{"id":340210,"date":"2017-05-06T02:33:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T18:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1486019"},"modified":"2017-05-06T02:33:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T18:33:12","slug":"scan-these-new-qr-style-spotify-codes-to-instantly-play-a-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/scan-these-new-qr-style-spotify-codes-to-instantly-play-a-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Scan these new QR-style Spotify Codes to instantly play a song"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spotify has taken a tip from Snapchat with its new feature for sharing music via scannable images. The new Spotify Codes feature creates a unique barcode and album cover image for every song, artist, and playlist. Scan these Spotify Codes with new camera in the Spotify app\u2019s search bar to instantly play that music.<\/p>\n

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Spotify Codes could make it easier for friends to share music with each other and artists to promote their work. After receiving a tip from reader Moshe Isaacian<\/a>, we\u00a0reached out to Spotify for info, and the company said it will share more details on Monday.<\/p>\n

To pull up a Spotify Code, just tap the \u2018three dots\u2019 button on the right side of the screen while playing a song, or looking at artist or playlist. To scan one, go to the search bar, tap the camera icon, then hover the camera over a code on a phone, computer screen, or printout. You can also upload a screenshot or photo of a Spotify Code to scan it, for if you see it shared in another app like Instagram or over text message.<\/p>\n

You can try it yourself by scanning the code for new song by sultry indie dance band Cathedrals:<\/p>\n

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\"\"Now if a friend is listening to a song and you want to hear it too, you don\u2019t have to get them to fish out a link, open a messaging app, send it to you, then you open it in your browser before it deeplinks into Spotify. They tap the dots to show the code, you scan with the search camera, and you\u2019re listening. This is even more important since Spotify ditched its in-app messaging Inbox<\/a> in February in favor of shortcuts to share via SMS, Messenger, WhatsApp, and other chat apps.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, you can imagine artists printing vinyl stickers with their Spotify Codes instead of just their band name. Whereas a complicated Spotify URL would be unsightly and complicated to type in on mobile, the camera and soundwave-stylized codes look good and are easy to use.<\/p>\n

Spotify Codes could also be a constant visual reminder around the web that you could be listening to on-demand music. Similar to how Facebook colonized the web with Like buttons, and Snapchat\u2019s Snapcodes wound up as profile photos on Twitter and elsewhere, Spotify Codes could work to promote the streaming service itself as well as the music to which they\u2019re linked.<\/p>\n

This kind of viral growth strategy could prove important to Spotify as it races Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, SoundCloud, and Pandora to turn radio and MP3 listeners into streamers. Considering how Apple<\/a> and SoundCloud<\/a> have copied Spotify\u2019s wildly succesful personalized playlist Discover Weekly (that TechCrunch suggested it build<\/a> back in 2014), we\u2019ll see if other streaming services make their own scannable song codes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Spotify has taken a tip from Snapchat with its new feature for sharing music via scannable images. The new Spotify Codes feature creates a unique barcode and album cover image for every song, artist, and playlist. Scan these Spotify Codes with new camera in the Spotify app’s search bar to instantly play that music. Spotify Codes could make it easier for friends to share music with… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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