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In the Days Ahead, Spotify to Challenge YouTube with Testing of Offline Mix Playlist

In an exciting development, the Spotify app is now officially testing an offline playlist that is based on the user’s recently played favorites. First announced back in 2020, the company has been working behind the scenes on this highly anticipated feature, and it is finally coming to fruition. Some lucky users have already reported access to the new feature, although it remains unclear whether it will be available to free users or will be a premium access feature.

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek personally announced the news via Twitter, where he explained that the new feature, called “Your Offline Mix”, is specifically designed for those times when users are not connected to the internet. Alongside his tweet, Ek shared a screenshot of the test feature, which showed a playlist of multiple hours worth of music.

While the app currently allows users to manually download playlists for offline playback, the “offline mix” feature is a game-changer as it automatically creates playlists based on the user’s recently played favorite music while they are still online, without any manual intervention required.

With over 500 million worldwide users, Spotify is continuing to compete against YouTube Music, which already boasts an “Offline Mixtape” feature. However, with Spotify’s new feature, the competition is really heating up.

In other Spotify news, the company recently removed several songs from AI music company Boomy, which had been publishing computer-generated music and impersonating artists without any license or consent. Universal Music contacted Spotify, noting that AI bots could have been used to increase the number of listeners to Boomy’s songs, potentially making a lot of money for the uploaders of the duplicated content.

On a more positive note, Spotify’s exciting new feature has been well received by users and industry experts alike, and we can’t wait to see how it continues to develop over the coming months.

 

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