When you’re using the Spotify app, you can now share your top picks instantly using the new Codes option. Like QR codes, Spotify Codes are visually based and can be shared as an image and scanned with a camera.Įach code allows another Spotify user to open the exact track, album or artist you’ve sent, quick and easy. The most simple way to explain Spotify Codes is to compare them to good ol’ fashioned QR codes. If you want to know more, here’s the full skinny. You know, all that effort required to type in a name and then browse the results for the correct entry. It’s like Spotify has given every artist, album and track individual identities, which can be instantly accessed without the rigmarole of searching through that huge online database. Showing off aside, the Spotify Codes are aimed at simplifying the whole music sharing process. Yup, now you can not only show off that you’re ahead of the game at spotting the best new music but you can do it with a slice of cutting edge tech, so you look like a total gadget guru too.

Spotify Codes are here to make sharing your latest music finds with the world even easier. Here’s how they work and how to get started.

If you enjoy shouting out about your latest music discoveries, Spotify Codes is a rather funky way to share your new favourite tracks with friends and family.

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