Spotify Running Mode helps match tunes to tempo

<figure> <img alt="A green promotional image for Spotify’s Running Mode." data-caption="An easier way to find the right beats for your BPM. | Image: Spotify" data-portal-copyright="Image: Spotify" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/RunningMode-1.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> An easier way to find the right beats for your BPM. | Image: Spotify </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Spotify has introduced a new Running Mode feature that makes it easier to curate playlists around your workout goals, music tastes, and desired beats per minute (BPM). The aim is to help you "spend less time hunting for the right music and more time moving," according to Spotify's announcement, providing customizable running presets and optional coaching features.</p> <img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Running-Mode-2.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" alt="A screenshot showing Spotify&apos;s Running Mode on the Spotify iOS app." title="A screenshot showing Spotify&apos;s Running Mode on the Spotify iOS app." data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="&lt;em&gt;The feature looks similar to the regular Spotify mobile app UI, but with some additional running-focused information and customization options.&lt;/em&gt; | Image: Spotify" data-portal-copyright="Image: Spotify"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Running Mode is an AI-powered experience that builds on personalization capabilities that were introduced with <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/842053/spotify-ai-prompted-playlists">Prompted Playlists last year</a>, with Spotify finding that fitness-based prompts have been some of the most popular uses for that feature. It requires a Premium subscription …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/973002/spotify-running-mode-launch-bpm-playlists">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>