Overview
- Spotify has activated new tools for free listeners globally, including direct song selection on mobile plus Search & Play and Share & Play, along with playlist creation, custom covers and Daylist.
- Free on‑demand use is limited each day; after a chosen track the app can revert to shuffle and standard skip caps, a change confirmed by a Spotify spokesperson in recent coverage.
- Lossless streaming will roll out in October as a no‑extra‑cost upgrade for Premium subscribers in about 50 markets, with Germany among the first wave.
- The lossless tier tops out at 24‑bit/44.1 kHz and must be enabled per device, placing Spotify ahead of some rivals on quality but below services offering up to 24‑bit/192 kHz.
- The paired moves target more engagement and ad impressions from the free tier while preserving reasons to upgrade, following recent Premium price increases in several markets.