February 4, 2026
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Name that tune! Spotify may soon get a new music-guessing game

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR Spotify appears to be working on a new music-guessing game for its Android app. The company previously acquired Heardle, which offered a similar experience on the web. It’s not yet clear if this game would be a mobile version of Heardle, or something all new. Who among us doesn’t take

February 1, 2026
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I thought I’d hate Spotify’s AI playlists, but I don’t

Ryan Haines / Android AuthorityI like to think that I have pretty good taste in music. I’d go so far as to say I’m good at getting my friends to listen to new music, whether it’s through a playlist at a party or by attaching a new song to an Instagram post. However, with such

January 30, 2026
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New Spotify update puts song lyrics exactly where you want them

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR Spotify is rolling out a change that displays lyrics line-by-line directly on the Now Playing screen. A toggle in the three-dot menu allows users to disable the new player lyrics if they prefer the classic view. The Spotify beta app is also testing the ability to resize lyrics text within

January 30, 2026
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Spotify might bring back a feature everyone loved till 2018 (APK teardown)

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR Spotify is working on making usernames editable. The music streaming platform technically already has usernames, but they are not at all user-friendly, and haven’t been for years. Currently, Spotify accounts receive automatically generated alphanumeric usernames, but users might soon be able to customize these. Spotify has been steadily transforming from

January 27, 2026
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Spotify might finally learn something from YouTube with this video upgrade

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR New strings in the app suggest Spotify is working on a larger mini-player for music videos when you navigate. Music videos currently shrink to a small Now Playing bar, making them hard to watch outside the player screen. We don’t know how it will look if it rolls out, but

January 22, 2026
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Tired of Spotify’s mixes? Prompted Playlist lets you generate new ones on the fly

Tushar Mehta / Android AuthorityTL;DR Spotify’s new Prompted Playlist feature creates custom playlists from text prompts. The prompts can be as general or specific as you want. Prompted Playlist debuted in beta in New Zealand last month. It’s now expanding to the US and Canada. Last month, Spotify introduced a feature it calls Prompted Playlist. Prompted

January 22, 2026
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Here’s how Spotify pulled off a legal ambush to stop that 300TB dump of stolen music

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR Spotify and record labels quietly sued Anna’s Archive, the shadow library that claimed to have scraped 300TB of Spotify’s most-played tracks. Anna’s Archive was not even notified of the lawsuit until one of its primary domains was taken down from the internet. However, taking down a few domains hasn’t stopped

January 21, 2026
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Android Auto music controls looking different? Google is finally rolling out the new UI

C. Scott Brown / Android AuthorityTL;DR Android Auto 16.0 is finally rolling out in the stable branch, bringing the new Media Playback template to all users. The redesigned layout features a wavy progress bar and moves the play, pause, and track controls to the left. The uniform template will ensure a consistent experience across different

January 20, 2026
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Exclusive: Spotify is testing a wild new feature that finally syncs paper books with audiobooks

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR Spotify is working on a new feature called Page Match that will let you seamlessly jump between audiobooks and physical books. When you scan a page in a physical book with your phone’s camera, Spotify will take you to that exact spot in the audiobook. The feature works both ways

January 15, 2026
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Spotifys long-expected US price hike is now official

Ryan Haines / Android AuthorityTL;DR Spotify is increasing the US price of Premium Individual from $11.99 to $12.99 per month. The new price takes effect from your February billing date, with emails rolling out over the next month. The last price hike for US subscribers came in 2024. American Spotify users dodged the 2025 round