SpotX - Experimental Features
List of active experimental features provided in SpotX
For Windows
Ban/unban artists
Feature from: Spotify
Description: Enable context menu action to ban/unban artists
Top search bar
This feature is disabled by default
Feature from: Spotify
Description: Show global nav bar with home button, search input and user avatar
To activate add input parameter -topsearchbar
Developer tools
This feature is disabled by default
Feature from: Spotify
Description: Activates devtools which have been limited to use by Spotify employees only, to enable them, simply go to the bottom of the main settings and toggle the switch. After an automatic reload, you will have access to full development tools, including the debug window, cosmos debugger, and developer utils.
To activate add input parameter: -devtools
Please use this only if you understand clearly what you are doing. SpotX provides access to these tools for familiarization purposes and is not responsible for your actions.
Works from 1.1.98 and higher
Plus button
This feature is disabled by default
Feature from: Spotify
Description: The plus button replaces the heart button, you can save and select destinations for songs, playlists, or podcasts
To activate add input parameter -plus
Smart shuffle
Feature from: Spotify
Description: Smart Shuffle adds recommended tracks to the play queue only in personal playlists
Funny progress bar
This feature is disabled by default
Feature from: Spotify
Description: Funny progress bar.
To activate add input parameter -funnyprogressBar
Dynamic audio normalization
Feature from: Spotify
Description: Actively adjust the volume by leveling out the difference between quiet and loud parts of the audio.
Audio cache clear limit changes
This feature is disabled by default
Feature from: SpotХ
Description: Change limit for clearing audio cache.
-cache_limit [number] - from 500 to 20000
Example: set the cache limit to 700 MB -cache_limit 700 or -cl 700
- By default for all users the limit is set to 10 GB
- Cleaning affects only the audio cache, downloaded tracks, podcasts will not be affected
The history of listening to songs
This feature is disabled by default
Feature from: SpotХ
Description: The history of listening to the songs of your songs for use in the Goofy playlist builder.
Two input parameters are used for activation:
-urlform_goofy-idbox_goofy
Detailed instructions on how to set up are here, instructions in Russian, use a translator.
Hiding Ad-like sections from the homepage
This feature is disabled by default
Feature from: SpotX
Description: an attempt to keep only those sections on the main page that recommend music based on your listening.
To activate add input parameter -adsections_off
If you have your own thoughts about which sections to hide and which not, then write here,
if you still have a hidden section, then send its id here using this instruction.
full list of hidden sections:
- Popular Albums / Artists
- Popular new releases
- Best of Artists / Tracks
- Best of songwriters
- Fresh New Music
- The state of music today
- Mood
- Today's biggest hits
- Throwback
- Trending now
- Popular radio
- Try something else
- Featured Charts
- The best of 2022
- The Best Christmas Music
- Happy Holidays
Static themes for lyrics
This feature is disabled by default
Feature from: SpotX
Description: Spotify in the original client uses automatic colors for lyrics, the color is selected based on the album art, sometimes this leads to colors that are not very pleasant to look at, this feature adds static themes.
list of available themes:
to activate a static theme use the input parameter lyrics_stat
so for example we activate theme blueberry: -lyrics_stat blueberry
You can also add your own theme, just send your colors as specified in this template.
Almost all topics were made by @IshanJ25 many thanks to him
also thanks for the idea @CanYouJustWorkPlease
Unlock in device picker
Feature from: SpotX (Spotify Premium)
Description: Unlock in device picker.
Not all devices can be unlocked, some devices check the premium subscription through the server.
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Full screen mode
Feature from: SpotX (Spotify Premium)
Description: Turns on full screen mode when listening to music
New home structure and navigation
Feature from: Spotify
New theme force activated for everyone since 1.2.14
Description: New Spotify cover
To enable use the input parameter -new_theme
