Spotify tests voice responses when listening to playlists

Spotify is testing users to record voice responses when listening to playlists. Once that response is recorded, it will appear on the user’s account as a podcast episode.

The Vietnamese Reddit user Mortical 219 has published a screenshot of a Spotify playlist overview window in the Spotify app for Android. It shows an icon with which a voice response can be recorded. When the icon is clicked, a new window appears asking what the user thinks of the playlist and below that a button to record a sound fragment. That fragment can be recorded in a single take, or in several parts. The audio can according to TechCrunch can be edited afterwards and background music can also be added.

Spotify also shows a banner that shows some conditions. For example, it is not allowed to record hate speech or offensive content, and it is also forbidden to record music during the recording of the vote response.

Whether and when the feature will be rolled out to other users is not clear. Spotify also tested earlier this year an experimental function allowing users in New Zealand to record, edit and publish podcasts through the app. Spotify has not yet shared any information about whether and when this feature will be rolled out.