OSLO,
Norway, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oslo-based browser company Opera [NASDAQ:
OPRA] and Spotify, the world's largest audio streaming service,
have partnered to make it easier than ever for users to listen to
their favorite music, podcasts, and audiobooks while browsing on
their computers. As part of this partnership, Spotify becomes the
default streaming service within the upgraded Music Player in
Opera's flagship browser, Opera One. Opera users* are also getting
the chance to try out Spotify Premium for free for a limited time,
unlocking ad-free music, the ability to download playlists and
albums to listen offline, higher quality audio, and more.
"People love listening to music and podcasts while at their
computers. Now, with Spotify in the sidebar of Opera One,
everything's right there at your fingertips – you can shop, write,
plan a trip, all while never having to stop listening to your
favorite music and audio via the browser's floating multimedia
player," said Joanna Czajka, Product
Director at Opera.
According to a survey conducted by Opera, 66% of respondents
stream music on their phones even when they are at their desktop
computers, with 89% explaining that it helps keep their music at
hand without having to switch tabs and apps or look up websites.
When asked what integrating a music player into their desktop
browser would give them, 66% replied that they wouldn't get
distracted with all the jumping around, and that they could then
easily control their music while doing other things. Together,
Opera and Spotify are addressing this need.
The new music player with Spotify as the default streaming
service is located in the sidebar of the Opera One browser. When
activated, it can be detached and moved around the screen without
interrupting a user's browsing flow. So instead of having to
frequently switch between what they're working on and which song to
queue, the solution is floating inside the browser window with
Opera's Music Player. The feature also caters to users who often
join meetings or calls: the audio playing inside the browser
automatically fades out, pauses for the duration of the call, and
resumes thereafter.
In addition to Spotify becoming the default music player in
the sidebar of Opera One, users in selected countries worldwide are
getting a chance to benefit from several months of Spotify Premium
for free, if they are not subscribers already*. The specifics of
the offer vary by country. Presently available just within Opera
One, the promotion will be expanded to Opera for Android in early
2025.
Opera One R2
Released last month as Opera One R2, the upgraded desktop
flagship is Opera's most powerful and best-looking browser to date.
In addition to the new Music Player, Opera One R2 introduces a host
of new features that offer further options for personalization,
improved tab management, and the latest AI innovations.
So, see why Opera's flagship desktop browser is the best for
music lovers – download Opera today!
*Opera users in selected countries will be offered an
opportunity to upgrade to Spotify Premium and enjoy 2-3 months for
free; those countries are: Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Poland,
Spain, Thailand, Turkey, the United
Kingdom, the United States of
America, and Vietnam. This
offer is available in the Music Player from the Opera One R2
sidebar.
About Opera
Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company focused
on enabling the best possible internet browsing experience across
all devices. Hundreds of millions use Opera web browsers for their
unique and secure features on mobile phones and desktop computers.
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera is a public company listed
on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol OPRA. Download
the Opera web browsers and other Opera products from opera.com.
Learn more about Opera at investor.opera.com.
About Spotify
Spotify's mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity
by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off
their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be
inspired by it. Spotify's platform revolutionized music listening
forever when we launched in 2008. Our move into podcasting brought
innovation and a new generation of listeners to the medium, and in
2022 we entered the next audio market primed for growth with the
addition of audiobooks.
Today, more listeners than ever can discover, manage and enjoy
over 100 million tracks, 6 million podcasts titles, and 350,000
audiobooks a la carte on Spotify. We are the world's most popular
audio streaming subscription service with more than 640 million
users, including 252 million subscribers in more than 180
markets.
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