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TL;DR
- Spotify is rolling out a new Personal Podcasts feature that lets users create podcasts using simple text prompts.
- It also announced Studio by Spotify Labs to create audio episodes using users’ bookmarks, calendars and other data.
- Personal Podcasts will launch in the US in the coming months, while Studio by Spotify Labs will launch in more than 20 markets in the coming weeks.
Spotify is introducing useful new features for podcast lovers. After expanding its Verified by Spotify feature into podcasts, the streaming service is now announcing personalized podcasts so you can create and listen to audio episodes tailored to your interests and listening habits.
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The idea is similar to the platform’s prompted playlists, which have recently expanded to podcasts as well. You can choose the new “Personal Podcast” option, type a prompt for what you want to listen to, and it will create a podcast for you. These creations are private and added to your library for easy access.
If you want to customize your podcast further, you can upload PDFs, set the update frequency, and even choose a voice. So, you can use Spotify to learn about a topic of interest, get personalized daily briefings according to your location and interests, and much more.
The company’s demo featured a user asking for a daily brief that included music programs matching their tastes, daily weather, and tech headlines for the day. The app instantly created an audio episode including all those details.
All of this will use credits, and Spotify doesn’t clarify how many credits will be used per generation or how many will be offered for free to its paying users. this bus Said A set number of monthly credits will be included, and users can purchase additional Credit.
Personal Podcasts will be available to Premium users in the US starting next month.
There is also a streaming service announced A new Studio by Spotify Labs desktop app that will let you create customized audio as per your choice and interest.
However, it’s much more than creating audio based on your signals. It can also access your bookmarks, collect data from your calendar and build everything based on that information. If you’re concerned about the privacy implications of such a feature, the company claims that it only works with the user’s permission.
In an example shared by the streaming service, Studio by Spotify Labs was able to understand a request for a daily audio short for a road trip through Italy using data from a user’s calendar and bookings. It also added suggestions for dinner spots and podcast recommendations for the entire trip.
Studio by Spotify Labs will launch as a research preview in more than 20 markets in the coming weeks. The company has not specified which regions are included.
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