Spotify has announced a Group Playlists extension for Facebook's Messenger that lets you create playlists with friends.
With Group Playlists for Messenger, you can all contribute to a playlist for parties, road trips, or groups. While Spotify has already supported collaborative playlists across different platforms, including desktop, iPhone, iPad, and Android, this is the first time it has worked in this way with a separate messaging app.
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Earlier this month, Spotify introduced a bot that allowed Messenger users to share song clips with friends – giving music recommendations based on mood, activity, or genres. Spotify links could then be pasted into Messenger, but this would require a Spotify app to be preinstalled on the phone.
Users can now create a Group Playlist, share it with their friends, and add songs to it directly within the Messenger app using the Spotify Chat Extension.
Once a friend has created a Group Playlist, others in the conversation can add more songs directly through the Spotify Chat Extension, available by tapping the blue “+” icon next to the composer — even if they don't have a Spotify account.
In the same week Spotify moves to Messenger, it has also announced it will now be available in the Windows Store for Windows 10 and Windows 10 S operating systems, in 60 countries worldwide. The Windows Store system was released with the new Microsoft Surface Book and Microsoft Surface Laptop. Spotify has previously been available through a Windows app, but this will now be available directly through Microsoft's store.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
