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Spotify Beta Hints at Smart-Glasses Playback With Now Playing and Lyrics

Beta code points to glanceable on‑glass playback views, such as 'Now Playing', lyrics, reflecting Android XR’s phone‑paired approach.

Overview

  • Android Authority’s teardown, cited by India Today, found references in Spotify’s beta to XR eyewear interfaces including a Now Playing view and a dedicated lyrics screen.
  • UI strings suggest basic controls like play or pause, track skipping, and volume adjustments that could be triggered by taps or simple gestures.
  • Google’s Android XR guidelines indicate early glasses will display interfaces from apps running on paired phones, aligning with Spotify’s lightweight, glanceable design rather than a full app port.
  • The effort aligns with earlier reports of Spotify features integrating with Meta’s v21 and AI glasses, with Meta-described voice prompts that can play music based on what the user is looking at.
  • Spotify has not announced smart‑glasses support, timing, or availability, and the findings come from beta code that may change, with no indication the company is making its own glasses.