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Friend Activity

For: Desktop

Friend Activity shows you what your friends are playing.

To show or hide Friend Activity:

  1. Click your profile picture at the top, and select Settings.
  2. Under Display, switch See what your friends are playing on Toggle switched on, or off Toggle switched off.

Note: Friend Activity tab is on the side of your desktop app. It might be hidden if the size of the window is too small.

How do I turn off my listening activity showing on my followers’ Friend Activity?

If you don’t want to share your listening activity with your followers on their Friend Activity tab, you can disable it following the steps below.

Tip: To see who’s following you, click your avatar at the top and click FOLLOWERS.

Friend Activity not updating?

Friend Activity might not update in real time. If you notice it hasn’t updated for a while:

Find users to follow

Search Search for a user’s name and select the user you wish to follow. Tap or click Follow on their profile to connect with them.

When searching, choose Profiles from the filters below the search bar to see only users’ profiles.


Note: On mobile, after typing in Search, tap enter to show filters.

See and manage your followers

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