The new feature, which is available to some US-based Android users, was first reported by Music Ally. Spotify tests musician NFT galleries, even as crypto market coolsĬelebrity nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have seen better days, but Spotify is implementing a test that allows artists like Steve Aoki and The Wombats to show off their own. The new downloads configuration should make a big difference for heavy podcast listeners (me in particular!!) who can quickly rack up downloads that eat their device’s storage. Listeners can now specify how many podcast episodes they want to keep downloaded in the app for offline listening, with options like “five latest episodes” or those published in the “last 14 days.” Older episodes that weren’t manually downloaded will be automatically removed.
(Note: Vox Media is also a partner in Spotify’s Open Access program).Īpple Podcast users will also have a new tool at their disposal with a new software update for iPhones, iPads, and Macs that’s already out. Spotify already has its own designated partner hosts that have streamlined publishing for subscription shows through its Open Access program, including Supercast, Glow.fm (which is owned by Libsyn), and Apple partner Acast. Spotify did not respond to a request for comment on whether it would. Podcasters who create subscription podcasts on any of those platforms will be able to publish shows on Apple directly from their host’s dashboard using a new feature known as “Delegated Delivery.” The feature is supposed to launch “this fall.”Īmong the hosting platforms not in that initial group is Spotify’s Anchor, though Apple Podcast spokesperson Zach Kahn said it could become a partner host if the company chose to do so. The initial group of partner hosts include Acast, Libsyn, Buzzsprout, Omny Studio, RSS.com, Blubrry, and ART19.
Anyway, point being, Apple’s new update that lets users limit downloads to five episodes at a time feels like it was tailor-made for me.Īlso on tap today, Spotify experiments with NFTs, highlights from the Podcast Upfronts, and how the podcast outgrew its namesake.Īpple is making it easier to distribute subscription podcasts, manage podcast storageĬreators who are part of the Apple Podcasters Program will no longer have to take the extra step of uploading podcasts through the Apple Podcast Connect dashboard – as long as they use a designated distribution platform. I love having back episodes of Stuff You Missed in History Class for the subway as much as the next guy, but I also need to be able to save and send my husband I Think You Should Leave GIFs at will (♫ it’s the little things you do together ♫). Songs from the Apple Music catalogue cannot be burned to a CD.Confession: I have stopped automatic downloads on Apple Podcasts because I am reckless with my data and have absolutely let podcast downloads eat my phone on more than one occasion.
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