Spotify adds ‘listen party’ mode where you can enjoy live tunes with pals or family from anywhere – how to do it
SPOTIFY now lets up to five users listen to their favourite tunes or podcasts simultaneously from anywhere in the world.
Announced on Tuesday, the "group session" feature streams content to multiple users via a shareable link and is available to paying members.
Users don't have to shell out anything extra for the function aside from the Swedish streaming app's £9.99 / $9.99 a month Premium tier fee.
"There’s nothing like enjoying your favourite playlist or podcast with friends and loved ones," Spotify wrote in a .
"No matter the distance – whether six feet apart or a thousand miles away – you and the members of your squad can now each listen to the same content at the same time on your own devices."
Anywhere between two and five people can participate in a Group Session.
As well as listen to content, each member can share control of their listening parties.
That means any participant can pause or skip a track whenever they want.
Group Sessions is still in its early stages after Spotify rolled it out in May. At launch, users weren't able to stream content simultaneously.
To use Group Sessions, click or tap the Connect menu in the bottom-left corner of the play screen and scroll down to “Start a group session.”
You'll be presented with an invite link which you can share with your mates on social media, or have them scan the Spotify code to join the session.
Both hosts and guests can pause, play, skip, and pick tracks to queue as well as select which tunes to play using the standard controls.
If one person makes a change, it will immediately be reflected on all participant devices.
Group Sessions is still evolving, according to Spotify, meaning the firm will likely add extra features over the coming months.
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