Spotify is testing a native voice activation feature - Android

You might soon be able to directly control Spotify music playback with your voice, as the company behind one of the most popular music-streaming services around is reportedly working to implement such a feature across its app ecosystem.  

This intriguing snippet of info has been unearthed by app researcher , who also unraveled that the hotword to enable the assistant will be "Hey Spotify". However, you will only be able to use it when the app is open as revealed by the hinted Android app permissions that the feature would require. The voice-activation feature will be residing ...