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[Pocket-lint] - Spotify offers a collaborative playlist feature that makes it easy to invite others to join a playlist and add to tracks to it. Here's everything you need to know about collaborative playlists on Spotify, including how to make one.
Spotify asserts that, with its collaborative playlist feature, you and other Spotify users can "team up to make the ultimate playlist". You can make any of your Spotify playlists collaborative, simply by letting your friends add, remove, and reorder tracks. You can even see everyone who is contributing to the playlist via their user avatars in the playlist header. Each track or episode added to the collaborative playlist will show the avatar of the person who added it.
To create a collaborative playlist on Spotify, follow these steps:
- Open the latest version of the Spotify mobile app.
- Tap Your Library.
- Tap Playlists and select a playlist you created.
- Tap the add User button.
- Tap Make Collaborative.
- Share the playlist with your friends on Spotify.
- Open Spotify.
- In the left panel, right-click a playlist.
- Select Collaborative Playlist.
- Share the playlist with your friends.
You can only invite people to collaborate on a playlist that you’ve created. [The playlist will have a Circle icon to show if it's collaborative.]
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Spotify Blend is made for both you and a friend to enjoy together. Hello World/Getty Images
It only takes a few clicks to make any of your Spotify playlists "collaborative," meaning that anyone with the link can add songs to it. This is a great way to mix your musical tastes with a friend's.
But an even easier way to do it is with Spotify's Blend feature. Blend lets you invite a friend to share a playlist, which will automatically fill up with songs that both of you love. It also comes with a "taste match" rating that shows how similar or unique your tastes are. The playlist updates every day, meaning you'll always stay in sync.
Here's how to get your Blend playlist.
Both users will need a Spotify account to make a Blend playlist, but neither needs a Premium subscription. The steps are the same on both iPhone and Android.
1. Open the Spotify app and tap the Search option at the bottom of your screen.
2. Underneath the Browse all heading, tap Made for you.
Open the "Made for you" menu. Spotify; William Antonelli/Insider
3. Tap the box with a plus sign inside of it labeled Create a Blend.
Tap the big plus sign icon to start your Blend. Spotify; William Antonelli/Insider
4. You'll now have to invite a friend to share the playlist with you. Tap Invite and share the link — you can quickly send it using your device's default options, or just tap Copy to send the link manually.
You can text or email the link — it doesn't matter how your friend receives it. Spotify; William Antonelli/Insider
5. Once you send the link, have your friend open it on their own phone and tap the Join option that appears.
Your playlist will appear right away, along with a slideshow that tells you how similar your music tastes are. If you want to watch the slideshow again once it's over, tap the swirling icon above your playlist's name.
The taste match rating updates over time, too. Spotify
Your Blend playlist stores songs from both of your libraries. If you're not sure which song belongs to who, check out the initial next to the tracks — it shows who "added" the song.
Finally, if you tap the three dot icon underneath your playlist's name, you'll find even more options. Use this menu to share your Blend playlist, leave it, add the current songs to a permanent playlist, and more.
Leaving the Blend will delete it for both users. Spotify
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