Spotify’s latest update adds real-time Listening Activity and new social tools that let you see what friends are playing, and jump in instantly.
Spotify’s new Listening Activity and «Request to Jam» features bring real-time sharing back to music streaming, blurring the line between private listening and social discovery.
Spotify is rolling out a new set of social features designed to make your listening experience more visible, interactive, and, whether it’s for better or worse, less private. The features, Listening Activity and Request to Jam, are starting to appear for Android and iOS users in the United States (broader availability by February 2026).
Of the two, Listening Activity seems to be the most radical addition to the platform in a while. On the one hand, it lets you see what your friends are listening to in real time, directly in the Spotify app.
