[Friend Feed] Bring Back “Friends” Button on Mobile App

[BLF9]

A couple of weeks ago, I updated my Spotify mobile app (iOS) and found a new tab at the bottom next to my Library called “Friends.” It had 5 songs that were trending in my group of friends I follow on Spotify. I loved that new feature. It was different than just seeing songs that individual friends were listening to in real time like is featured in the desktop app. 

I was prompted to update my mobile app version yesterday and found that the newest version does not have this feature. Is there any way to get this older version back? I read elsewhere that perhaps I was one of the lucky ones who was randomly assigned to test that new feature. If so, I want to also advocate for it being a permanent feature. It’s great for finding new songs and also seeing how my friends’ song selections match one another. It adds a sense of communal listening, even more than just seeing individual songs that each of my friends is listening to.

[Alex]

Hey there @BLF9,

Thanks for the post and the feedback you've shared.

Looks like you were part of one of our UI/UX tests featuring the mobile Friend feed. We've passed your feedback on to the development teams 🙂

We can't say for certain if this feature will be added permanently to the app in future updates though, but keep your app up to date, as features liked by users usually make their way into the app.

Hope this info is helpful.