Spotify Tests Instagram-Style Stories in Mobile App

Spotify has started publicly testing an Instagram-style stories feature in its mobile app on iOS and Android, reports Engadget.

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The video clips appear on some albums and playlists, such as Spotify's Christmas Hits playlist, which includes short messages from artists like Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, and Pentatonix, in which they relate their favorite festive songs.

The stories can be accessed via an icon in the upper left of a playlist. Tapping an icon brings up an interface similar to the one found on Instagram, allowing users to tap on the left or right of the screen to skip through short video clips.

First appearing on Snapchat, stories have become ubiquitous on social media platforms, with the format appearing on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and most recently, Twitter, in the form of "fleets." Spotify might therefore seem like an odd place for the feature to appear, however the streaming service has tested Stories-style content in the past, with similar Storylines from artists appearing last year.


Spotify stories aren't showing up for everyone and only appear on certain playlists and albums, indicating that their rollout is still limited to a subset of users and they may not even survive beyond the initial testing phase.

"At Spotify, we routinely conduct a number of tests in an effort to improve our user experience," a spokesperson told Engadget in response to a request for comment. "Some of those tests end up paving the path for our broader user experience and others serve only as an important learning. We have no further news to share on future plans at this time."

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Top Rated Comments

MHenr Avatar
52 months ago
This trend has to stop. I don't want to check stories in every freakin' app.
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neotaz Avatar
52 months ago
What is this trend? YouTube and Twitter recently. What's the obsession with this kind of sharing?
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ryanmillercg Avatar
52 months ago
I am so tired of instagram stories on every platform.
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helloplebies Avatar
52 months ago
ugh, what's next? the settings app? I know, how about the compass?!
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joel8x Avatar
52 months ago
Imagine being one the developers of SnapChat and you have to read articles about “Instagram-Style Stories” on a tech blog.
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rmoliv Avatar
52 months ago
Hope Apple Music don't follow suit. Enough with the social media madness!
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