Spotify rolls out support for redesigned media player to Android 13 lock screen, notification area

Spotify, the music and podcast streaming service, has started rolling out support for Android 13’s redesigned media player to eligible devices via a stable update through the Google Play Store. Media player on Android 13 saw a redesign of the media player for Android devices on the lock screen and notification menu. The latest Android 13 media player sports a larger frame for album art previews, redesigned icons, and improved search bar placement for easier song control.

Google announced the rollout of Android 13 in August this year, and the latest version of Google’s operating system comes with a redesigned media player that shows up on the lock screen and notification menu. Spotify finally seems to have updated its app with support for the new media player with version 8.7.92.521 of the Spotify app for Android, as spotted by 9to5Google.

Spotify first made Android 13 media player support available to users through a previously released beta update. Media player support has now made its way to the stable channel via Spotify build 8.7.92.521, which can be downloaded from the Play Store.

Spotifty has now added support for Android 13’s new media player
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Android 13 users will see rounded square shaped pause and play icons on the right, which are noticeably larger and easier to access than on Android 12 devices. The search bar is at the bottom and is flanked on either side by next and previous track navigation buttons. Meanwhile, a random button and a heart are also present on the new media player.

YouTube Music, YouTube, Google Podcasts, Chrome, Recorder, and Play Books were the first to start supporting Android 13 media player, which is no surprise since they’re all Google apps.

Spotify isn’t the first third-party streaming app to introduce Android 13 media player support – services like SoundCloud, Pocket Casts and Shazam have already updated their apps to support the new Android 13 media player. , according to the 9to5Google report.

Users of eligible devices worldwide can now download the latest stable version of Spotify 8.7.92.115 for Android with support for the redesigned Android 13 media player from the Play Store.

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