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Tech wrap Nov 27: OxygenOS 15, Spotify Gemini extension, ChatGPT shortcut

OnePlus Open gets OxygenOS 15 update. Spotify Gemini Extension. ChatGPT Search shortcut on iPhones. iQOO 13 software support. OPPO Reno 13 series launched in China. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Gemini on Android can now play and search music on Spotify: How it works

After WhatsApp, Spotify becomes the second third-party app to integrate with Google Gemini AI assistant

IndiGo offers complimentary Spotify Premium for 4 months on flight bookings

Customers booking domestic or international flights through IndiGo's official website or mobile app can avail a four-month free trial of Spotify Premium Individual Plan

Spotify temporarily goes down; more than 40,000 people report outages

The music streaming service Spotify was down temporarily on Sunday, leaving thousands of listeners without access to tunes and podcasts. More than 40,000 people reported outages with the music platform on downdetector.com, a website that allows users to report problems with popular apps and services. Spotify wrote on X Sunday afternoon, We're aware of some issues right now and are checking them out! Responding to the post, Spotify users complained about the outage disrupting workout routines and plans to stream a playlist at a child's birthday party. About an hour later, the streaming service posted that everything was looking much better. The app appeared to be working normally. Millions of people use Spotify, which was the largest streaming service in 2023. The music platform reports having more than 626 million users, with 246 million subscribers.

Apple set for music, TV streaming fight in India after deal with Airtel

India, Apple Music will become available to premium users of Airtel's Wynk music app, which will eventually close

Spotify could finally offer hi-res lossless audio with a new deluxe plan

Reportedly, the new subscription tier of Spotify will offer lossless audio similar to what the company announced in 2021 with Spotify HiFi

Spotify's new comments section to bridge gap between creators and listeners

Creators will have the option to allow or block comments on their podcasts. The feature is expected to roll out to all users from next month

Spotify raises US prices of its premium plans in bid to push margin

On a monthly basis, Spotify has raised prices of its individual plan to $11.99 from $10.99, duo plan to $16.99 from $14.99 and its family plan to $19.99 from $16.99 in the US

Apple fights 1.8 billion euro EU antitrust fine for restrictions on Spotify

The EU's crackdown on Apple also included an order to stop preventing music-streaming apps from informing users of cheaper deals away from its App Store

Spotify tests Apple Music-like lossless audio feature: Know details here

Support for lossless audio enables audio streaming in high resolution. Select other music streaming services, such as Apple Music, Amazon Prime Music, and Tidal, already support lossless audio

Spotify Q1 results: Revenue increases by 14%, in line with estimates

First-quarter MAUs rose 19%, but missed Spotify's own guidance and a median of analysts' forecasts of 618 million

Maestro: Amazon Music tests AI-generated playlist feature on Android, iOS

Amazon Music said its AI playlist generator, Maestro, can create playlists from a prompt, which could be in the form of text, emojis, emotions, activities, and sounds

Spotify tests AI-generated playlists feature on Android, iOS: Details here

Available in beta for Spotify premium users, the AI-generated playlist feature is currently limited to the UK and Australia

Unchained melodies: DIY culture, AI are helping indie musicians grow

The indie music industry is on a roll. The old song is playing to a new tune

Apple hit with EU antitrust fine of over $1.95 billion in Spotify case

The European Commission's decision was triggered by a 2019 complaint by Swedish music streaming service Spotify over this restriction and Apple's 30% App Store fees

Apple Music: Soon, you could transfer playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music

Apple is reportedly testing integration of "SongShift" service for importing playlists from other streaming platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music on Android

Apple set to face near $539 million penalty from EU over Spotify row

In a closed-door meeting between EU officials and Apple in June last year, the tech firm told regulators it had already addressed any possible competition concerns arising from Spotify's complaint

Spotify Q4 results: Revenue up 16% at $3.94 bn, user growth beats estimates

The Swedish music streaming company has ventured into podcasts and audiobooks as it seeks to grow its user base to 1 billion by 2030

Step in wrong direction: Xbox president on Apple proposed changes in EU

Spotify and Mozilla also raised their concerns with regard to the changes that Apple recently announced to comply with the EU's DMA

Apple pay tech opened up to rivals in bid to settle European Union probe

The European Commi­ssion announced Friday that it's seeking feedback from Apple's payment rivals