Spotify free users can now search and play specific songs with an actually decent update announced Monday.

Detailed in a company blog post , the audio streamer now lets non-paying users play any track or podcast by searching directly for it, a feature previously only available with the paid tier, Spotify Premium.

Ad-supported accounts had to previously shuffle through albums or playlists to reach a particular song, with six skips allowed per hour. Mashable sister site CNET tested the updated free tier and found this skip rule no longer applies.

Spotify free users can also play songs and podcasts shared by friends, removing the hurdle when sharing a Spotify track link to a friend without a Premium account (this also applies to artists sharing tracks). Free users have always had the

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