On Android phones, you can create new Spotify home screen shortcuts to access the exact music you want and bypass Spotify’s home page and algorithm.
It’s a rare day when you find a popular app and realize it has Android-specific features that don’t, or even can’t, exist on iOS. Most apps and services aim for feature parity between the two platforms, and when they don’t, it’s often iPhones that win, not Android phones — sadly.
But that’s not the case with one particular Spotify feature that only exists on Android because it could technically only exist on Android: App shortcuts. I’m specifically talking about the ability to make unlimited home screen app shortcuts for any Spotify artist or album. Let me walk you through it.Create home screen shortcuts for your artists and playlists
This is my favorite little-known Spotify trick. If you’re obsessed with an artist or a playlist and want to open their page immediately, without first opening Spotify or relying on an algorithm-based widget that may or may not show you what you want, then creating specific shortcuts is the way to go. To do this, follow these steps:
The video above shows the process in detail.
