Overview

• Messages launches this week on mobile for Free and Premium users aged 16+ in select markets, with initial availability focused on Latin and South America.
• Users can share songs, podcasts, and audiobooks in 1:1 chats started from the Now Playing share icon, with all shared items saved in a new inbox under the profile photo.
• New chats are limited to people you’ve previously interacted with on Spotify—such as Blends, Jams, Collaborative Playlists, or Family/Duo plans—and recipients must accept requests.
• Spotify says messages are encrypted in transit and at rest and are proactively scanned with moderator review of reports, but they are not end‑to‑end encrypted.
• The company frames Messages as complementing shares to Instagram, WhatsApp, and other platforms, as early reactions note privacy questions and frustration over long‑requested HiFi audio.