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Spotify officially kills Car Thing, remaining units have stopped working
As announced earlier this year, Spotify Car Thing is dead, with all units having officially been disabled as of today.
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Spotify Wrapped 2024 launches with AI Podcast powered by Google’s NotebookLM
Spotify Wrapped 2024 is here and features an AI Podcast that’s “Built with Google’s NotebookLM.” Two AI hosts from the viral note-taking/research tool “unwrap” your year in music.
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Spotify cracks down on ‘Spotify Mod’ piracy app on Android
“Spotify Mod,” an app used to pirate Spotify Premium features on Android, has been disabled.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify Gemini Extension rolling out on Android
Following WhatsApp, the second third-party Gemini Extension is Spotify. The “play & search” functionality is similar to YouTube Music.
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Spotify suddenly stopped working with Google Nest & Home speakers, may already be fixed
A bizarre and abrupt issue has broken Spotify support on Google Nest and Google Home speakers for many users.
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Spotify makes lyrics free again, but with a monthly limit you’ll never reach [U]
After ripping lyrics away from its free (ad-supported) users last year, Spotify has announced that they’re coming back, but with a monthly limit in place.
Expand Expanding CloseBizarre bug causes some Google Pixel phones to crash when using Spotify
In a super unusual issue, some Google Pixel owners have noticed that their phones are crashing while playing music from Spotify.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify adds cheaper ‘Basic’ plans without audiobooks; $11 for individual, $17 for family
Spotify has announced a new “Basic” subscription tier for US subscribers that ditches audiobooks for the savings of $1 per month.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify HiFi offering will come as an add-on at $5 per month, reports say
Spotify’s lossless audio tier seems to have been a pipe dream, with nothing to show over the last couple of years, it has been rumored. According to a new source, Spotify’s HiFi tier is very much gearing up, with the new tier coming as an add-on at an extra $5 per month.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify for Android finally fixed its app icon after five years, then rolled it back [U]
Spotify is rolling out an update on Android that ditches the border on its app icon, bringing back a “normal” icon five years after it was changed before quickly reverting the change.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify Car Thing is underpowered e-waste that wouldn’t be able to run Android anyway
Ever since Spotify announced that it would kill Car Thing, there’s been a push for the company to open the product to allow users to tweak it to keep it useful. But, as it turns out, Spotify has already done most of that legwork, but the Car Thing is already so underpowered that, not only could it barely handle an OS like Android, but it could have already been called e-waste from the start.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini appears to be adding a Spotify extension
After rolling out a YouTube Music extension last month, Google may soon add a Spotify extension to Gemini.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify is raising prices in the US; $12 for single accounts, $20 for Family
After reports earlier this year, Spotify has today officially announced that it will raise subscription prices in the US.
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Spotify will give you a refund for Car Thing after all amid possible lawsuit
The saga of Spotify Car Thing came to a head earlier this month when Spotify told customers that it would kill all remaining devices but, now, the company is begrudgingly doing the right thing and offering refunds for the two-year-old devices.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify will kill Car Thing units later this year, tells owners to throw them away
Spotify has just announced that Car Thing, its discontinued car display, is dying. As in, the company will be killing any remaining units later this year.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify HiFi shows signs of life as the service locks more features behind subscription
Spotify HiFi seems to be a pipe dream at this point, with rumors spanning over two years and the service failing to provide any sort of improvement to audio quality. Now, new screenshots leak the Spotify HiFi UI with information on what quality the service plans to deliver. This comes as Spotify locks track lyrics behind the paying tiers
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Spotify adds new ‘AI Playlist’ feature that uses text prompts [Video]
Rolling out now in beta, Spotify is launching a new “AI Playlist” feature that uses text prompts to build a playlist based on a user’s description.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify is reportedly getting a price hike, but also some new subscription tiers
Spotify is apparently set to get a price hike on certain plans, while the company is also looking at introducing new subscription options to allow for more flexibility.
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Spotify will add music videos in some countries, challenging YouTube Music
Spotify has announced that it will start showing music videos, but only in select countries.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid media switcher rolling out Spotify Connect support
As announced at CES 2023, Google is rolling out support for Spotify Connect in the Android media switcher to improve the cross-devices experience.
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Spotify for Android crashing, unable to open following latest beta update
If your Spotify app is constantly crashing on Android lately, you’re not alone. The latest beta update for Spotify on Android is causing the app to crash before it even fully opens.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify Wrapped 2023 is now available – here’s how to find it
As has become tradition, Spotify is now rolling out its yearly Wrapped summary of your favorite music through the year. Here’s where to find Spotify Wrapped 2023.
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Spotify rolls out major TV app redesign, live now on Google TV [Gallery]
Launching today, Spotify’s TV app is getting a major overhaul with support for more features and a much more familiar interface.
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Spotify now has ‘free’ audiobooks for Premium subscribers in the US
Spotify Premium subscribers are getting a new perk as audiobooks are now available in the US at no additional charge.
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