Here’s the longer version, according to Spotify’s Hellman:, of why Spotify’s new third-party apps are free and only for use within the desktop version of Spotify: Maximum exposure.

Spotify first launched a free version of the app on mobile back in 2014. And it's been a major boost to the service, allowing Spotify to climb to enormous user figures.

Spotify is rolling out a new and improved app that gives free users much more control over their music. Now they’ll be able to skip ahead or play specific tracks on up to 15 playlists.

Spotify is setting its mobile app free. The streaming music service said Wednesday that it would allow anyone on an iOS or Android tablet or smartphone to use its app free of charge.

Spotify on Tuesday unveiled a new free version of its mobile app. The app now gives non-paying users more control over their music by letting them listen to playlists in any order.

Spotify: Using 'Hacked' Apps to Get Free Music Will Result in Account Ban. Published Mar 05, 2018 at 9:29 AM EST Updated Mar 05, 2018 at 11:44 AM EST. By . Jason Murdock is a staff reporter for ...

Spotify has overhauled the free version of its mobile app, adding a personalized look based on music preferences, a new data saver mode, and—most importantly—a lot more control over what can ...

Spotify's free mobile offering is similar to Pandora, the streaming service best known for its internet radio model. Spotify currently trails Pandora in user base, with 24 million active users and ...

Spotify and apps like it don't have to pay the Apple tax if you make your purchases outside the app: Signing up for Spotify Premium through Safari, for example, means Spotify gets 100% of the money.

On Wednesday, Spotify filed a complaint with the European Commission regarding Apple’s App Store policies and started an aggressive PR campaign to back it up. Apple has today published a public ...

If you're using Spotify on an iPhone, there's some good news. The music-streaming service updated its iOS app to let you easily subscribe to and adjust premium plans, among other things.. In 2016 ...