The free tier of Spotify will let you pick an artist or playlist to listen to, but the only catch is that you can’t pick which exact song you want to listen to, or choose what order you want certain songs to play in. However, Spotify claims that its free users will be getting more for their buck (or lack thereof) on Spotify, noting that the free tier on other music streaming services don’t let you access your playlists starred music, even if you can only shuffle play them on Spotify. Previously, users were able to use Spotify for free on their mobile devices, but only the Radio feature of the service, similar to what Pandora offers. This means you can access your playlists and starred music on your phone or tablet without paying for a subscription, but the only catch is that you have to listen to the music in shuffle mode, so it’s not true on-demand.įurthermore, it will be ad-free, and the offline playback and on-demand listening will only be available to paying subscribers. In addition to current services from Amazon, Apple, Google, and Pandora, among others, it's rumored that both Beats Music and YouTube will enter the space in 2014.Spotify announced this morning that it is bringing its streaming service to mobile devices (including tablets) for free. In a major coup, Spotify has added the entire Led Zeppelin catalog, the first time the classic rock band's music has been available on a streaming service.Ĭompetition among streaming music services is heating up. (Paying subscribers don't get the ads when on a tablet.) Company executives said that since many of its users are replacing a computer with a tablet, it no longer makes sense to differentiate them. That's the same experience free computer users have.
That means when you're Spotifying with a tablet, you can pick specific songs on demand, with ads interspersed within the song streams.
Paid users can play specific tracks on demand and also download tracks to their mobile devices they also get ad-free music.įree tablet users get an even tastier offering than free smart phone users do. The free smart phone service has some limitations, mainly that while you can call up any artist available on Spotify, you have to listen to songs in shuffle, or random, mode. Like Spotify but have been reluctant to pay for access on your smart phone? Starting today you won't have to, as you'll now be able to get the streaming music service-with some restrictions-on smart phones as well as tablets without the $10 monthly subscription fee.
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