US EditionSpotify's Free Tier Changes: Play the Song You Want Whenever You Want
- Starting today, Spotify is enhancing its free subscription by allowing users worldwide to play any song on demand, replacing the previous shuffle-only playback limitation.
- This change follows years of limitations including shuffle-only playback, limited skips, and ad interruptions aimed at encouraging premium upgrades.
- The new features enable users to instantly listen to songs shared on social media, search for specific tracks, or directly select any song to play within the app.
- Spotify has 696 million monthly active users with 433 million free users and 276 million premium subscribers, and CEO Daniel Ek acknowledged earlier slow progress on upgrades.
- These upgrades aim to give free users more control and improve engagement while preserving advanced features like lossless audio for premium subscribers.
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Spotify just threw free users a bone
Spotify removed podcasts that promoted the sale of opioidsAnadolu/Anadolu via Getty ImagesSpotify is giving free users a new perk.Non-subscribers can now pick and play specific songs, instead of having to shuffle through playlists.About 60% of Spotify's monthly active users listen for free.Spotify is giving its free users more premium treatment.The audio streaming platform said it will let non-paying users pick and play specific songs. Before th…
Spotify modified its free version and now allows users to play specific songs without relying on random mode.This measure represents one of the most significant changes since the launch of the platform.So far, those who used the free version could not choose specific songs.They could only access playlists in random mode.That limitation clearly differentiated the free premium subscription service.Spotify confirms price hikes and promises improvem…
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