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Group Session
For: Premium on mobile and tablet
Note: Group Session is in Beta, which means it’s being tested and features could change.
Listen together, in real time. In a group session, everyone invited can control what plays.
- Open Spotify and play something.
- Tap
at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap START SESSION under Start a Group Session.
- Tap INVITE FRIENDS. Here you can:
- Share with any social or messaging app listed
- Choose Copy Link to send your own way
- Show them a Spotify code which they can scan to join
Invited listeners can choose to:
- Listen on their own device
- Listen on your device (and control it from their device)
Leave or end a group session
Tap LEAVE SESSION under Group Session.
If you started the group session, tap END SESSION.
Group session on speaker
Let friends join your session and control what plays on speaker.
Start a session on speaker
Note: Make sure your device and the speaker are on the same WiFi network.
- Open Spotify and play something.
- Tap
and choose the device you want to play on.
Invite friends on speaker
To add friends to the session:
- Tap Listening on.
- Tap Invite. Here you can:
- Share with any social or messaging app listed
- Choose Copy Link to send your own way
- Show them a Spotify code which they can scan to join
Tip: Friends in the same WiFi network can join the speaker directly.
Join a session on speaker
Note: Make sure your device and the speaker are on the same WiFi network.
- Tap
at the bottom of the screen.
- Select the speaker your friend is playing on.
- Tap Join session.
Remove friends from speaker
To remove someone from the session:
- Tap Listening on.
- Under Participants, tap
next to their name.
- Tap Remove from session.
Leave session on speaker
Tap the Now Playing bar and select a different device to play on.
Allow or disable session on speaker
- Tap
and select the speaker.
- Switch group session on
, or off
.
Last updated: 10 May, 2022
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