Spotify is Testing a TikTok-Style Video Feed

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Spotify has become the latest service to start testing a TikTok-fashion video feed in its beta iOS app that shows fullscreen video clips as songs are played. According to a report from TechCrunch, the feature was first noticed by Chris Messina, who posted a video of the feed in activity. When bachelor, the video feed is accessible from a new quaternary tab in the navigation bar, and it is chosen "Discover." Individual tracks tin be liked every bit you scroll through the feed, and yous are also getting a three-dot menu icon to bring up the selection for each song.

The Spotify Video Feature Makes Little Sense But Let's See How it Plays Out

Spotify confirmed the exam in a statement provided to the source but did not ostend when the feature would whorl out to anyone. "At Spotify, we routinely conduct several tests to improve our user experience," a spokesperson said. "Some of those tests finish upwardly paving the way for our broader user experience, and others serve only every bit an important learning. Nosotros don't have any further news to share at this time."

Not just that, @Spotify Discover is basically a pared down version of a TikTok-mode feed of vertical music videos (likely using their canvass format) that you can similar or skip.#NewSpotify pic.twitter.com/hpOEZ8v9bl

— Messina.eth (@chrismessina) November 24, 2021

At this point, this test feature should not surprise anyone. Netflix has been testing something similar on its iOS app, and information technology volition help users discover new content to watch. For those wondering, the Discover feed appears to exist on superlative of Spotify's existing Canvass characteristic; this is where artists can have videos play aslope their music on the app. The videos shown as part of the Discovery feed appear to be the same as those used for Sail says TechCrunch.

At this point, we are not sure when the feature volition finally start rolling out to a stable version of Spotify. We are also not sure if the feature will be making its way to Spotify on Android simply allow us know your thoughts about this feature.