Strava brings Spotify integration for easier music navigation during activities

12 April 2023

Strava announced today a new partnership with Spotify, integrating the streaming platform within its own mobile app. You can now link up your favorite songs, playlists and podcasts to the activity platform and play music instantly without the need for switching between apps.

A music note will appear in the Record tab, pulling up suggested playlists and tracks directly from Spotify. Premium users can play their starred tracks and curated playlists, while Free users will listen to whatever the audio app usually feeds them, including intermittent ads.

The feature will be available to all Strava users, free and paying for the Summit subscription, and will require a one-time link between both platforms. One thing that Spotify Premium users will miss in the integration is the ability to listen to music and podcasts offline - Strava needs a mobile or Wi-Fi connection to keep the audio feed alive.

The groundbreaking new feature that eliminates the need for the extra step of switching between apps should be arriving to Android and iOS users starting today.

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