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Summary
Since its inception, Spotify has gained and lost many features.
These are all useful Spotify features you should be using.
On desktop, just click theShufflebutton, and you’ll be given the option to upgrade toSmart Shuffle.
Select that option, and Spotify will add song recommendations to your queue.
On mobile, just click theShufflebutton twice.
The first time triggers the standard shuffle, while the second triggersSmart Shuffle.
You’ll know it has worked as you’ll get a popup notification, and the icon will change.
However, you’re able to easily customize the covers to pretty much whatever you want.
For the best results, you should use an image measuring 300x300 pixels.
you might change the cover of one of your playlists on desktop or mobile.
Click theChoose photooption and set a new cover image.
ClickEdit Playlist, thenChange Image.
you’ve got the option to either take a photo or choose one from your rig.
you could only change the cover for playlists that you’ve created yourself.
Not playlists created by others, including Spotify itself.
On Spotify for desktop, click your profile icon and selectSettings.
Then, scroll down toPlaybackand turn onCrossfade.
you’re free to set the crossfade effect between one and 12 seconds.
Experiment to find the right level of crossfade for you.
Use the AI DJ for a New Experience
Spotify’s AI DJbrings artificial intelligence into your music streaming experience.
Whether on desktop or mobile, you just need to find theDJ Playlistand click it.
The AI DJ will then introduce itself and start playing music it thinks you’ll enjoy.
If you create one now, it will be available to open in a year.
To get started, go toSpotify’s Playlist in a Bottle micrositeand follow the instructions.
Then all it’s crucial that you do is wait 12 months before opening it.
Which is where the Private Session feature comes in extremely handy.
If you’re using Spotify on your setup, head toProfile >controls > Social.
There, enable theStart a private session to listen anonymouslyoption.
On mobile, hit yourProfile Picture > options and Privacy, then scroll down toPrivacy and Social.
Click that and enable thePrivate Sessionslider.
Pause the podcast and tap theSharebutton.
Then, enable theShare fromfeature above the rest of the sharing options and send the link.
The Timestamp feature is available on the Spotify mobile app for Android and iOS.
Create Collaborative Playlists With Friends
Are you bored withcreating Spotify playlistsby yourself?
Thankfully, you don’t have to create them alone.
Instead, you’re free to invite collaborators to a playlist, and create one with other people.
And this is a fun feature whether you share the same taste in music or like wildly different genres.
This creates a link that it’s possible for you to share with other people.
And if they accept the invitation to collaborate, they can add songs to that playlist.
In a nutshell, it allows multiple people to control what music is playing and queued.
On desktop, play a song or open a playlist, then click thethree horizontal dots.
