New Spotify feature lets up to 10 users chat and share audio in-app
Spotify announced this week the rollout of group chats in its app after launching a one-on-one messaging feature last August. The update enables users to share podcasts, playlists, and audiobooks with up to 10 people, but chats initiate only with prior content-sharing contacts.
Eligible contacts include those involved in collaborative playlists, group listening sessions via Jam, or personalized listening mixes through Blend. This restriction ensures conversations build on existing interactions within the platform.
The group chat feature forms part of Spotify’s ongoing investments to enhance social functionalities in its streaming service. Since its inception, the company has incrementally introduced elements such as comments on podcasts, options to follow other users, and visibility into their listening activity.
Spotify has emphasized that users maintain sharing content externally through other channels. The in-app messaging serves as a complementary tool rather than a replacement for those methods.
Security measures for messages include encryption at rest on servers and in transit during transmission between devices and Spotify’s systems. The implementation lacks end-to-end encryption, meaning Spotify accesses message contents during processing.