Source: The Verge
Summary
Spotify is updating its lyrics feature, allowing Premium users to access lyrics offline. The update also includes global lyric translations and a more prominent placement in the Now Playing view. According to Spotify, the changes aim to enhance the user experience. The updated feature is rolling out to users worldwide.
Our Reading
The launch follows a familiar script.
Spotify’s lyrics feature gets an offline mode, because who didn’t have that already? Global translations are also added, because Google Translate wasn’t enough. And, of course, lyrics are now more prominent in the Now Playing view, because that’s where they should’ve been all along. Spotify’s “update” is just a reminder that some features are just table stakes. Because who needs innovation when you can reorganize existing features?
Author: Evan Null
