Spotify and Samsung Partnership (5 Things to Know)
Samsung started a joint venture with Spotify in 2018 to be the go-to music streaming application for Samsung devices. This initiative was started by Samsung after its own Milk Music Streaming service failed, which meant it didn’t have its direct answer to Apple Music. Since the joint venture, the partnership of Spotify and Samsung seems to be made in heaven, it has allowed Samsung users to connect their devices to music that will never be going to stop.
With such amazing success Samsung again expanded its partnership with Spotify in 2022 for joint collaboration on several cross-platform integrations, including Samsung Phones, Earbuds, Watches, and Smart TVs. The deal also includes the Pre-installation of the Spotify app on Samsung Galaxy Phones and Smart TVs. Some amazing features that Spotify will be going to offer Samsung Users are:
Spotify Group Session Support
The Spotify Group Session offers its Premium users on Android devices to start listening to Sessions during the Phone Call. When the Google Meet Call is Started, the host can tap on the ‘Three Dots ‘ menu on their phone. There will be an Option to Start listening to the live Session with up to eight friends so they can listen to music while talking to each other.
Seamless Listening on Galaxy Watch
Samsung’s latest Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro support seamless listening. Now with just a few very simple voice commands, the watch can now play music tracks, pause podcasts, and raise or lower the volume using Spotify and Google Assistant on the Wear OS application.
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Samsung Galaxy Earbuds
Samsung’s latest Galaxy Earbuds 2 Pro has a feature called Spotify Tap. This Feature of Spotify allows you to play your favorite music hits instantly with a quick tap. If you have your most loving playlist of exquisite music hits and want them to be available to you with a single tap, Spotify Tap will offer you this premier service.
Free Trial of Spotify Premium
Spotify Premium is also going to expand its Three Months Free- trial to new Samsung users. Anyone who buys a Samsung smart TV or a Galaxy smartphone in 2022 can claim this exquisite offer of a three-month free trial of the Spotify premium plan. This offer is available in more than 80 markets around the world. This offer will be available to users who have never used the Spotify Premium subscription plan.
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No Renewal for HW- MS650 Soundbar
Despite having an extended partnership, Samsung has not been able to renew the Spotify connect license for its HW-MS650 Soundbar due to customers complaining that it is a bug rather than a premier feature. The company confirmed that it wasn’t a bug, but their Soundbar will no longer be supporting Spotify Connect after the expiry of the license. Moreover, the company doesn’t plan to renew the license, thus putting an end to the most incredible feature of the HW-MS650 Soundbar.
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