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10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

MattSuda — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 04:45:10 GMT

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

MattSuda — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:54:37 GMT

Major features added since 2012:

There have been so many new features added over the last 10 years. To make it easy to follow along, this post will be going over just some of the major features that were added. Some features may be left out.

Do you remember a major feature that is used today and is not listed? Let us know when it was released in the comments.

2012:

• Added support for crossfade and gapless playback

• Released the Play Button widget for websites (more info)

• iPad App

2012 Launch Video

Read how the iPad app design has changed over the years from 2012 - 2020:
A New Experience for Spotify for iPad

2013:

• Spotify Connect (more info)

• Your Library (previously called "Your Music" and "Collection")

• Ability for free plan to use mobile app with ads (phone & tablet)

• Yearly Spotify Wrapped stats (previously called "Year in Music")

2014:

• Added "Repeat One" setting

• Family Subscription Plan

• Spotify apps got a new dark theme (more info)

2015:

• Spotify app became available on PlayStation (more info)

• Discover Weekly (Personalized Playlist)

• See upcoming concerts in the Spotify app

• Expansion into podcasts

2016:

• Release Radar (Personalized Playlist)

• Daily Mixes (Personalized Playlists)

2017:

• Spotify app became available on Xbox (more info)

• Scannable Spotify Codes (more info)

2018:

• Spotify app became available on Apple Watch (more info)

• Setting to control explicit content (more info)

• Canvas (looping videos) in the mobile app

• Ability to see Song Credits

2019:

• (Mobile) 2019 Your Library redesign (more info)

• On Repeat & Repeat Rewind (Personalized Playlists) (more info)

2020:

• Group Session (more info)

• Duo Subscription Plan

• Home Page Shortcuts

• Ability to upload custom playlist image from mobile app (more info)

2021:

• Spotify Mixes: Your Favorite Artists, Genres, and Decades (more info)

• (Mobile) 2021 Your Library redesign (more info)

• Recently Played Feed in mobile app (more info)

• What's New Feed in mobile app (more info)

• Downloads became available in Apple Watch and Wear OS apps

• New Spotify Greenroom app (more info)

• Blend: Friend Playlists (more info)

• Expansion into video podcasts (more info)

• Enhanced Playlists (more info)

• SharePlay support in iOS app (more info)

• Lyrics (more info)

2022:

• Added a setting to control autoplay on connected devices (more info)

More features coming in 2022 and beyond...

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

user-removed — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:48:57 GMT

Good to see the evolution;

has anyone noticed that Spotify's 2012 layout looks a lot like the current iTunes😂

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

MateusM — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:30:11 GMT

Awesome post, Matt! It's amazing to see how much Spotify changed its apps through time, the experience has changed a lot, and for the better! 👏🔥

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

Loneliest_Cabin — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:20:10 GMT

This is so cool @MattSuda! So interesting to see the evolution like this. Thanks for doing it!

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

MattSuda — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 23:37:46 GMT

@Loneliest_Cabin

You're welcome!

It was fun to research everything and look back at how things have changed over the years! 🙂

I've been using Spotify since late 2011 so I remember all of these designs.

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

brun0_miguel — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 18:43:31 GMT

A big change!
Before it looked like computer folders, all square. I started using it in 2018, I didn't catch that first phase, and it wasn't as attractive as it is today.

🇧🇷U‌‌ma grande mudança!
Antes parecia as pastas do computador, todo quadrado. começei a usar em 2018, não peguei essa primeira fase, e não era tão atraente como é hoje.

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

user-removed — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 21:41:02 GMT

Can we just go back to a time when . . .

• Icons were textured and easy to identify

• Spotify’s logo had passion and soul

• “Individuality”, “Diversity”, “Creativity”, and “Quality” were actual standards, not useless corporate buzzwords

Personally I liked Spotify’s 2013-2015 incarnation. It obviously was trying to develop its own identity, NOT trying to be an Apple Music Clone, simple yet not ascetically barebones like every app and their grandma is nowadays.

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

user-removed — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 08:42:41 GMT

My 2022 Spotify Wrapped is going be lit this year, and everyone else's will be too. We hope, since 2022 was a big for music this year, and could be better for 2023 Spotify Wrapped if you play your cards right. Keep doing what your doing. Try to listen to songs that sounds like cheating, but is not cheating. You still have 100 days before your 2022 Spotify Wrapped officially starts coming forming your songs. So do good and pick some amazing music.

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

luiznettoid — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:08:42 GMT

From 2014 to 2016 it was very beautiful and nostalgic even the playlist covers were more interesting nowadays everything is horrible ugly design strange icons and I strangely hope to cancel my subscription that it goes back to how it was it's terrible and confusing.

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

user-removed — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:10:59 GMT

I missed the good old days. I don't want to get any older. I do not think Spotify is a thing in heaven. Please reverse time some how.

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

MattSuda — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:51:17 GMT

It's 2023 now and Spotify just reached 200 million subscribers 💚 2️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣

You can see a timeline of Spotify's growth over time here:

Spotify’s Journey to 200 Million Subscribers

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

vaajy — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 21:45:06 GMT

Still no Hifi. Feels like Stereo Mexico.

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

MattSuda — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 04:53:15 GMT

During the 2023 Stream On event, Spotify showed this cool video of how the user interface has changed over the years:

You can watch the full Stream On event video right here

Re: 10 Year Evolution: Spotify Apps

BabyEcho0_YT — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:44:56 GMT

look how far we've gone from year to year