Spotify’s desktop app was the corporate’s first portal into its music service earlier than cell phone got here to dominated, however Spotify stated the desktop design hasn’t stored up with modifications over time.
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Spotify has refreshed the feel and appear of the desktop app and net participant for its streaming music service, the corporate stated Thursday, together with the power to obtain tracks to a pc with its desktop app for people who find themselves paying premium members.
Beginning at this time, we’re rolling out a redesigned Spotify app for desktop and net, aligning the expertise and making each simpler to make use of than ever earlier than. Get to know the brand new and improved options. ⬇️ https://t.co/c7yduZgka6
— Spotify Information (@SpotifyNews) March 25, 2021
It additionally made the design of its net participant and desktop app extra much like its cell app, in order that utilizing Spotify throughout platforms is extra cohesive, Spotify said in a blog post. And Spotify simplified playlist creation and added extra controls for net or desktop customers, like the power to jot down descriptions, add photos and drag and drop tracks into current playlists.
“We consistently check, develop, and launch new options,” Spotify stated. “But alongside the best way, we felt that our desktop app expertise hadn’t stored up, and that it was time for a change.”
Spotify additionally added new keyboard shortcuts to help with many extra duties, the corporate stated. Throughout the desktop app, PC customers can press Management + ?, and Mac customers, Command + ? — that can convey up a full listing of all instructions out there.
The information got here a couple of month after Spotify held an occasion to disclose a list of announcements, together with plans to launch a new subscription tier called HiFi for high-quality audio later this yr and an growth to more than 80 new countries. On the time, the streaming-music big additionally unveiled podcast exclusives and a collection of recent instruments for artists and podcasters.
Spotify is the largest streaming music service by each listeners and subscribers on the planet.
