Offline support is also omitted at this tier, but shuffled streaming is entirely optional. This means that users have the option to play any song they want on-demand, as well as create playlists and Pandora-esque radio stations with ad-supported playback.

The option to download songs for offline listening has also been omitted, rendering the app virtually useless unless you are connected to a WiFi or cellular data network.Īlongside the announcement of free streaming for smartphone users, Spotify also announced that its tablet-based service is now identical to its desktop offering. Users who create playlist based on a song or album will be served that content in the shuffled format along with related suggestions from Spotify, but the option to listen to specific tracks on-demand is not included at this level.

Playlists have a central role at this membership tier, with subscribers able to 'shuffle play' an artist's back catalogue or a randomised radio station with adverts interspersed between the tracks. Spotify's new Mobile Free package is available for iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry handsets via its latest downloadable app.

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