Spotify aims to keep people on the platform. It’s adding a new tool that lets users see in real time what their friends and family members are listening to.
Once activated, the user’s listening activity will be displayed at the top of the chat. The other person in the chat can tap the bar to play a particular track, save it, or react with an emoji. Of course, people can also comment directly to praise or criticize the song selection.
Another small addition is Spotify’s messaging system. Users will now be able to invite chat participants to start a Jam, the app’s collaborative listening feature. Premium users will find a “Jam” button in the upper right corner, which sends an invite. This lets two people add tracks to a shared queue and listen together. Free users can join, but not initiate, one of these sessions.
It’s worth noting that the messaging platform is currently only a one-on-one affair. There is no option for group chat, so users will not be able to spy on multiple people at once. These tools are slowly becoming available for iOS and Android right now, but won’t be widely available for a few weeks.
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