Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’ve been a Spotify user for over a decade and, while many of my favorite playlists are ones that I’ve followed or added from other users, I still have my own fair share of personal playlists. Spotify usually does a good job of assigning a temporary default playlist art … Read More “How I created personalized Spotify playlist covers to spruce up my library” »
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify now lets users create and share short podcast clips directly from the app using a new scissors tool. The feature could make podcast discovery far more social, turning viral moments into an easy way for new listeners to find shows. Podcast Clips are rolling out globally on mobile … Read More “This Spotify update lets you share the best part of a podcast” »
Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify is expanding beyond music and podcasts with narrated magazine articles inside the app. More than 650 spoken stories from publishers like WIRED, The Atlantic, and Rolling Stone are now available through Spotify Audiobooks. Narrated articles live in Spotify’s audiobook section and are capped at under two hours each. … Read More “Spotify’s latest audiobook push brings narrated magazine articles” »
Tech Team / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify could soon get a highly requested feature. A string of code found in the app suggests you may soon be able to control the playback speed of music. Spotify already offers playback speed control for podcasts. Earlier this morning, we revealed that Spotify is testing a “Bulk Redownload” … Read More “This popular Spotify podcast feature may soon be available for music as well” »
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority As an old-school techie whose formative years were spent tinkering with tape decks and portable CD players, I find that modern Android phones are nothing short of miracles of engineering for audio consumption. They’ve got a screen that rivals my high-end television, a DAC chip that is by all measures … Read More “I ditched music on my Android phone and went back to my iPod” »
Are you having trouble trying to use Spotify today? You can take some solace in knowing that you’re not the only one. The music streaming service appears to be down for thousands of users. According to Downdetector, it appears that the outage started around 8:00 AM this morning. The reports spiked at around 8:50 AM, … Read More “Is Spotify down for you? You’re not alone” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Free and Premium Spotify users can now connect their accounts to Claude. You’ll be able to use the AI to get personalized recommendations. Spotify in Claude is available for free, Pro, and Max Claude users. Spotify is available on a variety of platforms, including mobile, desktop, smart TVs, game … Read More “Claude can now help you build the perfect Spotify playlist” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority A few months ago, Google and YouTube realized that I no longer lived in Lebanon and told me I couldn’t skate on paying just $9 per month for a Lebanese family Premium account. I had to face the music and switch to a two-person French Premium subscription for €19.99 per … Read More “I don’t want to use YouTube Music, even though I pay for it” »
