive, so managing queues/playlists is not frustrating.

Having compared Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music and Deezer, it’s clear that Deezer and Spotify have the better Android apps. They are similar in speed and allow you to search your playlists, which is suprisingly important for me.

Apple Music’s auotmix is more annoying than Deezer’s and the app, while visually appealing, isn’t as functional in some areas. It also has an ‘Apple UI’ feel, e.g. the back button on android does nothing on many screens, and there are many context based gestures. As an andriod user it feels awkward, you may like it if you have an iphone.

Amazon Music is by far the worst, in terms of app quality, I have encountered many bugs and glitches in a short time. It’s also incredibly slow to manage playlists, adding a song can take 10+ seconds. Deleting songs from your library can only be done one at a time, which is insane. No playlist search and a buggy playlist sort feature (it struggles to sort by recently added). The desktop app is a joke, slow and buggy with zero additional functionality compared to the website.

Spotify is still the standard bearer, with only one real major downside, no lossless. Also, some of my favourite songs have been removed from the platform (but this could happen to any of them). After 5 plus years of Spotify premium, I’ve been lucky to have few complaints. The desktop app is by far the best at managing your library, fast and responsive. Being able to use ctrl, shift, ctrl-a/c/v, etc, is so good.

Deezer so far is a close second, the UI is familiar coming from Spotify. The MP3 upload is easier to operate than Spotify, and songs are actually uploaded to Deezer’s servers, unlike Spotify (which is more akin to transfer between devices). Uploaded music can be seemlessly integrated with your playlists, just like Spotify. However, there is still no excuse for not being able to disable trackmix.

I will see how I feel at the end of the trial.

 

 

 


  • Tiny Dancer
  • January 11, 2021

I'm not sure what 'casting is. For me it is happening when I get to the end of the track or album I have been listening to. This is streaming onto my my Android phone (Samsung S9).

Thank you for paying close attention to feedback, this is very highly appreciated.


Placido09
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  • Lucky Star
  • January 11, 2021

Yes when casting.


I am with most people here, can you PLEASE make a simple feature that stops playing when the music I selected is done?

 

This cannot be a hard feature to implement, and I am not at all interested in what your system think I should listen to (next).


Leonídia.Deezer
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Hi @WilliamElijah, thanks for sharing a workaround to disable auto-play.


Placido09
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  • Lucky Star
  • 279 replies
  • November 21, 2021

It's also strange that sometimes a style of music starts playing that I don't listen to at all and I don't like it and that makes it even worse. Please remove this automatic music playback that no one wants!!!


  • Tiny Dancer
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  • January 3, 2023

Same here, very irritating to get a whole playlist of unwanted tracks each time I search and listen to a particular song. 

 

I realise every additional stream probably generates revenue but come on! This is not the way to do it guys. 


BigFKahuna
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Just out of curiosity, why not hit the “stop play” button on your device?


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  • Lover
  • June 22, 2023
rsbrux wrote:

Which “desktop app”?  I rarely use Deezer on my Windows PC, and when I do, I just access the website in my browser. Do I need to install another app just to access this option?

Install deezer from their web site or from Microsoft store 


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  • Runaway Baby
  • 24 replies
  • June 22, 2023

Which “desktop app”?  I rarely use Deezer on my Windows PC, and when I do, I just access the website in my browser. Do I need to install another app just to access this option?


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  • November 12, 2021

@Neebl

OK. I may be a little overtired. Understand the problem. :hushed:
In fact, I was aware that it was currently only about the timer, but not about the automatic additions, which is why the shutdown does not work. Ashes on my head.

And yes: I am also the dee_dirk from the German community. There can only be one dee_dirk. :joy:

 

I've just changed my post, but you quoted me completely so that everyone can see what nonsense I've written… :sob:


Wait, its been literally 4 years and there is still no functionality on the smartphone apps to completely disable there awful recommendations that hijack the playlists? That's utter BS, especially since none of the recommendation are songs I might like. At that point the dev teams actively does NOT want to implement it. I get it.

I was coming from Amazon Music and Tidal because I thought the grass is greener here. Guess I'm going back where I was.


  • Tiny Dancer
  • January 24, 2025

I had hoped for Deezer to be a good alternative to Spotify, but this autoplay thing is an absolute dealbreaker. For me, *playing one song/album at a time* is just basic default, not a fancy idea from unicornland that may or may not come true someday. And I certainly won’t go looking to find workarounds for this. What’s so hard about just making it an option and letting the user control whether or not they want to use it?

Very sorry, but I’m afraid I’ll have to return to that Swedish creep for the time being.


Rudi
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  • Alien SuperStar
  • 14316 replies
  • February 1, 2021

I agree it should be optional too @Placido09 but certain devices that option hasn't been developed yet.

@maczac @teregosa your feedback is equally precious, I've been discussing this with our devs.

@teregosa when it comes to Alexa, it's part of the skill, so neither casting nor Android. I personally like this option on my Echo, but I totally get it when you want to set the music to sleep.

In the meantime, this is my workaround, you pair your phone with the Echo. Then, you cast the music you want via the Deezer app (Bluetooth casting) and then you use our brand new sleep timer to switch that off automatically. That could be useful to you too @maczac :relaxed:


I want to stop listening to the same album after it ends. Why is it do hard? I have been using Deezer for more than ten years. This is something new for me. I am also a software engineer, this kind of dark-patterns make users frustrated. I like recommendations, I just don’t want the same album start all over again.


  • Tiny Dancer
  • April 5, 2021

Well, I was responding to the post that said it was fixed in 4.32.1, and my version is 4.33.1. So if they fixed in one, they broke it in the next.


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  • Alien SuperStar
  • 14316 replies
  • April 7, 2021

We didn't break it @KWH :sweat_smile: but yes, it reoccured. Apologies for that.

We're preparing major updates to the desktop app so this issue doesn't happen again. I just need to ask you for your patience, we'll get there soon!


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Fahnjim wrote:

I'm not sure what 'casting is. For me it is happening when I get to the end of the track or album I have been listening to. This is streaming onto my my Android phone (Samsung S9).

Thank you for paying close attention to feedback, this is very highly appreciated.

 

Rudi wrote:

Hey @Francesco77 

Thanks for reaching out. In the Desktop app, it's easier.

Open your queue-list and scroll all the way to the bottom. Once there, toggle off the automated recommendations. Let us know how it goes!


 I just opened a Thread with pretty detailed Idea, how I think this would be more Intuitive. As I understand it people run into “Casting” without knowing they do. And it seems like the “Auto-Play” is already optional in Desktop, then I’m basically asking to integrate that Switch for Mobile-Apps too :)

 

https://en.deezercommunity.com/ideas/auto-play-as-option-more-control-and-more-intuitive-handling-of-the-queue-70266


Leonídia.Deezer
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Hi @beskar, sorry to hear that we didn't meet your expectations.

To disable autoplay on Deezer desktop app and browser after the last track, you can turn off the "Autoplay" feature.

Please follow these steps:

  1. Open Deezer and navigate to the "Now Playing" screen.
  2. Click on the "Queue" icon, typically found in the bottom right-hand corner.
  3. Locate the "Autoplay" toggle button and switch it off.

Unfortunately, on the mobile phone app this feature it not available as Deezer considers a perfect way to discover news song and artists.


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