Specifically, in India, you probably must’ve tried a number of music streaming services. Almost all these services offer an almost similar set of features and functions. Whereas, for most of the users out there, it comes down to the quality of the music, price, and most importantly the UI of the app. For that matter itself, Mobile Application Developers had to work their way out to provide the users with what they want.
In the Indian market there is number of music streaming services, namely; Saavn, Wink, Gaana, Amazon Music, Apple Music & Google Play Music. Since there is quite a good competition among these services, recently one the Pioneers in Music Streaming industry made its debut in India.
Spotify is the latest entrant into the squeezed up Indian online music streaming market. On top of that, this is the perfect time to enter the Indian market since the smartphone adoption rates are exploding through the roof and data plans are affordable.
However, there’s no doubt to the fact that Spotify is facing continuous competition from upcoming and top app development companies.
Here are some of the aspects that may lead Spotify to the heights they’ve been wanting to achieve in the Indian market:
The Spotify’s magnificent UI
Spotify is known for its user-friendly behaviour and on top that the sign-up process is also very easy and it just takes a minute or two to get started. Spotify is available on both iOS and Android along with Windows and Mac systems. Other than that, The company has a Web interface as well. However, most people will prefer using the app since this era so far has been dominated by mobile apps, other than anything else.
Other than mobile apps or web interface, Spotify also has apps on several smart TV platforms, Linux, Chromebook, Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Amazon Fire Stick. You can also hook up Spotify with your Amazon Alexa or Google Home smart speakers. However, not all of the listed apps are available in India.
Spotify's is best known for its rich black interface that separates the service from its competition all over the globe. The black interface really compliments and looks magnificent with the album covers. With that being said, the app tends to stand out against the minimal black backdrop. The agenda of Spotify is to put your music right at the centre of your experience. The interface was put together in such a way so that someone who is trying a music streaming app for the very first time gets used to it in no time.
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Spotify Audio Quality
Audio quality is considered to be one of the selling points for Spotify since it lets you set the sound quality of tracks both on downloads or while streaming directly, and you can have different settings for the both of them and it totally depends on your needs and preferences. Furthermore, sound quality also depend on whether you are a free or premium user.
The quality of tracks downloaded and streamed goes up to 320kbits/s on all platforms. For free users, the audio quality capped at 160 kbits/s or lower, and it can vary on the platform used. Desktop apps and Web versions altogether have less flexible settings for audio quality, while on the other hand, mobile users can set audio quality according to their preferences.
Audio quality is noticeably and exceptionally better on the premium plan across all devices. On the highest settings i.e “high quality”, you can notice that the sound is clean, and obviously retains all the character in the tracks you listen to. If there is a good Internet connection and it is fast enough, then you won’t be facing any issues while streaming at the highest quality. In addition, you won't have any buffering interruptions either, and tracks will be no time delay while playing a new track.
The Indian Catalogue on Spotify
Like most of the music streaming apps, Spotify has added a dash of Indian flavours to its catalogue available in the country. Spotify has claimed that over 40 million songs have been made available in India right now. The company is right now focusing on adding more tracks over a period of time.
In addition, the desktop application of Spotify also lets you play your locally stored audio files. To do that, just go to Settings > Local Files and click on 'Add A Source'. Now, select the folder that has all your music files and you'll be able to play them from within Spotify itself. So, from now on there’s no need for a separate desktop app for playing your locally stored music files.
Final Thoughts
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