Close Menu

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business.

    What's Hot

    NYT Connections hints and answers for November 13: Tips to solve ‘Connections’ #521.

    November 13, 2024

    Wordle today: The answer and hints for November 13

    November 13, 2024

    ‘Hot Frosty’ is good for your mental health, says me

    November 13, 2024
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    • Cupisweb
    • Submit Ticket
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    Cupisweb BlogCupisweb Blog
    • Business
    • Web Hosting
    • Marketing
    • Tutorials
    • News
    • Security
    • Success Stories
    Cupisweb
    Cupisweb BlogCupisweb Blog
    Home»News»Meta and Instagram spotted developing a new social music-sharing feature
    News

    Meta and Instagram spotted developing a new social music-sharing feature

    adminBy adminAugust 27, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read0 Views
    Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Reddit Telegram Email
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    Meta and Spotify are exploring deeper music integration in Meta’s Instagram app. New findings indicate the companies are testing a feature that would allow users to continuously share what music they’re listening to through Instagram’s Notes.

    The new functionality was first spotted by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, who often finds unreleased features while they’re still under development. However, companies like Meta and Spotify test new concepts all the time, so the discovery doesn’t necessarily mean the feature will launch to the public in the near future.

    In a screenshot Paluzzi published on Meta’s Threads, he shows a new option that would allow someone to “continuously share” their music from Spotify, as opposed to selecting a song from Instagram’s catalog.

    “You can stop sharing at any time,” the message also indicates.

    Image Credits: Alessandro Paluzzi on Threads (opens in a new window)

    If it launches, the addition would build on a development launched a little over a year ago, when Instagram added the ability to share 30-second song clips to Notes. Introduced in 2022, Notes allow Instagram users to share their status or other quick updates in a message that appears right above their Instagram inbox. The song clips feature in Notes has been supported in all markets worldwide where Instagram has music licensing rights, the company said at the time of its introduction.

    A partnership with Spotify could automate these sorts of song postings, providing Instagram with content even when its users were actively engaged with another app.

    The feature is reminiscent of the social networking activity that’s currently available within Spotify’s app. Today, Spotify allows users to “connect with Facebook” to see what friends are streaming in a separate tab on its desktop app. Spotify has also tested a Community feature that would allow users to see in real-time what others were streaming on mobile, although that has yet to launch.

    Although Spotify has continued to add more social features over time, most recently with commenting on podcasts and richer user profiles, the company understands that music discovery still often takes place on dedicated social networking apps where people have built their friend networks and more regularly check in.

    There have been other indications of a Meta-Spotify tie-up, too. Technologist Chris Messina told TechCrunch that at some point over the past several weeks, Instagram had added a “SpotifyiOS.framework” component to its app. He estimated this was around the release of Instagram version v.338.0 over a month ago.

    Earlier, Messina had pointed to another feature that would allow Instagram users to add music to their profile ahead of the official launch of the feature last week in collaboration with singer Sabrina Carpenter. Messina theorized that Instagram could eventually integrate the offering with Spotify to better challenge TikTok on music discovery.

    Meta and Spotify are no strangers to working together on music features. In 2021, they teamed up on music initiatives that included a miniplayer on Facebook that streamed Spotify directly from the app. The companies also now share a common enemy in Apple. Both Spotify and Meta believe that Apple’s App Store monopoly prevents them from managing their own in-app payments and handling their own app distribution, instead requiring them to share their app revenue with Apple via commissions on in-app purchases. Plus, Apple’s addition of a privacy feature called ATT, or app tracking transparency, hurt Meta’s ads business, while Apple Music is a direct competitor with Spotify.

    Spotify and Meta did not respond to requests for comment.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Previous ArticleGoogle is bringing AI summaries to ‘Files’ so you can find your docs quicker
    Next Article AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 may get revealed at the Apple September event

    Related Posts

    News

    NYT Connections hints and answers for November 13: Tips to solve ‘Connections’ #521.

    November 13, 2024
    News

    Donald Trump announces Elon Musk will co-lead Department of Government Efficiency

    November 13, 2024
    News

    T-Mobile, Mint Mobile outage maps: See which regions are affected

    November 12, 2024
    Add A Comment
    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Demo
    Top Posts

    How to unblock Xnxx porn for free

    August 27, 2024306 Views

    How to unblock Redtube for free

    September 4, 2024249 Views

    How to unblock XVideos for free

    November 8, 2024107 Views
    Stay In Touch
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Twitter
    • Instagram

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest tech news from FooBar about tech, design and biz.

    Tags
    dedicated hosting featured hosting guild offshore offshore hosting Really Simple SSL Plugin shared hosting ssl protocol error web hosting WordPress wordpress hosting

    Products

    • Offshore Hosting
    • Shared Hosting
    • WordPress Hosting
    • Reseller Hosting
    • Domain Registration

    Security & Tools

    • SSL Certificates
    • Professional Email
    • Gsuite
    • Website Management

    Company

    • About Us
    • Help Center
    • Contact Support
    • Affiliates

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business.

    {copy} {year} Cupisweb. Premium Web Hosting, Cloud, VPS & Domain Registration Services.
    • Privacy Policy
    • Teams

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.