A brand new Spotify function is letting its customers slide into one another’s DMs — or direct messages — immediately within the app.
Exterior of the music streaming platform, customers have been capable of share hyperlinks to songs, podcasts and audiobooks by way of textual content or social media platforms. Spotify mentioned that modifications are coming with the launch of Messages, anticipated later this week.
“Our goal is to give users what they want and make those moments of connection more seamless and streamlined in the Spotify app,” the corporate mentioned in a information launch.
Messages will permit customers to share Spotify content material and begin a message in-app with folks they’ve interacted with earlier than by way of the music platform.
They may also be capable to see instructed folks to message primarily based on those that have joined their playlists, in addition to others who share a Household or Duo plan with them.
Customers can entry Messages when listening to a track, podcast or audiobook within the “Now Playing” view by urgent the share icon, selecting a buddy to message and hitting “send” for them to get the message.
The brand new function can be obtainable for customers 16 and older.