Backed by investors like Tiger Global and Quilvest, Saavn now has about 17 million monthly active users, of which 14 million are in India. With Saavn for Windows, consumers will now have access to more than 10 million tracks across 11 languages. This means a desktop PC or Surface Pro 3 and even a Windows Phone that runs a beta version of Windows 10 will be able to run the app but current Windows Phone 8.x smartphones won’t.
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Music listeners on Windows can now enjoy Saavn’s core products and features, including phonetic search, dynamic bit-rate streaming, and industry-leading design.
Music streaming app Saavn expects its user base to touch 25 million by December this year on the back of strong smartphone adoption in the country and launch of its services on the Windows 10 platform.
Saavn for Windows 10, which is claimed to be the best Windows ever due to its speed, productivity and features that will empower consumers, is made available today. For Windows Phone devices, the Saavn app will be rolled out later this year when Windows 10 for mobile will be announced by Microsoft. It had said the capital would be used to drive long-term product development and aggressive customer acquisition.
The features will be including the ones like Saavn Social where users will be able to chat and follow each other. From Saavn. Music lovers would definitely be very happy that Saavn is ultimately on Windows now. The universal app is developed with Microsoft tools.
The Saavn for Windows app is a Universal Windows app which comes with an adaptable layout for both desktops and the tablets.
The new release already has most of Saavn’s features, along with some platform specific ones such as live tiles; Vaidyanathan also hints that once Cortana is launched for India, it could possibly integrate with apps such as Saavn.
In addition to the adaptive layout of the app, it also allows the users to pin it at their Start screen. “So I’ve been listening to AC/DC on loop at home, and then I get into my auto and the Saavn app there keeps playing the same song”.
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