If you’re anything like me, you hate being interrupted by artists like Christina Grimmie suddenly screaming “LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO” into your ears when listening to calm, classical music on Spotify. Calm is a very simple app I made to fix this little annoyance. It will listen for Spotify’s metadata broadcasts, and lower the volume slightly during advertisements. It doesn’t mute or skip ads, it only requests a duckable, transistent audio focus until Spotify is finished playing the ad.
The app is free, but if you like it, please consider making a small donation.
If there's any doubt about it, this app is unofficial, and is not endorsed nor recommended by Spotify in any way. Also, Spotify is a trademark of Spotify AB.
The setup is really simple. Just download and install the app on your phone. If it doesn’t work out of the box, double-check that “Device Broadcast” is enabled in the Spotify settings.
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