Spotify

 

This week I am going to be talking about an app most of you should know called Spotify. Spotify is a music app that allows users to listen to millions of songs at any point as long as you have internet. There is a free version and a premium version where if you pay $9.99 there are no advertisements, you can listen to any of the songs in the library and you can download your own songs and listen to them without internet. If you have the free version, you can only select certain songs or artists and you have advertisements between songs sometimes. I have had Spotify Premium for quite some time and have downloaded a lot of songs and listen to them anywhere. I even have downloaded a few playlists to my Garmin watch and listen to music on Spotify without my phone on runs. I have attached a picture of the app on the watch and an example of a playlist. The Usability of the App is very seamless. When you are playing music, your phone (when on standby or when the user interface is locked) has a widget with simple controls that allows the user to pause, go back a song or skip a song. That feature is something I use all the time. One of my absolute favorite features is if you like a certain song such as Thunderstruck by ACDC, you can select the menu option on the song, and you have an option to go to song radio. That song radio generates many songs that are very similar to that specific song. This is a great way to discover new songs or just have a playlist that has the exact vibe you want.  The design of the App Is nice, it is very user friendly for most functions. The only issue I have is the navigation on the App makes it hard to find your account settings. You must go to the website and login to unsubscribe from premium which may be annoying for some users. Spotify will automatically create playlists for you based on music you listen to regularly. I have quite the variety of playlists because I listen to just about every genre of music. The functionality overall is very basic and easy to understand. There is a profile associated with your account where you can set a profile picture and follow people like other social media platforms and see what others are listening to. The social aspect of Spotify is very limited but does give you a chance to connect with others. Overall Spotify is one of the leaders in the music realm of applications and for good reason. The ability to have unlimited access to songs, the ability to download them anytime and the algorithms made to find playlists related to a single song at a budget friendly cost of $9.99 a month (with more discounts for students) are just some examples why. I do not see myself uninstalling Spotify anytime soon.