Spotify's desktop app was the company's first portal into its music service before mobile phone came to dominated, but Spotify said the desktop design hasn't kept up with changes over the years.
SpotifySpotifyhas refreshed the look and feel of the desktop app and web player for its streaming music service, the company said Thursday, including the ability to download tracks to a computer with its desktop app for people who are paying premium members.
Starting today, we’re rolling out a redesigned Spotify app for desktop and web, aligning the experience and making both easier to use than ever before. Get to know the new and improved features. ⬇️https://t.co/c7yduZgka6
— Spotify News (@SpotifyNews)March 25, 2021
It also made the design of its web player and desktop app more similar to its mobile app, so that using Spotify across platforms is more cohesive,Spotify said in a blog post. And Spotify simplified playlist creation and added more controls for web or desktop users, like the ability to write descriptions, upload images and drag and drop tracks into existing playlists.
“我们不断测试、开发和推出新特点res," Spotify said. "Yet along the way, we felt that our desktop app experience hadn't kept up, and that it was time for a change."
Spotify also added new keyboard shortcuts to assist with many more tasks, the company said. Within the desktop app, PC users can press Control + ?, and Mac users, Command + ? -- that will bring up a full list of all commands available.
The news came about a month after Spotify held an event to reveal alist of announcements, including plans to launch anew subscription tier called HiFi for high-quality audiolater this year and an expansion tomore than 80 new countries. At the time, the streaming-music giant also unveiled podcast exclusives and a suite of new tools for artists and podcasters.
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