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Spotify Removes 10,000-Song Limit on Library By Techtonic group Spotify  has had a 10,000 song limit in the library for quite a while now. The company is now making changes to  let users add as many songs they would like  to the music library. Up until now, the Swedish music streaming giant used to show an error that reads  "Epic collection, friend. There's no more room in Your Library. To save more, you'll need to remove some songs or albums.",  once the user hits the aforesaid limit. With that said, it is worth noting that this change does not impact the offline listening experience.  Spotify users will still be limited to 10,000  song downloads  on five different devices. Also, the changes are not applicable to playlists as well. The  maximum limit for playlists remains to be 10,000 tracks. To know how we got here, we will have to take a look at a bit of history involving the feature's evolution. Back in 2014, the feature reque...

Spotify Lets Employees Work from Home Through 2020 By Techtonic group Following the lead of  Facebook and Google , Swedish music streaming giant  Spotify has now let its employees work from home through the end of the year  in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic to ensure the safety of its employees. "Earlier today, we announced the extension of our work-from-home arrangement for all Spotify employees globally. We will continue to track local government guidelines city-by-city and take a phased approach of opening our offices when we deem it safe to do so.",  a Spotify spokesperson told  Music Business Worldwide . "Our employees’ health and safety is our top priority. No employee will be required to come into the office and can choose to work from home through the end of the year." Just like Spotify, other tech giants are also bringing in work from home policies. Twitter, Facebook, and e-commerce platform Shopify have gone a step further to offer pe...

Spotify Web Player Now Works with the Safari Browser By Techtonic group Almost three years back, music streaming giant Spotify discontinued support for the Safari web browser on Apple devices without any proper explanation. This made Mac users turn to either the native Spotify Mac app or other web browsers. The company has now silently resumed support for Safari - without any official word, again! As spotted by a Reddit user who goes by the name  wolfStroker , the official supported browser list on Spotify's website has been updated to reflect the changes. If you are a committed Safari user, you can start using Spotify  web player  once again. While the absence of the web player was probably not missed due to a dedicated Mac app, users who prefer using web apps can finally rejoice. We tried out the Spotify web player on a 2017 MacBook Pro and it worked flawlessly. No hiccups whatsoever. However, if the web player is not working as intended, you may try one of ...

Spotify Adds More Parental Controls to Its Kids App By Techtonic group Popular music streaming platform Spotify has today added two new features to its ' Spotify Kids ' app in order to bring more control into parents' hands. Starting today, parents can access their kids' listening history, and control what content they are allowed to consume on the platform. The new features are available in the app's "Grown Ups" section, where parents will be able to  view a complete streaming history for the last three months. They will also be able to block content with just a tap . The restrictions are set on a per-account basis, so blocked content doesn't affect other children in the family: this can be useful for families with multiple kids in different age groups. Spotify launched the 'Spotify Kids' app in October last year with a library of 6,000 songs, audiobooks, and sounds that were curated into playlists. The company has since increased ...

Spotify's Latest Feature Let's Multiple People Listen to and Control a Music Session By Techtonic group Spotify is today adding a new feature for its users, aimed at making group listening an easier, and probably a bit more fun trend. The popular music streaming platform's latest feature is called 'Group Session' and it's exactly what it sound like. Users will be able to  create a unique Spotify code that they can share with other Spotify users . Once they connect, they will be able to  control playback, add tracks or remove tracks  from the queue and more. Changes made by anyone in the Group Session will reflect across all devices connected to the host. The feature sounds like a neat way to make sure your party music is essentially a mix of everyone's favourite music, and one person doesn't end up shouldering the responsibility to handle all of the music for everyone. It's also something Spotify is  hoping will help people stuck in lockd...

Spotify Signs Licensing Deal with Saregama to Let You Stream Oldies in India By Techtonic group Close to one year after launch, Spotify is rushing to perk up its songs library in India. The streaming giant recently  renewed its licensing deal  with Warner Group to bring music from a slew of international artists to Spotify in India. Now, if you're someone who loves the tunes from the 70s and 80s, Spotify has got your back. As announced today, the company has signed a licensing deal with Saregama to bring the record label's complete catalogue to Spotify. It spans across music from Bollywood films, Carnatic, Hindustani classical, and devotional music in over 25 languages. So, thanks to this deal, whose music should you now expect to find on Spotify? Well, it includes  more than 100,000 retro tracks , including those from Lata Mangeshkar, R.D. Burman, Mohammed Rafi, Hemant Kumar, and many others. You can tune in to some evergreen tracks such as Chhod Do Aanchal Z...

Spotify is Venturing Into Video Products By Techtonic group Podcasts are an essential category for Spotify's growth ahead. The company already has  multiple acquisitions  and local projects under its belt. Now, the streaming giant aims to try a hand at the video space with podcasts. If you're a fan of Joe Rogan, it is most likely that you head to YouTube to enjoy his podcasts. Well, Spotify is  testing video podcasts  on its platform - both mobile and desktop - in an attempt to rival YouTube. A source close to the development tells  The Verge  that Spotify is now allowing podcast creators to upload their recorded video, along with the audio podcast. The caveat being that the video podcast will only show up for 50% of the show's listeners at the moment. Spotify intends to widely roll out this feature to all podcasters and listeners in the near future. Currently, the video podcast feature is being tested with two YouTube stars, namely Zane Hijazi ...

Listen to Harry Potter Read You the first Harry Potter Book on Spotify By Techtonic group Harry Potter has been a friendly fantastical companion to many of us since childhood. We have grown up seeing him fight mystical creatures, uncover mysteries, and avenge his parents. Still, years later, wouldn't you be elated to hear Harry Potter himself read you the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, in the series? Yeah, Harry Potter aka Daniel Radcliffe and other celebrities are going to make your self-quarantine days a little fun by reading a chapter each of the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. What's even better is that you will not only be able to hear them on Spotify (a massive win on the podcast front) but also watch them read the chapter aloud on video. Daniel Radcliffe is reading the first chapter, The Boy Who Lived, and it's already  live right here . He will be followed by other celebrities, including Eddie Redmayne (who you might know...