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Tech T@lk

spotify rolls out apple announces

lyrics feature globally for free, ‘self service repair’

paying users programme

vailable across iOS, Android, the feature will be available across pple’s ‘Self Service Repair’ Repair programme.
desktop, games consoles, and the “majority” of its music library. programme is finally here. This Customers will be able to place
aTVs, Spotify has finally rolled With the introduction of the awill allow users to buy genuine orders for these genuine parts and
out its real-time lyrics feature global- new lyrics feature, Spotify said that Apple device parts and tools to fix will receive a credit towards their
ly, after previously only offering it in it’s discontinuing its ‘Behind the Lyr- their own phones from the tech giant. purchase if the used part is returned.
a limited selection of countries. ics’ feature. As per GSM Arena, in this re- Apple’s “new store will offer more
As per The Verge, the lyrics For the uninformed, Spotify pair programme, knowledgeable than 200 individual parts and tools”.
are provided by Musixmatch, which earlier worked with Musixmatch to customers can complete their own In addition to OEM parts and tools,
claims to offer lyrics for “over 8 display song lyrics until parting ways repairs with access to original parts Apple will also provide manuals for
million” titles and will be accessible with the company in 2016. Since and tools. This is not a typical move these common repair procedures.
on basically every platform where then, it’s offered a ‘Behind the Lyr- for Apple. Making its original parts Despite the announcement
Spotify has an app. These platforms ics’ feature following its partnership and tools available to anyone is a big of this programme, Apple recom-
include iOS, Android, desktop com- with Genius. deal, especially for Apple. mends that most customers should
puters, gaming consoles, and smart The feature offers background In the repair programme, Apple still visit a professional repair pro-
TVs. The company has made this information on songs, but it’s less will focus on more common repairs vider and that certified technicians
feature available to both free and useful for karaoke sessions. Al- from frequently serviced modules- who use genuine Apple parts are the
premium listeners. though it’s offered lyrics in some this includes screen repairs, battery “safest and most reliable way to get
There is also a social element markets, like Japan, the feature replacements, and camera modules a repair.” Self Service Repair will
provided by Spotify, which allows a hasn’t received a widespread launch for both iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 be available in the US in early 2022,
user to share lyrics on social media. in western markets like the US, ac- line-ups. After that, Apple will add and will eventually expand to more
As per The Verge, the company says cording to The Verge. its M1 Mac computers to the Self countries later in the year.

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