{"id":374835,"date":"2025-08-26T11:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/374835\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:46:10","slug":"spotify-is-adding-dms-the-verge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/374835\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify is adding DMs | The Verge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Spotify is introducing a <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2025-08-26\/introducing-messages-a-new-way-to-share-what-you-love-on-spotify-with-friends-and-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct messaging feature<\/a> that allows users to share music, podcast, and audiobook recommendations with each other without leaving the app. Messages is rolling out in \u201cselect markets\u201d this week, according to Spotify\u2019s press release, and will be available on mobile devices for Free and Premium users aged 16 years and older.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The messaging feature can be accessed by tapping the share icon when listening to a song, podcast, or audiobook in the Now Playing view, and selecting a friend to send it to. Spotify users can share content and start messages with people they share a Spotify plan with, or other users they\u2019ve interacted with through Spotify before, such as via Jams, Blends, and Collaborative Playlists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The feature aims to consolidate content recommendations that already happen over texts, social media, and third-party messaging services into a single location where Spotify users can more easily track their shared content. Any audio content shared with or by the user will be stored in the Messages inbox that\u2019s accessed under the profile picture in the top-left corner of the app, making it easier to find again in the future. Spotify says the user-to-user messages are 1:1, support text conversations and emoji reactions, and are protected by \u201cindustry-standard encryption\u201d \u2014 which will hopefully prevent any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/privacy\/716386\/spotifys-terrible-privacy-settings-just-leaked-palmer-luckeys-bops-and-bangers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">embarrassing data leaks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Users can choose to accept or reject message requests, block other users, or opt out of Messages entirely. Users can also report any shared content and text messages, or the account that sent them, by holding down on the message to flag anything nefarious. Spotify says it will proactively scan Messages for \u201ccertain unlawful and harmful content\u201d and review chats that get reported by users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">It\u2019s unclear if artist accounts will also be able to use the feature to interact with fans. Spotify says that Messages was created to \u201ccomplement\u201d how content is shared through platforms like Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and TikTok, rather than replace those interactions. It\u2019s an intriguing social feature for Spotify to add, especially since it\u2019s available to free users, given the hefty limitations on those accounts, and could perhaps pave the way for more direct user-to-user interaction features in the future if it\u2019s received well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spotify is introducing a direct messaging feature that allows users to share music, podcast, and audiobook recommendations with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[77,12,6603,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-374835","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-spotify","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115094905477941706","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}