Spotify Running Mode is now on Android. Spotify’s August 18 newsroom post says Premium subscribers in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden can open the Fitness hub and build a run playlist there.
How to start Spotify Running Mode
First, update the Android app and go to the Fitness hub. Then pick one of 25 presets across workout types and genres. A short Just Run session lasts 20 minutes. Meanwhile, Intervals, Pyramids, Easy, and longer advanced sets give more structure.
You can set the session from 10 to 90 minutes. Therefore a lunch jog and a long weekend effort can share the same tool. Spotify first shipped this stack on iOS on July 30. Android now matches that Premium rollout in the same seven countries.
Music, tempo, and coaching
Inside each workout, you pick a genre such as pop, EDM, country, or hip-hop. Also, a discovery slider can stay close to songs you already play, or tilt toward mostly new music. Tap View prompt to rewrite the request. Spotify says Prompted Playlist powers that editor, so you can ask for old favorites or tracks under three minutes.
Beat Matching lets you pick a target BPM. Spotify says 160 BPM is the most popular setting. However, many runners aim for 170 to 180 BPM. You can also speed songs to match that BPM, or leave each track at its original tempo. Optional English audio cues can coach you through a structured set. Turn them off if you only want the music.
Who gets it, and who does not
Free accounts do not get Running Mode. Also, Spotify has not named more countries beyond those seven. The company launched the feature after fitness prompts became a common use of Prompted Playlists. It already sits next to Peloton classes and other Fitness hub workouts.
This is a tighter product beat than last week’s Spotify Kobalt AI covers deal. It is closer to the listener tools we covered when Spotify added user notes on playlist tracks. If you already pay for Premium in one of those markets, look in the Fitness hub after the next Android update.
