Although Spotify has recently stood out with its artificial intelligence-focused features, this time it announced an update that targets a more basic user experience. The new features will especially make it easier for users with many playlists. The updates the company has rolled out include playlist folders on mobile, bulk editing tools, background download support for iOS, and new queue controls exclusive to Premium users.
With the new update, organizing playlists, bulk editing content, and managing downloads for offline listening will now become much more practical.
PLAYLISTS CAN NOW BE COLLECTED IN FOLDERS
The folder feature, which has been available in the desktop version of Spotify for a long time, is also carried to the mobile application.
Users will be able to collect the playlists they create under different folders, give special names to the folders and create new subfolders according to their needs.
Feature; It will offer significant convenience for users who want to create an organized archive according to music genres, mood, sports activities or podcast content.
EDITING LONG LISTS WILL BE EASIER
With the update, Spotify also introduces bulk editing support in playlists.
Users can now selectively move or remove multiple songs or podcast episodes in a list at the same time. Thus, edits made in lists containing hundreds of content can be completed in a much shorter time.
The new system was among the features that users who frequently create playlists have been waiting for a long time.
THE NEXT SONGS CAN BE MANAGED IN A SINGLE MOVE
Spotify also makes it easy to manage listening queue.
Premium subscribers will be able to selectively reorder or remove multiple queued content at the same time. This will provide more control over the listening experience.
The company announced that this feature will initially be available only to Premium users.
BACKGROUND DOWNLOAD SUPPORT IS COMING
One of the innovations announced by the platform was the background download feature.
Once users start downloading an album, podcast or playlist, the process will continue even if they exit the app. In this way, the content will be ready for offline use without having to keep the application open.
Users who download long podcast series and large music archives are expected to benefit significantly from this feature.
MIXED PLAYING SYSTEM IS BEING RENEWED
Spotify is also adding a new button called “reshuffle” to the application.
Thanks to this feature, users will be able to recreate the existing shuffle order. The aim is to provide a more diverse and dynamic listening experience for users who constantly encounter similar song orders in the same playlists.
SOME FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO PREMIUM USERS
According to the statement made by Spotify, playlist folders and bulk editing features in playlists are now available to all users around the world.
Next, advanced tools such as bulk editing, background downloading and reshuffle will be available only to Premium subscribers for now.
