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Spotify

Music playlist on a mobile device featuring album covers and song titles.
Feb 27, 2020

When you dislike or hide a song in Spotify, you'll never hear it again in the playlist or radio station that you blocked it from. If you bury it for the entire app, it won't play anywhere. But that do ...

"How to Block Artists on Spotify (So You Never Have to Hear Their Music Again)" cover image
Feb 24, 2020

I love finding new artists on Spotify to listen to but hate when musicians I don't like keep popping up in recommended playlists and radio stations. For the longest time, there was nothing you could d ...

Smartphone displaying playback controls for Spotify with a blurred keyboard in the background.
Oct 7, 2019

Finally, Spotify now works with Siri! It's been a long time coming, but as of Spotify Music version 8.5.6 for iOS 13, you can make Siri or Hey Siri on your iPhone play and control music in your Spotif ...

Hand holding a smartphone displaying a music player with an album cover.
Sep 27, 2019

So you're listening to Spotify on your Note 10+ and you pause it for a second to talk to someone. A minute or so passes, and you press the play button on your wireless headphones ... but nothing happe ...

Smartphone displaying a music playlist with wireless earbuds nearby.
Aug 20, 2019

Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming services available and allows you a high degree of control over the way you experience your music. Included in that is the album art for your playlis ...

Spotify app display featuring the "Feel Good" playlist on a smartphone.
Jul 19, 2019

Music streaming services make it difficult to transfer your favorite songs and artists from one service to another and for a valid reason: they don't want you to leave. But when it comes to switching, ...

Swift setup screen showing options to create a new playlist and manage favorite configurations.
Jul 19, 2019

Switching from one popular music streaming service to another shouldn't have to be a hassle, but it is if you want to transfer all your favorite music over. No popular service offers a built-in featur ...

Mobile screen displaying navigation and music playback interface.
Jul 15, 2019

Staying alert to directions and changing the music you're listening to on your smartphone at the same time can be cumbersome, but Google Maps wants to fix that. One of the mapping service's features a ...

Close-up of a smartphone displaying a music streaming app interface.
Jul 15, 2019

There's nothing wrong with indulging in guilty pleasures on Spotify every once in a while — we all need a little Coldplay and Creed in our lives. The only problem is, all of your friends and family mi ...

Spotify app interface displaying a playlist recovery option.
Jul 15, 2019

Absentmindedly or accidentally deleting your favorite Spotify playlist — which you spent hours or even days meticulously crafting — may seem devastating because there's no obvious way to bring it back ...