After being targeted by pirates and hacked apps, Spotify has finally caved into the pressure. The streaming giant is all set to overhaul the free subscription tier in the next few weeks.
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Spotify Free update will add more features
Spotify is planning to update its free subscription tier in the upcoming event. The new version is due to be released on April 24.
Currently, the free version comes with a lot of restrictions such as limited skips, advertisements, etc.
Though there’s no official confirmation yet, they will definitely drop some of these restrictions in the next update.
You can expect a more “open” free mode that will allow more skips, fewer advertisements, or it might even borrow some features from the premium mode.
This move comes as a surprise because paid subscribers generate the bulk of the revenue for the streaming giant.
In 2017 alone, premium members were responsible for 90% of Spotify’s revenue.
Apart from this update, Spotify will also unveil a revolutionary in-car music device. This device connects to the stock music system and plays songs without requiring a smartphone.
How will this benefit Spotify?
Spotify has been feeling the heat with a resurgent Apple Music eating into its user base.
Moreover, the 2 million pirates who use hacked apps to get premium features for free aren’t helping things either.
Therefore, the introduction of a feature-rich free version will significantly increase its subscriber count.
Consequently, the number of premium users will also gradually increase because a lot of users would consider upgrading at some point in time.
It will also incentivize a lot of pirates and hackers to join the light side.
Would you switch to the free version or continue using hacked apps? Let us know in the comments below.
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I never minded free version so this is pretty cool
A lot of users wants search option, no advertisiments, skip option. They should probably do like TuneIn app did. Leave one option as is, than introduce $10 version, one time payment call it pro (search, no adds, skipping allowed) and another one premium with all bells and whistles based on monthly payments (extra features, sport streaming, etc.). Problem solved.
Sounds about right. According to me, they will “open” up the free tier and then go after the pirate apps.
Definitely will stick to spotilife 😍
Yes, you can keep using it but I guess it won’t be long until they patch it.