Persistent Alternate Tracks

[trainingdummy]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Pain

Hey there! I recently noticed that when I change a song from one version to another (for example, when selecting a lyric video, a clean edit, or fixing an incorrect song), it only adjusts to the new version for that playthrough of the song. When I come back to the song later, it's reverted to whichever default one it finds on search. I assume this is due to it prioritizing the search version of the song over a cached or downloaded version, but that's just speculation.

Suggested solution

To fix this, assuming the issue is what I'm guessing it is, simply set the app to prioritize the last played/cached/downloaded version of the song, or add an option to set the manually selected version as the new default. (Probably saved in data vs. cache for longevity's sake.) Perhaps it could even have a Settings menu like the one for track blacklisting to directly manage all the songs you've changed from the default result.

If you wanted to go a step further, you could also incorporate a system that logs what version of the song people have manually selected, which could be used to crowdsource the best version of the song to use for others as well. Not sure what your policy is on that, or if you'd have a platform to store that info on (assuming none currently exists), but if it's feasible, you could definitely make it opt-in for those who want to contribute, and all users would be able to benefit even without doing so.

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Additional information

Thanks so much for working on this, and I'm looking forward to seeing where the project goes from here!

Best,
TD

Self grab

• I'm ready to work on this issue!

[Tolle44]

Alternatively, let users "vote" on the most appropriate version of the song so the experience is as close to spotifyt as possible.

Edit: I skim read the original post and I agree with "crowdsourcing" best versions.