\nSpotify is officially testing an offline mix<\/br>
\n2023-06-09 22:06:04<\/br><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nMusic streaming company Spotify is finally and officially testing a playlist that automatically downloads some of your recent favorites. It comes a couple of years after starting working on such a feature.<\/p>\n
In a tweet, the company\u2019s CEO Daniel Ek said that Spotify has been testing \u201cYour Offline Mix.\u201d But beyond that he didn\u2019t provide any details. In particular, it\u2019s unclear when the company plans to release the feature.<\/p>\n
\nWe\u2019ve been testing out a new feature called “Your Offline Mix” \u2013 a playlist designed for those times when you might not be online \u2708\ufe0f <\/p>\n
What do you think? pic.twitter.com\/9so0FZMRPX<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Daniel Ek (@eldsjal) June 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
As the screenshot posted by Ek suggests, these playlists can store music with multiple hours of listening time. This can be handy at times when you are going to hop on a flight but forgot to download music. As a reminder, Spotify already allows you to download playlists for offline playback.<\/p>\n
Tweets from some users suggest that they have already seen this feature appear in their apps. But it\u2019s unclear in what territories Spotify is rolling out the offline mix. Plus, there is a question about the feature\u2019s availability for free users. We have asked Spotify for a comment and will update the story if we hear back.<\/p>\n
\n\nspotify gave me a “offline mix” and 90% of the songs i dont have downloaded<\/p>\n
\u2014 kayla \u2039\ud835\udff9 (@jasperjareau) June 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
In 2020, reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong<\/a> discovered that Spotify was working on an offline mix feature. But it was never rolled out. However, with Ek\u2019s official confirmation, the feature should be on track to be available to users in the future.<\/p>\n
Spotify\u2019s rival service, YouTube Music<\/a>, already has an \u201cOffline mixtape\u201d feature. Additionally, the Google-owned service can automatically download up to 500 songs<\/a> in different playlists if users turn on the \u201cSmart download\u201d functionality.<\/p>\n
According to figures from its last earnings call, Spotify now boasts a user base of over 500 million people<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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