Spotify Testing Feature to Download Recently Played Songs for Offline Listening
Spotify currently allows users to download songs, albums, and playlists for offline listening. However, selecting each one manually can be a hassle, and it’s easy to forget your favorite music. To address this issue, the company is testing a new feature called “Your Offline Mix.” According to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, this feature will automatically save a mix of your recently played songs for when you’re in the mood but have a poor internet connection.
The feature looks similar to YouTube’s Offline Mixtape feature, which launched in 2019. As we wrote at the time, “Smart Downloads picks some of your favorite songs and makes sure they’re available to you wherever you are.” Spotify’s feature looks very similar, with the system downloading frequently listened songs and other content.
We’ve been testing out a new feature called “Your Offline Mix” – a playlist designed for those times when you might not be online ✈️
What do you think? pic.twitter.com/9so0FZMRPX
— Daniel Ek (@eldsjal) June 8, 2023
The feature is being tested, and it’s not yet clear when it will be available, but users in Eki’s Twitter mentions said they’ve already seen it in their apps — with one noting that they hadn’t downloaded 90 percent of the songs in their mix. . Also, the screenshot shows offline mixing for over three and a half hours, so it can handle a lot of tracks. This makes it quite useful for times when you are traveling or in a remote location and need a little (or a lot) of entertainment.
