Spotify is testing a brand new characteristic — Featured Curators playlist — to convey user-created playlists to the homepage of the app. The characteristic is rolling out slowly and in case you are part of the take a look at, it is possible for you to to see the advisable playlist by yourself Featured Curators carousel. Spotify hasn’t specified which areas will the characteristic pilot in. The firm can be reportedly testing a brand new ‘audio newsfeed’ characteristic for simple podcast discovery on its apps. Last month, the corporate had introduced that customers on Android are getting the much-awaited “Swipe to Queue” gesture.

Spotify’s Featured Curators pilot will let listeners uncover music by way of a group of playlists curated by choose Spotify customers and influencers. The pilot is a limited-time take a look at and promotes standard consumer and influencer playlists on the app alongside Spotify playlists.

The curators picked by Spotify are music lovers with established followings and standard playlists on Spotify. The characteristic remains to be in its take a look at section and in accordance with Spotify, solely customers in ‘choose markets’ could quickly start to see the Featured Curators playlists advisable in-app and on their homepages.

Spotify can be reportedly testing a brand new ‘audio newsfeed’ characteristic for simple podcast discovery on its apps. The new interface is claimed to offer a TikTok-style vertical scrolling feed that options 60-second clips from numerous podcasts. It is reportedly utilising a know-how that was developed by the startup firm Podz, which Spotify acquired final 12 months. This characteristic is presently mentioned to be obtainable to a restricted variety of customers. These customers get a devoted ‘Podcasts’ button within the app to entry the vertical feed.

Earlier final month, Spotify had additionally introduced that Spotify customers on Android are getting the much-awaited “Swipe to Queue” gesture. The characteristic makes it straightforward so as to add tracks to a Spotify queue with a straightforward gesture. The characteristic was unique for iOS customers for years.