Streaming apps like Apple Music and Spotify already offer some sort of integration with Instagram, allowing users to easily share the song they're listening to in a post or story. However, Meta and Spotify have been working on an MSN-like feature that would allow Instagram users to show what they're listening to in real time.
Sharing Spotify songs on Instagram in real time
Essentially, the feature will let users connect their Instagram account to Spotify. Then, the streaming platform will automatically create a new note with the song playing on the user’s Spotify. These notes can be seen by other users when they open the DM tab or enter a user’s profile.
The new “Share from Spotify” feature was spotted by developer and app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi. A message explains to users that they can “continuously share what they’re listening to” and also “stop sharing at any time.” The feature is currently not available to users, but everything suggests that it will be announced soon.
It's worth noting that Instagram users can already share songs in notes. However, you have to perform this manually for each song you want to share.
When I first read about this new feature, I was immediately reminded of the old Microsoft Messenger (often referred to as MSN), which also had a feature to show your friends the song you were listening to at the time. I'm not going to lie, the idea of bringing back this feature sounded pretty cool.
Unfortunately, it looks like Apple Music users will be excluded, at least for now. Hopefully Apple will develop a similar feature in the future.
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