Spotify is apparently planning a price hike for its US subscribers in early 2026 following in the footsteps of international price adjustments.

Spotify is making it easier to switch from its rivals without leaving the app, thanks to a new “Import your music” option rolling out to mobile users in the coming days.

Spotify is rolling out a new “Listening Stats” feature that packages up your activity in the music and podcasts app with a weekly summary.

If you’re noticing freezing and crashing issues for the Spotify app on Android as of late, you’re not alone, as an ongoing issue causes the app to run into numerous issues when connected to certain Wi-Fi networks.

Spotify’s new 24-bit lossless option is still rolling out after nearly five years have passed since the initial tease and official launch last month. It turns out, lossless works with JBL speakers, too.

Over four years after its initial announcement, Spotify isfinally rolling out lossless streaming quality to Premium users and, in a fun surprise, it won’t cost anything extra.

Spotify might be centered around a lot more than music these days, but it’s still delivering new sorting features on a semi-regular basis. In addition to a handful of new customization options, the music streamer is also bringing new filters to sort your library by more than just genre.

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Spotify brings back direct messages amid global price hikes that ‘make sense’

Andrew RomeroAug 26 2025 - 8:02 am PT

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Spotify is getting more attention in the news for its seemingly scheduled price hikes. The company is bringing back a direct messaging feature days after introducing custom transitions in the Spotify app. These feature additions seem to fully justify the price hikes, according to the company.

In case you never turned song transitions off in Spotify, the streaming service is adding custom options for playlists.

If you’re noticing some issues with your Android Auto experience as of late, you’re not alone, as users are reporting problems with the display looking washed out, as well as the Spotify app having broken controls.

Spotify announced that it would be increasing its Premium subscription pricing in a few key regions, but the hike, which seems clockwork-like, excludes the US.

Spotify recently introduced a “Create” button along its bottom navigation bar, but it’s really notthat helpful. Thankfully, Spotify has fixed this in a new update that lets you turn the “Create” button off.

Rolling out with the latest update, Spotify is getting a redesign on Android Auto and also adding support for “Jam” on the car’s display.

Spotify is rolling out a new feature that allows user to remotely download playlists to their smartwatch (Wear OS included) from their smartphone app, alongside better overall management of downloads.

With the help of changes in Android Auto, Spotify is getting a brand new app for the platform that includes support for its “Jam” feature.

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Spotify app adds playlist sorting, DJ requests, more

Ben SchoonMay 13 2025 - 8:55 am PT

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Spotify is rolling out a new update to its AI-powered DJ service that allows users to make “requests” while the app itself is picking up some useful quality of life improvements such as the ability to sort playlists.

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Report: Spotify plans ‘Music Pro’ tier for extra $6/month with better audio and other perks

Ben SchoonFeb 17 2025 - 9:45 am PT

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According to a new report, Spotify’s upgraded audio quality tier may be called “Music Pro” and come with other perks for an extra $6 per month.

As announced earlier this year, Spotify Car Thing is dead, with all units having officially been disabled as of today.

Spotify Wrapped 2024is 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

Ben SchoonNov 27 2024 - 9:50 am PT

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“Spotify Mod,” an app used to pirate Spotify Premium features on Android, has been disabled.

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

Ben SchoonOct 25 2024 - 7:54 am PT

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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]

Ben SchoonJul 31 2024 - 7:12 am PT

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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.

In a super unusual issue, some Google Pixel owners have noticed that their phones are crashing while playing music from Spotify.