What is Spotify? Explained in a simple and understandable way
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Many users don't even know exactly what Spotify is and how it works. We therefore explain everything about the popular music streaming service, which takes the rank of CDs. Naturally simple and understandable for everyone.
What is Spotify - get a good explanation here
Spotify is one of many services for music streaming:
- You can use the Internet to legally listen to songs via stream on your smartphone and PC. Spotify is now also available as an app on many TVs.
- Thanks to providers such as Spotify, Deezer, Tidal and Co., downloading music is no longer necessary. The music is streamed over the Internet, i.e. only temporarily stored. However, individual songs can also be downloaded on request.
More than just music: Spotify can do that
The Spotify offer is huge with 40 million songs.
- Thanks to the cooperation with the big music labels like Universal, Warner and Sony, almost all artists are represented on Spotify. Only very small artists without a label can often not be reproduced.
- You can always search for your favorite songs, albums and artists using the search function. If you hear certain songs again and again, you can create your own playlists and share them with friends.
- If you don't want to put together your own music, you can take a look at Spotify's numerous ready-made playlists. From workout to shower playlists, Spotify offers the right music for every occasion.
- In addition to music, Spotify also offers an increasing number of audiobooks and podcasts. Spotify has now created a separate category for this.
- You can find out what else Spotify can do in the following practical tip on the functions of Spotify.
What does Spotify cost?
The use of Spotify is completely free.
- All you need is a free account. Registration works both with your email address and conveniently via the Facebook login.
- You will receive the premium subscription for EUR 9.99 per month.
- For students, Spotify only costs 4.99 a month. As a family, you benefit from Spotify Premium in the family version. Up to 6 members of a household together pay 14.99.
- Many other functions are available in the premium version. Among other things, you can save music offline and thus protect your data volume on the go.
- However, the biggest advantage of Spotify Premium is the lack of advertising. In order for Spotify to be able to offer the free model, advertisements are recorded on average every 30 minutes between two songs.
- Spotify is available both as software for Windows and Mac OS and as an app for Android and iOS. Here you can find all free downloads for Spotify.
In the next practical tip, we will show you the best tricks and tips for Spotify.