How to Host a Virtual Listening Party Using Spotify

 You all surely miss attending get-together and having fun with your friends and family. Unfortunately, sitting at home is the only option to keep yourself protected and safe during this ongoing pandemic. What if there were virtual ways to have fun with your loved ones?

Just as you could attend virtual movie nights with your friends, Spotify has brought you a virtual listening party feature to make you feel closer to your confidants. The feature enables up to five people to listen to podcasts or music altogether.

Unfortunately, you cannot chat along with listening to music, but every participant can play, play, skip, and add other content for everyone to listen to. All you need to have is a Spotify Subscription and a mobile app, and you’re all set.

How to Create a Spotify Group Session?

The steps to start a Spotify listening party are:

1. Launch the ‘Spotify’ application on your Android or Apple device.
2. Play any song or a podcast of your choice.
3. While you play music or a podcast, click on the ‘Available Devices’ icon in the bottom-left corner.
4. A list with all the available devices will appear. You’ll see a ‘Start Session’ option if you’re a Spotify subscriber. Thus, click on the same.
5. Now, you’re available for other participants to join. If a participant is near you, they can join-in by scanning the group session code. Also, you can invite your friends by sending a unique code via third-party apps.
6. You can also copy the link to your session and share it with others.

How to Join an Existing Spotify Group Session?

The steps to join-in an existing Spotify listening party are:

1. Launch the ‘Spotify’ application on your Android or Apple device.
2. Play any song or a podcast of your choice.
3. While you play music or a podcast, click on the ‘Available Devices’ icon in the bottom-left corner.
4. Click on the ‘Scan to Join’ option beneath Start Session.
5. You can use the camera of your device to scan the code and join the group if the host or any other member is nearby. Else, you can ask for the link to the group session.
6. Once you receive the link, click on the same and you’ll land on the Spotify main screen.
7. A pop-up menu will ask you for your joining permission. Select ‘Join Session’ or ‘Not Now’ to decline.

How to End a Spotify Group Session?

The steps to end a Spotify group session are:

1. Launch the ‘Spotify’ app.
2. Open the song or podcast currently playing.
3. Click on the ‘Available Devices’ icon.
4. Click on the ‘End Session’ option.
5. Select the ‘Confirm’ option from the pop-up menu for confirmation.

Once you confirm ending the session, you’ll have to restart the listening party for another round.

Pretty simple, isn’t it. Spotify listening party is a great way to remain connected with your loved ones via music or podcasts. Make sure you buy the Spotify subscription to get your hands on this amazing feature.

SOURCE:- How to Host a Virtual Listening Party Using Spotify