[Last updated: Wednesday, April 25.04.2018, 7 at 32:24] There have been rumors about a Spotify Smart Speaker and an Assistant for Spotify for some time now. Will these products be presented at the Spotify event on April XNUMX in New York?

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Update from April 25.04.2018, 7 at 32:XNUMX pm

Yesterday, April 24th, was the Spotify event in New York. No new hardware or Spotify assistant was introduced, but instead we saw other interesting new features. First of all, you can now select songs from some playlists directly in the free version without starting the random play. According to the company, this change affects 15 specific playlists. Which ones exactly these are differs from user to user. In addition, there will soon be a mode that uses 75 percent less data when streaming. This will be available to all Spotify users, including those who use the free version. Finally, the app has been visually redesigned and creating playlists should now be even easier, as similar songs that are already in a list will be suggested.

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No notes on the invitation

The invitation that TheVerge received does not contain any information about the products that could be presented in New York on April 24th. According to Spotify itself, however, a major innovation is to be presented to the public. Unfortunately, at this point we can only speculate as to what it could be. The company could simply present changes to its plans for subscriptions. But it is also possible that we will see some kind of Spotify Assistant, which Spotify has already confirmed. There is also the possibility that we will see a Spotify Smart Speaker with the Spotify Assistant installed. This could then become a competitor for the HomePod, the Echo and the Google Home.

There are no references to new products on the invitation (Screenshot: TheVerge, 2018)

Possibly a product for the car?

There was also a leak about a type of speaker for cars. In February, some users saw an advert for a new subscription plan called Device for 12,99 US dollars or 14,99 US dollars. For that price, you should get Spotify Premium and a picture of a type of speaker for cars, which Spotify could also present on April 24th. This product could then be available in a WIFI or 4G version. It remains to be seen whether we will actually see such a product in the end.

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