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Spotify For IPads Is Here

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

The Spotify app for iPads is here now. Spotify is also giving users free premium status for a couple of days. Beyond that, you can continue with a 0ne-month extension of Spotify Premium for free.

If you don’t want to extend your Premium trial, or subscribe to Premium, you can still enjoy Spotify on your phone. You can wirelessly sync and play mp3s from your computer, explore the Spotify music catalog, and edit playlists.

Features of the Spotify app include:

  • Retina graphics for iPad
  • Access to Spotify’s entire 18 million song catalogue
  • ‘Now Playing’ full-screen view with high-definition cover art
  • Inbox grouped by user for easy searching
  • Gapless playback and crossfade
  • AirPlay integration

Spotify is a digital music service that gives users on-demand access to over 18 million tracks. Spotify is available in 13 countries: USA, UK, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands and Spain. Currently the service has more than 10 million active users, and over 3 million paying subscribers, says Spotify.

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