JOHANNESBURG - If you could walk 500
miles, but you’d rather drive 500 more, you may as well join the masses
and stream “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers – the most
popular song on road
trip playlists – for your own adventure.
More and more, people are
streaming their music from Spotify while on the go. In some cases, that
means they’re using their mobile devices for both music and navigation,
with navigation
as the most widely used non-music app in the car. Now, instead of
switching back and forth between your tunes and your directions, our new
integration with Google Maps allows you to control what you’re
listening to from Spotify right in the Maps app.
We’ve previously seen how
well navigation works in harmony with music through our integration
with Waze in 2017.Starting today, millions of Google Maps users across
Spotify markets will
be able to “jam through the traffic jam” on both iOS and Android. After
connecting your Spotify account, you’ll be ready to start.
Now, Spotify users can
enable playback controls within the Google Maps navigation settings and
enjoy music and podcasts from Spotify during an active navigation,
making Spotify an easily
accessible and natural part of your journey. Pause, play, or skip until
you’ve found your perfect jam.
Switching and selecting
music will be seamless as well. Through a simple entry-point from the
Google Maps app into Spotify, you’ll be able to browse songs, albums,
and playlists. There
will be a banner in Spotify to help you to return to your active
navigation.
So on your next excursion, we’ve got you covered—between streaming your own playlists, our featured
Daily Lift or
Morning Commute
playlists, or playing your favourite album on shuffle, you can now
travel to the beat of your favourite tunes and keep your eyes on the
destination ahead.
The integration will be
rolling out to all Google Maps users over the next few days. Ensure that
you have the latest version of Spotify & download Google Maps on
the iOS App Store
here and Google Play store
here.
Download the Spotify app via the Android or iOS app store or by heading to
www.spotify.com
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