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Spotify’s Car View for Android is a More Simplistic, Minimal UI While You Drive

Tim January 18, 2019

Driving on the road is a sketchy thing at times, so why are you trying to make it harder on yourself by fumbling around a chaotic UI with endless buttons and things to look at? To combat the dangers of an overbearing interface, Spotify introduced Car View for...

Spotify Users With Family Accounts Can Redeem a Free Google Home Mini This Week

Tim October 31, 2018

Spotify users with a $14.99/month family account, Christmas is coming early for you. Spotify is handing out free Google Home Mini units, redeemable starting November 1. If you don't know about Spotify's family account, let me fill you in. A family account...

Spotify Premium Improves Navigation and Search, Adds Artist Radio Stations

Kellen October 18, 2018

Fresh off its Wear OS app announcement, Spotify revealed new features for Spotify Premium owners today. The changes involve navigation, searching, and a new type of radio station. The new navigation is being called "refined," as it aims to help "people quickly...

Spotify Will Soon Work Perfectly on Wear OS Smartwatches

Tim October 17, 2018

Spotify announced a major update to its Android app this week, one that introduces full Wear OS support. Starting soon, you'll be able to control all of your favorite tunes and playlists directly from your wrist. Beyond the ability to pause playback and change...

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...