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Spotify Begins Rolling Out In-App Messages for Sharing Music, Podcasts and Audiobooks

The new one-to-one DMs connect only with people you’ve previously interacted with on Spotify and use encryption in transit and at rest with proactive moderation, not end-to-end encryption.

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Overview

  • The feature starts this week on mobile for Free and Premium users aged 16+ in select Latin and South American markets, with expansion to the US, Canada, Brazil, the EU, the UK, Australia and New Zealand in the coming weeks.
  • Users can share content from the Now Playing share icon and continue the conversation with text and emoji, with all shared items stored in a Messages inbox accessed via the profile picture.
  • Chats are limited to one-on-one conversations and can only be initiated with people you’ve previously connected with on Spotify through Jams, Blends, Collaborative Playlists or Family/Duo plans.
  • Recipients must accept message requests, and users can block senders, report content or opt out of Messages entirely in settings.
  • Spotify frames Messages as complementing off-platform sharing and as part of a broader push to boost engagement after retiring its first messaging tool in 2017, noting 696 million monthly active users as it targets 1 billion.