Ditch Spotify and relive your iPod glory days with offline Android music players

In this day and age, we've all grown accustomed to online subscription-based music streaming services. For many of us, ...
TechHive

Got Spotify for desktop? You can now download songs for offline playback

Spotify users have long been able to download tracks to their phones, handy for cranking tunes without blowing through mobile data caps. Now comes word that offline listening is coming to the Spotify ...
Android

MX Player Beta Gets Pinch-To-Zoom, In-App YouTube Playback & More

One of the most popular apps for playing videos on smartphones, MX Player is getting updated with features like in-app YouTube playback, picture-in-picture, Chromecast local files, and much more. MX ...
Engadget

Microsoft is replacing Windows Media Player with Media Player for Windows 11

Microsoft has built a new media playback app for Windows 11 to supplant both Windows Media Player, which hasn't really changed since 2009, and the Groove Music app. Windows Insiders can start testing ...
The Verge

Spotify’s Wear OS app is getting offline playback in the coming weeks

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. The fact that offline downloads will be available on Wear OS 2 ...
MacRumors

iOS 16 Lets Third-Party Apps Using Apple's Video Player Offer a Playback Speed Menu

Starting with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and tvOS 16, apps using Apple's video player are able to offer a native playback speed menu. The feature is optional for developers, however, so the ...