Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR Spotify is rolling out three new lyrics upgrades, including translations, offline access, and a new in-player layout.
Lyrics translations are now available worldwide, while offline lyrics are limited to Premium subscribers.
Lyrics now appear directly on the Now Playing screen, a change users had already started spotting last week.
As an avid language learner, I’m always told that listening to music in that language is a good way to pick up new words. That’s a lot easier if you can actually understand what’s being said, so I’ve often wondered why I couldn’t get translated lyrics on Spotify — especially after meeting people who somehow already had access to them. I even put the feature on my wishlist back in 2024. It turns out there’s been a long-running test I wasn’t a part of, but it looks like my wait is finally over.
According to an announcement on the Spotify Newsroom, the company is rolling out three upgrades to its Lyrics feature, covering translations, offline access, and how lyrics are displayed while a song is playing. Spotify says lyrics are viewed hundreds of millions of times each day, and these changes are meant to make them easier to follow and more useful wherever you’re listening.
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The biggest update, at least for me, is that lyrics translations are now rolling out worldwide. After previously being limited to testing in around 25 markets, translations are becoming available globally for tracks that support them. When a translation is available, you’ll see a translate icon on the lyrics card, letting you view the translated text beneath the original lyrics and switch back at any time. This feature is available to both free and Premium listeners.
Spotify is also making lyrics available offline, but this one is exclusive to Premium subscribers. If you download a song to listen to without a connection, the lyrics will now download automatically too. That means you can still follow along in the wilderness, on a plane, or anywhere else your signal drops out.
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