Stockholm, April 17, 2026, 20:34 (UTC+02:00)
Spotify on Thursday unveiled a revamped app for iPad and Android tablet users, ditching its old stretched phone interface for something better suited to bigger screens. The refresh introduces side-by-side browsing, a collapsible sidebar, and an upgraded button that makes jumping between audio and video more obvious.
The refresh landed right on the heels of Spotify rolling out new video controls—a week earlier, to be exact—and just a day after it boosted audiobook features and kicked off book sales via Bookshop.org for Android users in the U.S. and U.K. This timing lines up with Spotify’s push this month to broaden both its video and book offerings. Tablets, of course, help by giving more space to keep playback front and center while users browse.
“We’ve been designing Spotify to feel native to each screen,” said Nicole Burrow, who heads up design for consumer experience at Spotify, in the company’s announcement. According to Spotify, the refreshed layout rolls out now on iOS and Android tablets, aiming to deliver some of the recent mobile upgrades to tablet users with less delay. Spotify
Key tweaks include adaptive orientation—so instead of simply stretching, the app now reorganizes its layout when users rotate their device—and “parallel browsing,” which keeps your music or video rolling on one side as you dig through libraries or check out new recommendations on the other. The main navigation bar doesn’t budge, while a side drawer gives faster entry to profile and settings. 9to5Mac
A bigger “Switch to Video” button signals Spotify’s wider move past just audio. On April 9, the company said it was introducing new global video controls, while back in December, Reuters reported that music videos were being extended to listeners in the United States and Canada as Spotify looked to take on YouTube and tighten competition with Apple and Amazon’s music offerings. Spotify
Books are included in the push too. As of April 15, Spotify reported Audiobooks in Premium had launched across 22 markets, and the available catalog now tops 700,000 titles. Owen Smith, Spotify’s global head of audiobooks, put it this way: the goal is to “make reading fit into modern life.” Spotify
The rollout isn’t hitting all large-screen devices the same way. Spotify’s announcement skipped any mention of foldables, but 9to5Google spotted the new look showing up on Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, Honor’s Magic V6 and Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold—though Oppo’s Find N6 didn’t make the cut. That points to device-specific factors like screen size, aspect ratio, or optimization still determining where the redesign takes hold.
Spotify stock hovered near the flatline in New York afternoon action Friday, ticking up 0.2% to $532.40. According to 9to5Google, the redesign had already begun rolling out to select users prior to Thursday’s official launch, and the new look is now broadly available.
