

Messina noted that the new feed was using Spotify's Canvas format that allowed artists to create videos that accompany their songs. Not only that, Discover is basically a pared down version of a TikTok-style feed of vertical music videos (likely using their canvas format) that you can like or skip.#/hpOEZ8v9bl You can also learn more about the song by tapping on a three-dot menu, which brings up the details.

Thankfully, you won’t be dropped directly into the new TikTok-like experience without warning. The design Spotify has now settled on following its earlier tests presents a snippet of the track’s audio combined with video. The video feed allows you to navigate vertically up or down, and tap on videos to like them. The feature allows users to preview an album, playlist or a single, the company says. The test was discovered by Chris Messina, who told TechCrunch that he found the feature in a TestFlight build, which is a preview build containing features that are in testing or being worked on. We don’t have any further news to share at this time.”Īlso Read: Spotify's new Netflix hub offers playlists and soundtracks from hit shows “Some of those tests end up paving the way for our broader user experience and others serve only as an important learning. “At Spotify, we routinely conduct a number of tests in an effort to improve our user experience,” a company spokesperson told the publication. Speaking with TechCrunch, Spotify confirmed the test but stopped short of saying whether the test would see a wider rollout down the line. Spotify becomes the latest company to ape TikTok functionality and is testing a video feed of vertical music videos that are accessed with a new tab called "Discover".
