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Spotify update reveals your friends’ live listening habits

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  • Spotify is introducing an update that allows users to see what friends are listening to in real-time while chatting within the app.
  • This new feature expands upon the messaging tool launched last summer, which was designed for sharing music directly within Spotify.
  • The update also includes a 'Request to Jam' feature, making it easier for users to listen to music in sync with others.
  • Users must enable the listening activity feature in their 'Privacy and social' settings to utilise this new functionality.
  • The new features are currently rolling out on iOS and Android devices and are expected to be broadly available by early February.
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