Need to ship a cool tune or podcast to a pal? If you happen to each use Spotify, you will quickly be capable to message them instantly by means of the app.
On Tuesday, Spotify launched in-app Messages on cell units, which will probably be rolling out to Free and Premium customers aged 16 and older. The characteristic will solely be out there on cell units, and in “choose markets” — Spotify didn’t elaborate on what they’re.
The characteristic works precisely as you’d count on; messages are one-on-one conversations which let you share Spotify content material equivalent to songs, podcasts, or audiobooks, in addition to react with textual content and emojis.
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The characteristic will launch in choose markets this week.
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To entry Messages, faucet in your profile picture within the high left nook, and both choose an present chat or faucet “New Message” to ship a message.
Messages throughout the Spotify app are simply one other option to share Spotify content material. The corporate says they’re designed to enhance sharing Spotify content material on different platforms, equivalent to Instagram, Fb, Snapchat, or Tiktok, however not exchange it.
Spotify additionally inbuilt some safety and privateness controls to the Messages characteristic. Customers have the selection to just accept or reject message requests, and so they can report content material that they take into account to be dangerous. They will additionally be capable to block different customers, or choose out of Messages fully by means of Spotify’s Settings.
Lastly, Messages are encrypted with “industry-standard encryption in transit and at relaxation.” The corporate, nonetheless, says it is going to use “proactive detection expertise to scan messages for sure illegal and dangerous content material,” and the corporate’s moderators will evaluation reported content material.
