Like Spotify’s new Listening Stats upgrade? Here are 12 other great new features you may have missed this year

From Spotify Lossless to audio mixing

Features By Rowan Davies published 8 November 2025

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It's been a huge year for Spotify, and now all that's left is the forthcoming arrival of Spotify Wrapped 2025, but the platform is still keeping quiet about when it will drop. With that said, now is the ideal time to look back on what's been one of the busiest years for the best music streaming service.

From the long-awaited arrival of Spotify Lossless to features such as Spotify Mix and Messages, the platform has gone through some substantial changes, dropping one huge feature after the next. Which new addition to the app have you enjoyed the most? Let us know in the comments.

1. Spotify Lossless

Of all the updates that have been released over the past year, Spotify Lossless is the big kahuna, which the company started rolling out on September 10 to a slew of devices from mobile to desktop and tablet, offering compatibility with devices that support Spotify Connect, including Sony, Bose, Sennheiser, and more.

For five years, Spotify subscribers had been waiting patiently for the arrival of Lossless, but Spotify was very hush-hush when it came to its status, which sparked many rumors. One of them suggested that Spotify Lossless would arrive as a paid add-on called Music Pro, but to our surprise, it’s included with a Premium subscription.

2. Spotify Mix

When Apple Music dropped Automix, Spotify came out with its own audio mixing tool for your playlists – and it’s by far my favorite feature the platform has launched.

Spotify Mix allows you to create seamless transitions between songs in your playlists, adding another layer of personality to your soundtracks. You can play around with EQ settings and effects, or you can simply select a preset and tinker with it from there, so it’s easy to navigate for all DJing abilities.

3. Smart filters

Though Spotify is my go-to music streaming service, I’ve been open about how poor and cluttered its interface is. Its Smart Filters add some order to your Library, dividing your saved music into three broad categories: Activities, Moods, and Genres.

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