The music and podcast streaming service Spotify has started pushing out support for the revamped media player in Android 13 for compatible devices via a stable update through the Google Play store. The lock screen and notification menu of the media player for Android smartphones have been redesigned in Android 13. The newest Android 13 media player has improved the location of the seek bar for simpler song control, revamped icons, and a larger frame for album image previews.
In August of this year, Google announced the release of Android 13. This new iteration of Google's operating system has a revamped media player that is visible on the lock screen and notification menu. According to 9to5Google, Spotify appears to have upgraded its Android app to version 8.7.92.521, adding support for the new media player.
Through a previously disclosed beta version, Spotify first made the Android 13 media player compatibility available to users. Spotify version 8.7.92.521, which is available from the Play Store, now has support for the media player in the stable channel.
The stop and play icons on the right of Android 13 smartphones are much bigger and simpler to access than those on Android 12 devices. The next and previous track navigation buttons are located on each side of the seek bar, which is located at the bottom. On the new media player, there are also shuffle and heart buttons.
It's hardly unexpected that Google apps like YouTube Music, YouTube, Google Podcasts, Chrome, Recorder, and Play Books were the first to support the Android 13 media player.
SoundCloud, Pocket Casts, and Shazam, among other third-party streaming services, have upgraded their applications to accommodate the new media player Android 13, according to the 9to5Google article, so Spotify isn't the first to offer support for it.
The first Google apps to support the Android 13 media player were YouTube Music, YouTube, Google Podcasts, Chrome, Recorder, and Play Books, which is not unexpected given that they are all Google products.
Spotify is not the first third-party streaming service to add support for the Android 13 media player; according to the 9to5Google story, SoundCloud, Pocket Casts, and Shazam have already upgraded their applications to accommodate the new media player Android 13.
