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TL;DR
- Spotify could soon get a highly requested feature.
- A string of code found in the app suggests that you will soon be able to control the speed of music playback.
- Spotify already offers playback speed control for podcasts.
This morning, we revealed that Spotify is testing a “Bulk download“, which is designed to help users automatically upgrade offline music to higher quality levels. This has been something users have long requested for lossless music. But that tool isn’t the only highly requested feature the streaming app has in the works.
Currently, Spotify allows you to adjust the speed of podcast playback. While it’s not the way I personally choose to enjoy what I’m listening to, it’s undeniable that the option to speed up or slow down playback is very popular. To each his own, of course. This option is not available for music, but that could change in the near future.
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We recently dove into version 9.1.48.148 of the Spotify app. In our research, we found a string of code that suggests you’ll soon be able to change the speed of the song.
Code
Change song speed .Based solely on this chain, it is unclear what speeds will be available when this feature is implemented. Considering that Spotify’s podcast playback speed control ranges from 0.5x to 3.5x, it’s fair to assume that the same options will be available for music. It’s also unclear if this feature will be available to both free and Premium users, as it is for podcasts.
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