I’m working on a custom Spotify application and running into some issues. The newest Spotify version doesn’t seem to support local app development anymore. I can’t locate the local app files like I used to. I tried going back to an older version from the preview releases that worked fine for development. But here’s the problem - every time I close and open Spotify again, it automatically downloads and installs the latest version. This breaks my development setup completely. Does anyone know how to disable the automatic updates? Or maybe there’s a newer build somewhere that still supports app development? I really need to keep working on this project but can’t seem to find a solution.
Had the exact same frustration building my Spotify integration last year. The auto-update is baked into the client with no official way to turn it off. I fixed it by blocking Spotify’s update servers in my firewall - just add rules blocking upgrade.scdn.co and similar domains. Heads up though, this might break some features. You could also run Spotify in a VM or sandbox where you control the network access. Local app development got officially killed off, so don’t expect newer builds to support it. If your project can handle it, switch to the Web API - that’s the only supported route now.