Do you want to be one of the first to publish Spotify news on Android? Well, you have the option: it’s very easy to sign up for the beta of the app. A few steps are enough to enjoy the beta version of Spotify on your mobile.
The beta versions of key applications for each system are generally anticipate developments that take time to achieve stable applications. The beta of WhatsApp is a good example: only those who sign up for the trial version or download APKs along with updates will experience features that typically take months to develop. Yes something similar happens with Spotify. Because you want to test before everyone else what the music streaming platform is developing?
Get a beta invite from Google Groups
Spotify’s beta is not directly accessible in the Google Play Store from the company maintains certain restrictions on your access. Even so, it’s not difficult to sign up since you’ll have the Spotify beta active in less than a minute.
The beta activation process involves join the test group in Google Groups. Once you have had access you can download the app directly from Google Play, it will also be updated with the news before they reach the stable version. And you just need to do the following:
- Go to Spotify Beta Google Groups from this link. It doesn’t matter if you enter from a desktop or from your mobile.
- Click on the ‘Connection’ icon and choose the Google account you usually use with the Play Store. We recommend that you do not enable notifications for new messages.
- Once you have access to the Spotify group you will have associated the beta invitation with your account. All you have to do is click on access to Google Play.
- Click on “Become a tester” and the beta version of Spotify will be active.
From the moment you become a “ tester ” the Spotify application that will be downloaded from Google Play will be the beta version, it will also be updated with the test version (until you exit the beta program). This way, you’ll have access to the news before anyone else, but always with a compromise: like any beta app, Spotify app being installed may contain errors. Write it down before signing up for the platform’s tests.
