Spotify Archives

Samsung devices to come with Spotify pre-installed

19/06/2021

Samsung devices to come with Spotify pre-installed on a range of mobile devices, tablets and Smart TVs as part of Spotify’s partnership deal. Spotify has been Samsung’s go-to music service since 2018. In 2019, Spotify strengthened that partnership when it announced that it would come preinstalled on the newest Samsung Galaxy mobile devices so music and podcast lovers could start listening as soon as they turned on their new phones. This arrangement has been extended to cover the newest range […]

Spotify creates an all year round ‘Wrapped’ experience

04/06/2021

Spotify creates an all year round ‘Wrapped’ experience containing shareable personalised playlists in an in-app feature it has branded Only You. Only You features Your Audio Birth Chart: It’s a musical meeting of cosmic proportions. Your Sun sign details the artist you listened to most over the last six months. Your Moon sign demonstrates an artist you listen to that best shows your emotional or vulnerable side. Your Rising sign brings it all together with an artist you’ve recently connected with. […]

Streamers celebrate Pride Month 2021

03/06/2021

Streamers celebrate Pride Month 2021 with dedicated channels devoted to LGBTQIA+ artists and creators from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify and YouTube Music. Events of all kinds will be held during June in many countries including the UK and US to remember and celebrate when the Stonewall Riots took place back in 1969. This is a round up of the offerings from the mainstream streaming services. Amazon Music launches Pride History On the 29th […]

Spotify adds downloading to your Apple Watch

27/05/2021

Spotify adds downloading to your Apple Watch giving you the ability to download your favourite playlists, albums, and podcasts. All users are already able to play tracks, albums, playlists, and podcasts, and now Premium subscribers will also be able to download everything they’re listening to for a true offline and phone-free experience. This is on top of all the other Spotify features on Apple Watch from Connect & Control to streaming to Siri. The new […]

Spotify Mobile improves Accessibility

22/05/2021

Spotify Mobile improves Accessibility with three updates to its iOS and Android apps: buttons with increased readability features, options for text resizing, and a beta for podcast transcripts. These will all be rolling out in the coming weeks. Improved buttons When you use Spotify, you’re constantly tapping buttons to shuffle a playlist or start a listening session. The colour, text formatting and size of these buttons has been changed to make it easier for low-vision and visually […]

New ways to share Spotify on social media

16/05/2021

New ways to share Spotify on social media have been rolled out to join the existing Group Session and Collaborative Playlists features. You will be able to share your favourite track or podcast episode with your friends through your social media channels. iOS and Android users globally can look forward to three new ways to share what you love. New podcast timestamp sharing With new podcast timestamp sharing, you can now share podcast episodes beginning at […]

Spotify updates ‘Your Library’

01/05/2021

Spotify updates ‘Your Library’ to let you quickly find what you’re looking for, jump back into your latest discovery, or rediscover a track you saved years ago. With 5,000+ hours of content released globally every day on Spotify and hundreds of those saved in Your Library there is a need to be able to explore your collections faster and easier. Your Library’s updated design and added features will enable you to spend less time looking for content […]