
The company refused to provide further details on the prototype or when it might launch. Plus, it could differentiate Spotify from Apple Music, YouTube Music, Tidal and other competing streaming services.Ī Spotify spokesperson tells TechCrunch that “We’re always testing new products and experiences, but have no further news to share at this time.” Spotify already offers Collaborative Playlists friends can add to, but Social Listening is designed for real-time sharing.

The intimate experience of co-listening might lead to longer sessions with Spotify, boosting ad plays or subscription retention. Social Listening could give Spotify a new viral growth channel, as users could urge friends to download the app to sync up. Spotify could potentially expand the feature to synchronize playback so you’d actually hear the same notes at the same time, but for now it’s a just a shared queue.
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You just all scan one friend’s QR-style Spotify Social Listening code, and then anyone can add songs to the real-time playlist. Want to rock out together even when you’re apart? Spotify has prototyped an unreleased feature called “Social Listening” that lets multiple people add songs to a queue they can all listen to.
