Spotify Adds Offline Song Playback For Premium Members

As it moves from strength to strength Spotify has really made an impression over the last year, and with the recent introduction of the Spotify iPhone app (and also the Android version) allowing it to be used when on the go one can only see its popularity increasing.

The most recent addition to their arsenal comes in the form of the ability to now play certain playlists whilst offline – a feature already present on the mobile versions of the app but will now be available on desktops/laptops as well.

This will mean you will still be able to listen to your favourite tracks from Spotify (assuming they are on playlists that are available [and there’s no indication as of yet saying which ones will be!] denoted by a symbol) when you lose connection, the connection goes down or you can’t be bothered to find Wifi!

Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, this will only be available to Premium subscribers but if you can part with the £10 a month required you will also benefit from the host of other features including the removal of adverts, better quality music and access to Spotify mobile apps as well as others.

If you’re interested in testing this new functionality out by finding new music and playlists for Spotify, then you might want to read about how to share your Spotify playlists/music with ShareMyPlaylists.com.

Good as this is I’m sure there will be quite a few music retailers scratching their heads and trying to work out the best way to stop the seemingly unstoppable Spotify advance – I mean why buy music when you can listen to it for free offline anyway?…Well as long as you keep paying the monthly fee!

But as long as Spotify is still providing the artists with the revenue they need, and we can expect to see Spotify continuing to expand in the coming year, especially once they launch in the US in the coming months!

Via – Spotify Blog & PocketLint

Related Pages:

1. Spotify iPhone App Preview
2. Share Spotify Playlists With ShareMyPlaylists.com
3. Spotify Invites Required Again (UK)
4. Spotify iPhone App – Is It Worth It?
5. Spotify Officially Legal

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