Spotify launches new Spotify Lite platform in 36 countries
36 countries will serve as test grounds for Spotify Lite—a data, storage, and battery-sensitive alternative to Spotify’s fully fledged music streaming service. Spotify Lite, which first debuted in Brazil during the summer of 2018, uses no more than 10 MB of listeners’ smartphone and tablet storage space.
According to the Swedish streaming giant, the lite version of the application also requires less battery life, as several features characteristic of the original Spotify, like Connect, are not available on Spotify Lite. Users are also not able to enact advanced searches; the new Lite’s platform’s search function only furnishes links to albums and playlists, thereby enabling the alternative version to use less battery. Spotify Lite’s provision of lower-quality audio is one additional adjustment that leads to the app’s decreased battery use.
In contrast to the regular Spotify platform, Spotify Lite necessitates a minimal amount of data, and offers lite streamers an unprecedented amount of control over their monthly data usage. Spotify Lite downloaders can set a monthly mobile data cap for the app. Cap options include 250 MB, 500 MB, 750 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and 3 GB. App users will receive a push notification when they reach their predetermined data limit.
“With Spotify Lite, you can easily control your data and storage. It’s only 10 MB, so it’s quick to install and load while offering the same great listening experience that lets you discover, play, and enjoy millions of songs,” Spotify staff noted in a blog post featured on the company website.
Spotify Lite is currently only available on Android devices. The music streaming giant has not yet announced whether it would develop a lite edition of its flagship application for iOS.
