Spotify's 'Community' Feature Will Show Users What Music Their Friends Are Enjoying

If your life depends on finding the right song on Spotify, you would know the value and appeal of seeing what your friends are listening to.

Currently, Spotify's limited social features show your friends' listening activity only on desktops. On your iPhone or Android smartphone, you can only see a user's recently played artists and songs - that too if they've made it publicly available.

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Spotify - the social app for music?

Now, it appears that Spotify is ready to embrace the social-like potential of the music streaming app with its upcoming "Community." The upcoming feature would let users see what their friends are listening to and what playlists they've recently updated even on mobile devices.

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In fact, it is a highly sought feature. A user request on its community forums had received over 7,000 votes. But to no avail, for the company refused to expand "friend activity" to smartphones. Now, we may be getting something even better.

Ready? Here's my secret!

Spotify has a new Community Hub to see what your friends are listening to live and what playlists they've recently updated.

I have no idea who Andrew Orona is, though. ?

Want access? SuperFollow me and I'll tell you how! ?#NewSpotify #SocialAudio pic.twitter.com/hmlA52CVEj

¡ª ??¨A Chris Messina ?¨@? (@chrismessina) June 1, 2022

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The feature isn't available yet. But as TechCrunch reported, it may be accessed by Spotify users on an iOS device by typing in "spotify:community" in the Safari browser.

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The feature was first spotted by Chris Messina who unveiled its primary details on Twitter in a thread. Once available, the top row of Community on Spotify will show recently updated playlists. Then you'll see a vertical list of friends and what they've been jamming to recently.

Another subtle update to the #NewSpotify Community tab: now you get a quick (and less computationally expensive) list of who's Listening Now, with a secondary page ("See more") devoted to the compete list.

Want to try this? SuperFollow me to find out how!#SocialAudio pic.twitter.com/Peiwe15ZbK

¡ª ??¨A Chris Messina ?¨@? (@chrismessina) June 18, 2022

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