Today, let’s explore Spotify’s new group session feature. Sharing music with friends enhances the experience. This feature enables you to enjoy songs together in real-time, with everyone controlling the playlist. It’s great for parties, allowing playlist management from any device, even at a distance. This guide details how to activate and use this feature. The group session function is available only on smartphones and tablets, not on the web app or desktop. It is also limited to premium users; you and your friends must have paid subscriptions to join a session.
Host a Spotify Group Session
Let’s see how to host a session.
- Launch the Spotify app on your smartphone or tab
- Play any song. On the bottom left corner, you should see the icon device playing on. Hit it
- In the next screen, you will see Group Session Beta with a button Start Session. Tap on it
- Tap on Invite Friends. You can bring along a maximum of 5 friends for a session.
- You have to send the invite link by WhatsApp, Messages, or any social media.
- The friend on the link receiving end should see an option Join Now. He will tap on that
- Then he will see two options Join the same device as the host or On my Device
if you select Join the same device as the host, then you can’t hear the song. Only the host can hear the track. However, you can pause or change it. That’s why I mentioned this feature is useful in parties where most people are listening to only one song at a time. It also works for podcasts where you and your group are listening to a single podcast.
