{"id":94903,"date":"2023-02-03T17:09:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T17:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=94903"},"modified":"2023-02-03T17:09:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T17:09:34","slug":"spotify-friends-tab-social-media-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotify-friends-tab-social-media-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Spotify Friends tab test suggest Spotify social media features are on the way?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Some users can now see Friends activity on mobile. Is this a step towards an in-app Spotify social media experience?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Randomly selected users have noticed that a Spotify <\/a>Friends mobile tab is being tested on the platform. When pressed on the subject CEO Daniel Ek hinted that Spotify might become a more social <\/a>platform. The Friends tab is present at the bottom of the navigation bar for some Spotify users included in the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently a Spotify <\/a>Friends experience is limited to desktop, where you can see what your friends are listening to on the sidebar. Users who\u2019ve been part of the new mobile test tweeted screencaps of a friends <\/a>activity tab, with a similar feed of activity to desktop as well as a weekly picks section at the top of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In response to a question asked during Spotify\u2019s 2022 Q4 earnings event<\/a>, Ek didn\u2019t say that the tab was a permanent fixture, but said \u201csocial could be a meaningful driver of creating an even stickier and more engaging experience.\u201d You can read more about Spotify\u2019s Q4 2022 Results here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spotify Q4 2022 Results – Spotify update their user and subscriber numbers<\/a><\/blockquote>