{"id":241340,"date":"2026-05-07T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/im-surprised-to-see-something-on-android-before-ios-ive-just-found-out-you-can-do-this-hack-in-spotify-lyrics-and-my-mind-is-blown-but-apple-music-lyrics-is-sti\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T19:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:45:13","slug":"im-surprised-to-see-something-on-android-before-ios-ive-just-found-out-you-can-do-this-hack-in-spotify-lyrics-and-my-mind-is-blown-but-apple-music-lyrics-is-sti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/im-surprised-to-see-something-on-android-before-ios-ive-just-found-out-you-can-do-this-hack-in-spotify-lyrics-and-my-mind-is-blown-but-apple-music-lyrics-is-sti\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I’m surprised to see something on Android before iOS\u2019: I\u2019ve just found out you can do this hack in Spotify lyrics, and my mind is blown \u2014 but Apple Music lyrics is still the supreme"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018I’m surprised to see something on Android before iOS\u2019: I\u2019ve just found out you can do this hack in Spotify lyrics, and my mind is blown \u2014 but Apple Music lyrics is still the supreme<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/im-surprised-see-something-android-210000720.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-07 17:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: tech.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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One of the most handy features to come from the best music streaming services are lyrics, and although I\u2019m a Spotify user, even I know that its lyrics interface needs some overdue TLC. But I\u2019ve just learned about a hack I never knew existed.<\/p>\n

I scour the r\/truespotify forum on Reddit a fair bit, mainly to get a kick out of any new rumors on upcoming features I may find. But my latest deep dive took me by surprise, and apparently, you can zoom in and out on lyrics in Spotify. Has this just been launched? Or am I just extremely late to the party?<\/p>\n

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A post shared by u\/mascarariri (see below) includes a side-by-side video comparison of Spotify lyrics on iOS and Android, in which the user shows themselves zooming in and out on Spotify lyrics on Android, using Billie Eilish\u2019s song \u2018Wildflower\u2019 as an example. Unfortunately for iOS users like myself, this isn\u2019t available.<\/p>\n

Side-by-Side: Spotify Lyrics UI on Android vs. iOS. from r\/truespotify<\/p>\n

According to the user who published the video, all it takes to zoom is a simple pinch motion on your phone\u2019s screen, just as you would to navigate Google Maps, for example. Additionally, the user demonstrated by zooming out to 75% \u2014 though it likely goes further \u2014 and zooming in quite far to 150%, so the range appears extensive.<\/p>\n

Being an iOS user, I\u2019m not surprised that I didn\u2019t know about this trick sooner, but it turns out that not even Spotify users on Android knew about this. \u201cI’m surprised to see something on Android before iOS. It’s usually the other way around, and it takes ages to port those features; even Google apps are better on iOS\u201d, one user said.<\/p>\n

But the reason why this is the case for Android and not iOS is still very much a mystery \u2014 users are still debating whether it’s system or developer-related. But while it’s a handy tool for enhancing the lyric-viewing experience for…<\/p>\n

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