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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 […]

Spotify is the first choice for Nordic podcast listeners

28/04/2021

Spotify is the first choice for Nordic podcast listeners according to a report from Nordic media analysts, Mediavision. Approximately 3 million people in the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), or 15%, of the 15–74-year-olds listen to podcasts an average day. Spotify and Apple are the two main actors on the Nordic market, with Spotify taking a significant lead. Among those who listen to podcasts an average day, 37% choose to listen via Spotify while […]

Spotify rolls out a Facebook app

26/04/2021

Spotify rolls out a Facebook app letting users of the social network discover music and podcasts and the ability to share their latest discoveries. The integration between Spotify and Facebook comes by way of a new miniplayer experience driven by social discovery. It allows listeners to enjoy audio from Spotify directly within Facebook, without switching between apps. The new integration is rolling out in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, […]

Spotify Daily Drive comes to Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil

21/04/2021

Spotify Daily Drive comes to Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil containing a personalized mixed-media playlist with the very best of news talk shows, including the relevancy and personality of the hosts to provide the best of audio streaming (on demand, personalized playing and discovery. Features included at launch Short-form podcast news updates from 123 Segundos, Café Expreso, Hechos Podcast, Boletim Folha, El Podcast de Chequeado and Las Noticias de Infobae (AR), among others. A mix of user favourite songs and artists Updates twice […]

Spotify updates its Podcast Charts

18/04/2021

Spotify updates its Podcast Charts with a brand-new Podcast Charts experience including new and more detailed charts, a web experience, and highly shareable features so podcasters and listeners alike can share the word about their favourite shows. With over 2.2 million podcasts to choose from, Podcast Charts are a one-stop shop for discovering new shows and seeing what the rest of the world is listening to. Spotify Podcast Charts features ‘Top Podcasts’ is where you’ll find the […]