Spotify working on a Community page that shows what your friends are listening to in real-time

1 min readUpdated May 27, 2025Jun 24, 20225:22 AM

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Spotify has been steadily evolving in the past few months, from testing more podcast features to aiming to conquer the audiobook market. It appears the music-streaming platform has another area in which it sees more possibilities for growth – the social aspect. Spotify is working on adding a new Community tab, which will allow you to check out what your Facebook friends are listening to.

Then, what is this feature all about (at least for now)? The Community page looks similar to the Friend Activity sidebar in the desktop version of Spotify. The page lets you keep track of what your friends are listening to in real-time.Well, it basically pulls the list of songs from your friends’ Facebook accounts – if these are connected to the app.

You can get a preview of the tab if you have an iPhone: open Safari, go to “spotify:community” via the address bar, and then tap the button to open the Spotify app. This shortcut doesn’t work on Chrome on Android so far, so only iPhone users can get a glimpse of the new page for now (it is still unfinished by the way, as it is in early development).

Given the fact that this feature is still in early development, it is unknown how much time it will take for Spotify to refine it and release it as a part of an official update. So, it might take a while before you’ll be able to check out your friends’ music preferences from the app.

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Questions & Answers

What is the primary function of Spotify's new Community tab?

The new Community tab will allow users to see what their Facebook friends are listening to in real-time. It aims to enhance the social aspect of the music-streaming platform.

Which existing Spotify feature does the Community page resemble?

The Community page looks similar to the Friend Activity sidebar, which is currently available in the desktop version of Spotify. It provides a real-time list of friends' songs.

How can users preview the Community tab at present?

iPhone users can get a preview by opening Safari, going to “spotify:community” in the address bar, and then tapping the button to open the Spotify app. This shortcut does not work on Android yet.

How does the Community tab determine what friends are listening to?

The feature pulls the list of songs directly from users' Facebook accounts. This connection is only possible if their Facebook accounts are linked to the Spotify app.

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