It offers a discreet, resizable floating window that lets you pick and shuffle playlists or tracks, adjust volume, and control playback. It also supports music videos with a picture-in-picture mode available for the latter.
Spotify Miniplayer allows users to listen to music and videos while using other apps on their computer
The miniplayer is available only to Premium subscribers at the moment but will eventually be rolled out to all users in due time.
Spotify has recently released a new feature to its desktop app called the Spotify Miniplayer. This miniplayer allows users to listen to music and videos while using other apps on their computer, making it an ideal tool for multitaskers. The miniplayer is available only to Premium subscribers at the moment but will eventually be rolled out to all users in due time.
The Spotify Miniplayer offers a discreet, resizable floating window that lets you pick and shuffle playlists or tracks, adjust volume, and control playback. It also supports music videos with a picture-in-picture mode available for the latter. The miniplayer is designed to be unobtrusive so as not to interfere with your work on other apps.
Spotify has been known for its innovative features that set it apart from its competitors, and this new feature is no exception. It's a great addition to the Spotify desktop app that will undoubtedly improve productivity for many users.
> The resizable floating window lets you control the audio, including changing tracks, picking playlists and tweaking the volume.
< Once it becomes available in your app, you can launch the Spotify Desktop Miniplayer by clicking on a square on the far lower right side of the app>
The feature potentially voids the need for third-party apps
Apple Music has had an equivalent MiniPlayer for macOS and Windows for ages
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Spotify has finally launched a Miniplayer for desktop users when it was actually available since at least 2019. Secondly, the author implies that third-party apps were needed to fill what some users saw as an oversight from Spotify but this is not true as Apple Music had an equivalent MiniPlayer for macOS and Windows for ages. Lastly, the article suggests that Premium subscribers will have access to it first which may not be entirely accurate.
Spotify has finally launched a Miniplayer to its desktop app
The feature potentially voids the need for third-party apps
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that Apple Music has had a MiniPlayer for macOS and Windows for ages. This implies that Spotify is following suit and providing the same feature, which may not be entirely accurate.
]Spotify described the Miniplayer as rolling out to Premium subscribers first,
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The article is biased towards the author's opinion that Spotify has finally fixed a long-requested feature. The language used in the article such as 'long-requested Miniplayer', and phrases like 'potentially voids the need for third-party apps' are examples of bias.
The resizable floating window lets you control the audio, including changing tracks, picking playlists and tweaking the volume.
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Will Shanklin has a conflict of interest on the topic of Spotify Miniplayer for desktop users as he is an author at Engadget which is owned by AOL Time Warner. This company may have financial ties to Spotify or other companies in the music industry that could influence his reporting.
Will Shanklin writes about how Spotify has finally launched a miniplayer for desktop users, but does not disclose any potential conflicts of interest.
> The resizable floating window lets you control the audio, including changing tracks, picking playlists and tweaking the volume.
< Once it becomes available in your app, you can launch the Spotify Desktop Miniplayer by clicking on a square on the far lower right side of the app>
The feature potentially voids the need for third-party apps
Apple Music has had an equivalent MiniPlayer for macOS and Windows for ages
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Spotify's miniplayer for desktop is a 'perfect productivity companion'. However, this statement is not supported by any evidence or data provided in the article. Secondly, the author uses sensationalist language such as 'most requested feature' and 'roll out to the United States', which creates an exaggerated sense of urgency and importance around Spotify's new miniplayer for desktop. Lastly, there is no clear distinction between statements made by Ty Pendlebury (the author) and those attributed to Spotify in the article.
The player follows last week's introduction of music videos for eight different countries, though there is no word of when that feature will roll out to the United States.
Spotify says the player resembles the MiniPlayer for Apple Music
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The author uses the phrase 'perfect productivity companion' to describe the miniplayer which is a subjective statement. The use of this phrase implies that using Spotify while working will increase productivity and there is no evidence provided in the article to support this claim.
]Spotify says the player resembles MiniPlayer for Apple Music, has been one of the service's most requested features, and describes it in a press release as a 'perfect productivity companion'.[
Ty Pendlebury is an avid record collector and streaming music enthusiast.
, Spotify's new mini-player allows users to handle multiple tasks while using other apps and windows, including playing/pausing music, changing tracks, controlling volume and watching videos.
The Miniplayer offers a discreet, resizable floating window which lets you pick and shuffle playlists or tracks, adjust volume, and control playback.
Spotify Music podcasts
and even music videos with a picture-in-picture mode available for the latter.
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Spotify has released a new desktop mini-player for its app.
<br> Spotify's new mini-player allows users to handle multiple tasks while using other apps and windows, including playing/pausing music, changing tracks, controlling volume and watching videos.<br>
<br> The size of the widget will update dynamically as it is resized on a desktop screen.
The feature potentially voids the need for third-party apps
Apple Music has had an equivalent MiniPlayer for macOS and Windows for ages
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None Found At Time Of
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The article contains several informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Spotify's new mini-player is a better app for the Mac than Apple Music without providing any evidence or data to support this claim.
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Bias
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The article is biased towards Spotify and its new desktop mini-player. The author uses language that portrays the feature as a productivity booster and compares it to Apple Music's lack of flexibility in terms of size. Additionally, the author mentions how Spotify has been trying to entice him away from Apple Music with features like this one.
Spotify keeps tempting me to abandon ship with all of these features
Spotify wants to entice me by giving me a new feature
The Apple Music app is incredibly outdated
The Spotify Desktop Miniplayer will allow listeners to change tracks, choose playlists, control volume and watch video without ever missing a beat. What's more, the Miniplayer will be fully flexible for your desktop needs make it as big or as small as you need, pull it around your screen to your preferred location.
, The Miniplayer offers a discreet, resizable floating window which lets you pick and shuffle playlists or tracks, adjust volume, and control playback.
The feature potentially voids the need for third-party apps
Accuracy
Spotify has rolled out a new Miniplayer feature to its desktop app for Premium users.
<br>The Miniplayer offers a discreet, resizable floating window which lets you pick and shuffle playlists or tracks, adjust volume, and control playback.
The Miniplayer doesn't replace the main Spotify window, and closing it during playback will not interrupt your listening experience.
<br>The feature supports various streaming content including music podcasts and even music videos with a picture-in-picture mode available for the latter.
<br>To launch the Miniplayer, simply click on its icon on the far lower right side of the screen.<br>
Spotify has added a Miniplayer to its desktop app
> The resizable floating window lets you control the audio, including changing tracks, picking playlists and tweaking the volume.<
<br>Once it becomes available in your app, you can launch the Spotify Desktop Miniplayer by clicking on a square on the far lower right side of the app>
Apple Music has had an equivalent MiniPlayer for macOS and Windows for ages
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that the Miniplayer feature does not replace the main Spotify window and closing it during playback will not interrupt your listening experience. However, this contradicts what happens when you close any other floating window on your computer - it disappears from view until you open it again or minimize/maximize its size. Secondly, the author claims that the Miniplayer feature supports all streaming content including music videos with a picture-in-picture mode available for them. However, this is not true as there are no options to enable picture-in-picture mode in any of Spotify's video features.
The author claims that the Miniplayer feature supports all streaming content including music videos with a picture-in-picture mode available for them. However, this is not true as there are no options to enable picture-in-picture mode in any of Spotify's video features.
The article states that closing the Miniplayer during playback will not interrupt your listening experience but it contradicts what happens when you close any other floating window on your computer.
Spotify has released a new Spotify Miniplayer feature for its desktop app
The miniplayer allows users to listen to music and watch videos while using other apps and windows
Users can activate the miniplayer through an icon that will appear down at the bottom right next to the app's volume slider
The window can be resized as you see fit, even down to a slim, basic bar with nothing more than a play/skip button and an album thumbnail
Spotify Music, podcasts, and videos can be played through the miniplayer
Users can also use it to choose and change tracks, choose playlists, control volume
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Deception
(50%)
The article is deceptive in that it presents the new Spotify Miniplayer feature as a godsend for multitaskers when in fact it only benefits Premium subscribers. The author also uses sensationalism by stating that the lack of a miniplayer has always baffled him, despite being aware of its existence on other music streaming services.
The author uses sensationalism by stating that the lack of a miniplayer has always baffled him despite being aware of its existence on other music streaming services.
The article states 'the world's most popular streaming music service has never had a more discrete, configurable miniplayer you could tuck out of the way'. This is false as many other music streaming services have similar features.
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority by stating that Spotify is the world's most popular streaming music service with 602 million users and 236 million paid subscribers. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the new feature as a 'godsend for multitaskers'. Additionally, there are examples of dichotomous depictions in the article such as comparing Spotify's previous lack of a miniplayer to its current one being more discrete and configurable. The author also uses an appeal to authority by stating that Spotify is currently the world's biggest music streaming service with 602 million users, 236 million of those being paid subscribers.
Spotify is the world's most popular streaming music service
The new feature allows users to listen to music and watch videos while using other apps and windows
Opening the miniplayer doesn't close the larger Spotify app (but you can)
Clicking on an artist’s name, song name, or album art will open it in the main Spotify app
Bias
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The article is biased towards the new Spotify Miniplayer feature for its desktop app. The author uses language that deifies the feature and portrays it as a godsend for multitaskers. They also use examples such as resizing and moving around the window while watching videos to demonstrate how convenient it is, which further reinforces their positive bias towards the Miniplayer.
Clicking on an artist's name, song name, or album art will open it in the main Spotify app
Opening the miniplayer doesn't close the larger Spotify app (but you can)
Spotify Music, podcasts, and videos can be played through the miniplayer
The fact that Spotify has never had a more discrete, configurable miniplayer you could tuck out of the way has always baffled me
