Updated
Updated · Engadget · Jul 14
Spotify Rolls Out Talk to Spotify Beta to Premium Users in 3 Countries
Updated
Updated · Engadget · Jul 14

Spotify Rolls Out Talk to Spotify Beta to Premium Users in 3 Countries

3 articles · Updated · Engadget · Jul 14

Summary

  • Spotify is gradually launching “Talk to Spotify” in beta for Premium users aged 18 and older in the U.S., Ireland and Sweden on iOS and Android.
  • The feature lets users speak or type from the Home or Now Playing screens to play music, build playlists, save tracks, adjust queues and refine requests in a back-and-forth chat.
  • It also answers questions about songs, artists, albums, podcasts and audiobooks, while surfacing related stories and details such as release dates, genres and guest or author information.
  • Spotify said the tool can draw on a listener’s own history too, handling prompts such as when a song was first played or which genres they have favored recently.
  • The launch extends Spotify’s broader AI push beyond recommendation tools like AI DJ, turning the app into a conversational control and discovery interface.

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