Languages, sound quality and your account: the settings that shape how Nova plays

A few settings decide how Nova feels day to day: the language it speaks, the quality it plays at, and the account that carries your library between devices. None of them takes more than a minute to set, and this guide covers all three, plus the small questions people ask about each.

Six languages

Nova is available in English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish and Italian, in the app and on the website. The language setting changes the interface, the names of genres and moods, the guides and this blog; it does not change the music, the artist names or the album titles, which are the same everywhere. On the website the language is part of the address, so the English pages live at the root and the others at /tr, /de, /fr, /es and /it, and you can switch from the menu at any time. The site remembers your choice, and share links are language-neutral, so a page sent from one language opens in the recipient's.

Two of the five radio stations speak Turkish between songs, World FM and Lo-Fi FM, and two speak English, Prime FM and Jazz FM; Rock FM is music-led. The podcasts are in the language they were recorded in. The interface language does not change any of that.

Sound quality

Listening is free with a Nova account, and the free tier plays the full catalogue. Paid Lodos plans, Basic and Professional, add higher audio quality. Whether you will hear the difference depends on your headphones and your room; on a pair of good over-ear headphones or a proper speaker, the higher setting is noticeably cleaner on piano and strings, which are a large part of Nova's catalogue. On a phone speaker it matters less. The pricing page describes the plans; the free tier remains free.

In the app's player, the balance, bass and treble controls let you shape the sound to your headphones. They work on the web in Chrome and Edge and in the desktop and mobile apps; Safari does not apply them to streamed audio, and the app says so rather than pretending.

One account, every device

Nova is part of Lodos, and one account signs you in to both. Create the account once, on the web, iPhone, iPad or Android, and use it everywhere. The things that follow you are your likes, your playlists, your followed podcasts and your position in each episode, and the last track you were playing, so a session begun on a laptop can continue on a phone. Nothing about your library is stored on a single device.

If you already have a Lodos account, you do not need a new one for Nova; sign in with the same details. If you run a business, the same account opens the Business section, where venues and the business subscription live. Our guide to getting started covers the first sign-in.

Where things live

• Library: every track you have liked, with its album one tap away.
• Playlists: the lists you have made, and the public lists you follow.
• Podcasts: the shows you follow and your position in each episode.
• Recent searches: the songs, albums and artists you opened from search, on the device you opened them on.
• Business: venues, the subscription and the 30-day statistics, for business accounts.

Small questions, quick answers

Can I change the language only on the website? The app and the website have their own language settings; set each one once.

Does the sleep timer survive closing the app? It stops playback at the set time as long as the app is playing; closing the app stops playback anyway.

Can two people use one account? A personal account is for one person; likes and positions would tangle. A business venue, by contrast, is meant to be signed in on several devices at once.

Changing the language in the app

In the app, the language setting lives in your profile. Choose one of the six and the interface switches at once, including the sidebar, the player controls, the sleep timer and the names of genres and moods; music, artist names and album titles stay as they are. The website keeps its own setting, stored in a cookie and visible in the address, so set each once. If you open Nova in a browser for the first time, the website picks the language your browser asks for and remembers it; the menu lets you change it, and the choice follows you to every page. Guides, articles and this blog are written in all six languages, so a page you read in Turkish exists in German at the same address with the language prefix changed.

Frequently asked questions

Which languages does Nova support? English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish and Italian, in the app and on the website.

Is higher sound quality free? No. Listening is free, and paid Lodos plans add higher audio quality. The free tier plays the whole catalogue.

Do I need a separate account for Nova and Lodos? No. One account works for both, and it carries your library between the web app and the mobile apps.

Why do the bass and treble controls not work in Safari? Safari does not apply those controls to streamed audio. They work in Chrome, Edge and the desktop and mobile apps.