Spotify Messages

Users: Free, Premium

Introducing Spotify Messages

You can now share and chat about songs, audiobooks, podcasts, playlists, and more directly with friends and family – directly in the Spotify app. Now, you can share and talk about what you’re listening to, right where you’re already listening.

• How does it work?

  Sharing content with friends has never been easier, simply:

  1. Tap on the share icon.
  2. Select a user from your suggested or simply send your friend an invite link.
     • If you have shared content with a user for the first time, they will be sent a message request. They can accept the request, block the sender or delete it.

  Note: Once a direct message has been created, you can send each other Spotify content including free non-encrypted text messages and reactions.

  You can also start a new chat by:

  1. Tapping on your profile image in the top corner of Spotify’s Home screen.
  2. Scroll to the Messages section,
  3. then tapping New message.

  Once they accept a message request, they’ll be able to emoji-react, text, and seamlessly share Spotify content back and forth with you.

  Access Messages by tapping your profile picture on the top left corner of your Home screen.

  Note: At the moment we only support chats between two people.

• What can I share with friends?

  You can share:

  • Tracks
  • Playlists
  • Collaborative playlists
  • Albums
  • Audiobooks
  • Countdown pages
  • Podcast episodes
  • Artists
  • Live events

• Where can I find all my chats?

  You can see all of your chats (including new message requests) in your main Messages list

  To view all of your chats:

  1. Tap your profile picture in the top corner of your Home screen.
  2. You will see your most recent chats under the Messages section in the side drawer.
  3. You can then tap Show all to see all your chats.

• Why are certain people on my list of suggestions?

  This may include:

  • Shared Music - "You’ve shared music with each other"
  • Collaborative Playlists - "You created collaborative playlists together"
  • Blend - "You have a Blend together"
  • Jam - "You have been on a jam together recently"
  • Family/Duo plan - "You have a family/duo plan together"

  We’ll suggest people who you’ve previously interacted with on Spotify. You’ll see users available to message if you:

  • Have shared content with each other before (like a song, podcast, or audiobook)
  • Were in a recent Jam together recently
  • Created a Blend or Collaborative Playlist together
  • Currently share a Family or Duo plan

• How do I change my notification settings for Messages?

  You can control your notification preferences from within your settings.

  1. Tap your profile picture in the top left corner of your Home screen.
  2. Tap on Settings and privacy, then navigate to Notifications.
  3. Scroll down the page and tap on Social features, then tap on Messages.
  4. From there, you can change your push notification settings for Messages.

• How do I opt out of Spotify Messages?

  Here’s how to opt out of Messages altogether:

  1. Tap your profile picture in the top corner of your Home screen.
  2. Tap on Settings and privacy, then navigate to Privacy and social.
  3. Scroll down to the Social features section, and turn the toggle off on the Messages setting.

• How do I block someone?

  To block someone in Messages, you can:

  1. Tap the header at the top of your chat (the one with the person’s name and profile picture in it)..
  2. Tap on Block.
  3. In the confirmation message that appears, tap Block again to confirm that you’d like to block the user. If you’d like to unblock someone, simply revisit your chat and tap “Unblock.”

  Note: You can also block a user from their profile (like you can now).You can manage your block list at any time by going to Settings and privacy > Privacy and social > Blocked users.