Spotify is setting its mobile app free.
The streaming music service said Wednesday that it would allow anyone on an iOS or Androidtablet or smartphone to use its app free of charge. The new service launches Wednesday. Previously, users could only listen to Spotify’s desktop or browser-based program for free, and only premium members who paid $10 a month had access to the service through other devices.
The move marks a change in Spotify’s business and could expand its potential base of listeners. The lack of a free mobile app has been an inhibitor of the company’s growth, and filling that void could help it keep its growth momentum going.
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