Spotify introduced a new personalized way to listen to music with your friends, which they call Jam. This is an upgrade to the already popular “Group Sessions.” With this feature, up to 32 people can collaboratively listen to the same music in real time.
One person needs to be the host to start a jam. You can add multiple people to the jam and those people have access to add their choice of songs to the playlist. This is a really good feature to use when multiple friends are hanging out and listening to music together!
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How to start a Spotify Jam
Whoever wants to start the jam, aka the host, will need a Spotify Premium subscription. The guests do not need any subscriptions to join, listen, and control the jam session.
Follow these steps to start a Spotify Jam:
The process is the same both on PC and mobile.
If you’re on mobile, click on the three dots on a public playlist, and then select Start a Jam.
On PC, right-click on a public playlist and follow the same steps.
You can head over to Invite and then generate either a scannable QR code or a shareable link.
Share it with your friends, and they may join using the link or QR code to access this jam session.
Users of Spotify on the same WiFi will be automatically invited, with no need for the host to manually invite them.
People using Spotify with their Bluetooth turned on can simply tap their phones together to join each other’s Jam.
Managing Spotify Jam Guest Controls
The host of a jam session manages the guest controls. As a host, you can permit your guests to control the volume and what’s playing.
To let the guests control the song volume, turn on the “Let guests change volume” option.
To let the guests control what’s playing in a jam session, turn on the “Others can control what’s playing” option.
How to add or remove songs from Spotify Jam
To add songs, simply click on the “Add songs” button. Here you will see recommended songs.
Click on the “Add to queue” button beside a song to add it to the jam.
To add a specific song, search for the song and click on the three dots next to it. Now select “Add to queue.”
To remove a song from the queue, tap the circle next to the song to select it. Multiple songs can be selected simultaneously. Once you’re done selecting, click on “Remove” at the bottom left of your app.
A few other features of Spotify Jam
The host can manually remove a guest from the jam or simply click on “Remove all participants” to kick all guests.
To end the jam, the host can either click the “End” button or leave the jam. If the host leaves the jam, it ends for everyone else too.
If these features are not working, you may clear the cache or re-install the application and try running them again.Not sure how to redeem Spotify premium gift card? Check out: how to redeem Spotify gift card.