Spotify Premium users will get more control in the coming weeks as the music streaming service rolls out an update that will separate the play and shuffle buttons. Currently, the play and shuffle buttons are combined for Spotify Premium and Spotify Free account holders.
While it may not seem like a big deal, separating the play and shuffle buttons will give users a more streamlined experience. This will apply to users listening to albums or playlists. While that might not seem like that big of a deal, it was for one artist, Adele, who called out Spotify’s shuffle attempt to release an album last year. The artist was able to get the service to turn off shuffle by default, allowing users to listen to albums as intended. To make things more transparent for users, Spotify will double down on this concept, allowing its paid subscribers to get an improved user interface.
The music streaming service recently announced that it has increased its total number of subscribers to 433 million, with 188 million premium subscribers. Despite its dominance, it regularly makes improvements to its platform. For example, it recently introduced Friends Mix, Blend, Supergrouper and more. However, while the company has been successful with its service, it hasn’t fared so well on the hardware front, as it recently announced that it will be discontinuing its Car Thing accessory.
The update will roll out to Android and iOS users in the coming weeks. This will be a global release and should appear in all regions. The update is for Premium users, so if you have a free Spotify account, you can expect nothing to change. However, if you want to give Spotify a try, click the link below. The app can also be found in the App Store for iOS devices. Now if only we could get Spotify Hi-Fi sometime this year.
Source: Spotify
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