News & Reviews:   Spotify

While streaming songs, some of us would like to have a personal karaoke session by singing along with the lyrics. If you're using Spotify, you might have to look for the lyrics elsewhere as it doesn't appear inside the app. However, things might change now as the popular streaming service is finally going to bring the feature to their mobile apps.

Those who stream music online usually choose Spotify, but if you prefer music videos then YouTube is likely your best option. Spotify may be looking to change this though, as a new leak suggests that the company could be working on adding music videos to its mobile app.

For this issue of TechNave NewsBytes 2020, we have the realme 6i sold out, the Samsung Jet cordless vacuum cleaner and a chance to catch the latest MPL-MY/SG S5 playoffs. There’s also the Digi Yellow Heart, a free 120 day license for the Lenovo TGX Remote Workstation and Maxis Cloud, targeting SMEs and Enterprises. 

Also for SMEs and the enterprise are announcements for the Hitachi Vantara, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent. Spotify has some instructions on setting it up on a console and LG weighs in on Smart Appliances for a better Earth Day.

Despite the pandemic going on, some companies are still managed to do well maintaining its revenue and one of them is Spotify. The company that provides music streaming service has hit 130 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2020, which is up by 31 percent from last year's report. Other than that, the company has also announced that their users' listening behavior is different now as lockdowns are going on in many countries.

Google recently introduced a new tab in the Youtube Music app called “Explore” which lets the user find new music based on your listening history on the app. Furthermore, Google split the Explore tab into several sub-sections including “Chill”, “Commute”, “Focus”, and more which lets you determine the mood of the music you are listening to.

Not only do adults and teenagers need music in life, but kids also need them too. The largest music streaming company, Spotify, has now launched Spotify Kids in the US, Canada, and France to bring a library of songs that is curated just for kids. The standalone app doesn’t just come with kids’ favourite bops, it also features a colourful interface for them to interact with.

This time, the famous Jane Manchun Wong has spotted another code in Spotify, revealing a new feature which we didn’t know we need with the help of Siri, Google Assistant, or Amazon Alexa. The code has revealed that Spotify is working on a voice command ‘Hey Spotify’ to let users ask the app to play songs, albums, and apps without typing anything.

Apple is facing serious kickbacks since Netflix and Spotify decided to stop all subscription payments from Apple’s App Store and now Youtube TV. So remember to switch your payment method before March if you’re still paying your Youtube TV subscription through Apple’s App Store.

The official Twitter of the immensely popular series called The Witcher has recently posted a tweet, stating that the song “Toss A Coin To Your Witcher” is officially available on Spotify and Apple Music. For some odd reason, Spotify only has the aforementioned song listed while Apple Music seems to have to the entire album.

It seems that Spotify recently launched a new playlist generator which generates a personalized playlist for your pet cat, dog, hamster, bird or Iguana. All you need to do is to head over to their official website, and then match the behaviour of your pet to the options showcased on the website.