Spotify introduces five new music-focused features

Spotify is introducing many useful new features to its users. After recently introducing Personal Podcasts and expanding Verified by Spotify, the streaming platform is adding powerful new capabilities for music lovers, including a much-loved desktop feature that’s now available on mobile.

spotify announced today that it’s adding support for playlist folders in mobile. Previously a desktop-exclusive option, it lets users sort their playlists into folders. This seems useful for organization, especially if you have a lot of playlists saved in your library.

You can create folders based on genres, mood, or use any other classification that suits your needs.

The ability to batch-edit playlists is also new. Where before you had to delete or rearrange songs one by one, you can now select multiple tracks and rearrange them with ease. This works for music, podcasts, and books.

Bulk actions for desktop folders and playlists are both available to all Spotify users globally.

The company is also adding new features exclusive to premium members. First, it’s bringing back the ability to bulk edit songs in the Now Playing queue. We’re also getting support for background downloads on iPhone, so that songs, playlists, podcast episodes, and more can continue downloading even when the app isn’t open, and users will be able to see notifications to track download status.

The new reshuffle button allows subscribers to shuffle tracks with ease. Although it was always possible to shuffle tracks by turning the shuffle option on and off, the new button makes it a one-tap action making it faster and easier.

These features are live for all Spotify Premium users. If you are not able to access them, make sure your app is updated to the latest version available.