[GH-ISSUE #122] Change One Line of Code to Support Free Accounts #89

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opened 2026-02-28 14:30:32 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-28 14:30:32 +03:00

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Originally created by @chris124567 on GitHub (Aug 19, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jpochyla/psst/issues/122

psst does not currently support free accounts by default. This can be easily fixed by switching PRODUCT_PARTNER to PRODUCT_CLIENT at github.com/jpochyla/psst@0827aaa5c3/psst-core/src/connection/mod.rs (L290) and selecting low or normal audio qualities. Proof (I'm a free user): https://i.imgur.com/aSKXjgX.png. I can understand why you may not want to do this (DMCA?) but I am just letting you know that this is an option.

Originally created by @chris124567 on GitHub (Aug 19, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jpochyla/psst/issues/122 `psst` does not currently support free accounts by default. This can be easily fixed by switching `PRODUCT_PARTNER` to `PRODUCT_CLIENT` at https://github.com/jpochyla/psst/blob/0827aaa5c3ce87b4eef672d436fc363388ea5e36/psst-core/src/connection/mod.rs#L290 and selecting low or normal audio qualities. Proof (I'm a free user): https://i.imgur.com/aSKXjgX.png. I can understand why you may not want to do this (DMCA?) but I am just letting you know that this is an option.

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kerem commented

2026-02-28 14:30:33 +03:00

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@BehnH commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2021):

I believe this was done as Psst doesn't support the free account skip limit?

@BehnH commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2021): I believe this was done as Psst doesn't support the free account skip limit?

kerem commented

2026-02-28 14:30:33 +03:00

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@chris124567 commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2021):

I believe this was done as Psst doesn't support the free account skip limit?

From what I can tell, the "skip limit" does not actually exist server side and is only enforced clientside

@chris124567 commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2021): > I believe this was done as Psst doesn't support the free account skip limit? From what I can tell, the "skip limit" does not actually exist server side and is only enforced clientside

kerem commented

2026-02-28 14:30:33 +03:00

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@BehnH commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2021):

I believe this was done as Psst doesn't support the free account skip limit?

From what I can tell, the "skip limit" does not actually exist server-side and is only enforced clientside

Not enforcing it would make psst break Spotify TOS off the top of my head, so it wouldn't be something that should be added, in my opinion.

Furthermore, there are differences, such as Spotify Premium having higher audio quality and no adverts, whereas the Free plan enforces ads, etc.

If psst was to add support for these things, it would most likely be trivial for someone to remove them, which puts an unnecessary target on this project.

@BehnH commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2021): > > I believe this was done as Psst doesn't support the free account skip limit? > > From what I can tell, the "skip limit" does not actually exist server-side and is only enforced clientside Not enforcing it would make psst break Spotify TOS off the top of my head, so it wouldn't be something that should be added, in my opinion. Furthermore, there are differences, such as Spotify Premium having higher audio quality and no adverts, whereas the Free plan enforces ads, etc. If psst was to add support for these things, it would most likely be trivial for someone to remove them, which puts an unnecessary target on this project.

kerem commented

2026-02-28 14:30:33 +03:00

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@jpochyla commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021):

As I try to play by the Spotify rules as much as possible, I don't intend to support free accounts in Psst, but thank you for letting me know.

@jpochyla commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021): As I try to play by the Spotify rules as much as possible, I don't intend to support free accounts in Psst, but thank you for letting me know.

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2026-02-28 14:32:57 +03:00

[PR #90] [MERGED] Link to nightly.link for the newest binaries. #425