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title: "Spotify tests skip button for podcast ads for Premium users"
description: "Most outlets reported that Spotify is testing a new \"skip ahead\" button for Premium users to bypass podcast ads. The News International led with the quiet rollout and described the feature as allowing users to skip intros and sponsorships with a single tap. BOL News framed the feature as an extension of Spotify Premium's existing ad-reduction benefits."
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# Spotify tests skip button for podcast ads for Premium users

technology · latest filing 11 Aug 2026, 2:30 PM PKT · 10–11 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Spotify is testing a new "skip ahead" button for Premium users to bypass podcast ads. The News International led with the quiet rollout and described the feature as allowing users to skip intros and sponsorships with a single tap. BOL News framed the feature as an extension of Spotify Premium's existing ad-reduction benefits.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **BOL News** — [Spotify tests new button that lets premium users skip podcast ads](https://www.bolnews.com/latest-news/spotify-tests-new-button-that-lets-premium-users-skip-podcast-ads/) · 11 Aug 2026, 2:30 PM PKT
  > Spotify Premium generally reduces or removes many forms of advertising on the platform. The post Spotify tests new button that lets premium users skip podcast ads appeared first on BOL News.
- **The News International** — [Spotify quietly rolls out button that skips podcast ads](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1411847-spotify-quietly-rolls-out-button-that-skips-podcast-ads) · 10 Aug 2026, 6:54 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Spotify quietly rolls out button that skips podcast adsSpotify has started testing a new "skip ahead" button that lets Premium subscribers glide past podcast intros, sponsorships and ad breaks with a single tap, a convenience listeners have wanted for years but one that could upend how podcasters...

2 articles from 2 outlets, 10–11 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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