Spotify

Spotify Adds a Bunch of New Features to Free Offering

Kellen April 24, 2018 8

Spotify announced big changes to its free offering today, likely in an attempt to get you to convert over to a paying customer. What they've done is make the experience more personalized, added like and hide buttons, gave you the ability to create your own...

Spotify Testing an Auto Mode to Make the App Safer to Use While Driving

Tim July 10, 2017 7

According to at least one user on reddit, Spotify is currently testing an Auto Mode internally. This mode makes the app safer to use while driving, but it doesn't appear to be quite ready for widespread rollout yet. With this mode enabled, the buttons for...

Spotify Brings “Behind the Lyrics” Feature to Android

Kellen April 25, 2017 5

Spotify announced this morning that it is ready to bring its "Behind the Lyrics" feature on over to Android for the first time since introducing it to iOS users over a year ago. The feature is a collaboration with Genius, the former rap lyric site turned...

Sonos Will Soon Work With Amazon Alexa, Gets Spotify Connect Integration Too

Kellen August 30, 2016 11

Sonos, a pioneer in the multi-room speaker game who has struggled recently because of poor software experiences and increasing competition, announced two major moves today that it hopes will help it maintain its lead in the category. For one, Sonos will soon...

Amazon Echo Gains Spotify Support

Kellen February 4, 2016 5

Amazon Echo, the cylindrical speaker tube that some of us have in our kitchens to keep time on Shake'N Bake chicken, now works with Spotify. If you are a Spotify Premium subscriber and own an Echo, you can tell it to play any playlist, artist, or genre in...

Spotify Brings Videos and Podcasts to Android App This Week

Kellen January 25, 2016 17

Back in May, Spotify announced that it would soon introduce videos and podcasts to its streaming service line-up, though they weren't exactly willing to provide a proper launch date at that time. Today, their VP of product, Shiva Rajaraman, told the Wall...

Starbucks Adds Spotify Integration to App – Let’s You Discover, Save, “Love” Tunes

Kellen January 19, 2016 8

This morning, Starbucks announced a pretty major partnership with Spotify, one that will get more users into Spotify, but will also satisfy music curiosity needs of its regular customers. In the new Starbucks app, customers will be able to see what songs are...

Spotify Running Now Available for Android Devices

Tim September 15, 2015 11

Spotify's tempo-matching extension, Spotify Running, is now hitting Android devices. The Running portion of the app allows users to select a tempo for a workout/run, with Spotify creating a playlist of music to accompany you. Spotify Running will create the...