How to add friends on Spotify

Spotify allows you to follow your friends and share your music with them. Not only will you be able to check what kind of music they like and play it over and over again, but you will also be able to keep track of what they are listening to at that exact moment. On top of that, you can follow all your favorite artists and stay updated too.

In this article, we will show you how to add friends and favorite artists on Spotify across all platforms. We’ll also answer common questions you may have about the app.

How to add friends on Spotify?

You can add your friends on Spotify in a few simple steps. All you need is a username, either yours or your friend’s.

Please note that the Spotify username is usually a series of words and numbers mixed together. Your username is assigned to you at the time you open your account and cannot be changed. However, you can change your display name, which appears on your profile and is what your friends will see once they follow you.

Since it’s a random string of text, people don’t usually memorize their usernames. Here’s how to find yours:

1. Open Spotify.
   
2. Click on your profile at the top right of the screen.
   
3. Tap Account at the top of the Menu.
   
4. Select Account Overview. Here you can see your username, along with your email address and subscription details.
   

Only you can see your username. So if you want to add a friend, be sure to ask them to follow these steps, as you’ll need their username to be able to follow you.

How to add friends on Spotify on a computer?

If you prefer to listen to music on your computer and you have a Spotify account, you can access it in two ways. You can download the app or access it on the Web player. But be careful, as you can only add friends in the desktop app. This is how you do it:

1. Open Spotify.
   
2. Sign in if you haven’t already and go to your home page.
   
3. Go to the search bar at the top of the screen.
   
4. Write “spotify:user:username”And be sure to use your friend’s username.
   
   Note: The username must be written in lower case.
5. Once you find your friend, open the profile.
6. Tap the Follow button.
   

That’s all about it. Please note that the person you added will not receive any type of notification that you followed them.

One cool feature that Spotify has to offer is the ability to view your friends’ activity. Any songs your friends are currently listening to will be displayed in a sidebar on the right side of the screen. Please note that you can only see your friends’ activity in the desktop app.

It’s a great way to discover new music. Plus, if you find a song or playlist you like on your friend’s profile, you can save it so it appears on your profile too.

How to add friends on Spotify on Android?

The process of adding friends on your phone is similar to adding them on your computer. This is how you can add friends on Spotify on your Android:

1. Open the Spotify app.
   
2. Sign in if you haven’t already.
3. Go to the Search option, which is located in the bottom banner.
   
4. Tap the search bar and type “spotify:user:username” with your friend’s username.
   
5. Go to their profile and follow them.
   

An alternative to the above is to simply share your profile. You can do it by following these steps:

1. Open Spotify and go to Settings.
   
2. Tap View Profile at the top of the menu.
   
3. Once you’re in your profile, tap the three dots at the top of the screen.
   
4. Tap the Share option.
   
5. You can choose the application in which you want to share your profile (WhatsApp, Facebook, Snapchat, etc.).
   

How to add friends on Spotify on iPhone?

If you have an iPhone, you can add friends on Spotify by following these steps:

1. Open the app and sign in.
   
2. Tap Search and go to the search bar at the top of the screen.
   
3. Write “spotify:user:username” and make sure you have entered your friend’s username correctly.
   
4. Once your profile opens, tap the Follow button.
   

How to follow artists on Spotify?

Following artists on Spotify is a much easier process than adding your friends. This is how you do it:

1. Open Spotify.
   
2. Go to Search and tap the search bar.
   
3. Write the name of the artist.
   
4. Tap on their profile and follow them.
   

There is no limit to the number of artists you can follow. Whenever they release a new song/album, it will appear on your home page and you will be the first to hear it!

How to find friends on Spotify with Facebook?

If the friend you want to add on Spotify has a Facebook account, finding them will be much easier than adding them without one. Here’s how you do it on your computer:

1. Open the Spotify desktop app.
   
2. Click on the menu icon and go to Settings.
   
3. Scroll down, find Facebook and click “Connect to Facebook.”
   
4. Spotify will ask you to sign in if you haven’t already.
   
5. Go to the Friends Activity panel and click the “Find Friend” button.
   
6. A window will appear with all your Facebook friends who have a Spotify account.
   
7. Choose the ones you want to follow.
   
8. If you want to follow them all, click the Follow All button.
   

There you go. You have successfully added your Facebook friends. Now here we explain how to do it on your phone:

1. Open Spotify and go to Settings.
   
2. Go to your profile and tap the three dots in the top right corner.
   
3. Tap Find Friends.
   
4. Connect to Facebook.
5. You can follow them all at once or add inpidual users.
   

How to delete a friend from Spotify?

In case you want to unfollow a Spotify user, we will show you how to do it in a few simple steps. For the desktop app, here’s how to do it:

1. Open Spotify.
2. Go to your profile and find the list of followers of the person you no longer want to follow.
3. Open your profile.
4. Click on the “Following” option. It will immediately change to Follow, which means you have successfully removed them.

Note: An alternative way to find them is to simply locate them in the Friends Activity sidebar.

If you want to unfollow someone on your phone, here’s how to do it:

1. Open the app.
2. Go to Settings and then View profile.
3. Once you locate the person you want to remove, tap their name.
4. Once you are on their profile, tap the Next option.
5. It will change to Follow immediately.

How to activate the friends activity panel?

This section of Spotify is the place where you can see what all your friends are listening to right now. Sometimes it doesn’t appear on the home page, so here’s what you need to do to fix it:

1. Open the Spotify desktop app.
2. Go directly to Settings.
3. Look for display options.
4. Toggle the Show friends activity button.

That’s all about it. Please note that you can only use the Friends Activity option if you are on your computer.

Note: If the Friends Activity panel is still not displayed, then the desktop window is not large enough. It must be at least 1190 pixels wide for the panel to appear.

How to find friends on Spotify without Facebook?

If the person you want to add does not have a Facebook account, you can try adding them using the username method described at the beginning of the article. Just remember to write “spotify:user:username” looking.

Additional FAQs

How do I add family members to Spotify on iPhone?

Family members have the option to create a joint family account. This is only possible if:

·All members of the Family account have Spotify Premium.

·There are no more than six members subscribed to the account.

·All members live at the same address.

There are tons of additional features and options that a Spotify family account offers. In terms of payment, only one person is responsible, and that is the user who registered the family in the joined account.

If you are wondering how to add family members to the joined account, follow these steps:

1.Search http://www.spotify.com/account in your browser.

2.Sign in to your Spotify account.

3.Go to Settings and then Account.

4.Look for the Manage your family accounts option.

5.Click the Manage button.

6.Click the Send Invitation button.

7.Enter the first name, last name, and email address of the person you want to invite.

Once the family member accepts the email invitation, they will be added to the joined family account.

Note: You can only manage the family account on the computer, and only the person who subscribed to the joined account can add other members.

Can I share my Spotify account with friends?

Technically, Spotify does not allow two users to use the same account. If two people started listening to music on the same account, one of them would be cut off immediately. However, there are two ways to fix this problem.

The first is to sign up for the joint family account that we covered in the previous question. The second option is to use one of Premium’s features: offline mode. That is, once you turn off your Wi-Fi, you can still listen to the songs you downloaded that are still on Spotify.

Since there’s no internet connection, Spotify can’t track this activity, so voila!

Enjoy the benefits of Spotify with your friends

Now you can listen to music on Spotify with your friends, whether they are in the same room or far away. You’ve learned how to add and remove friends, follow artists, share your profile and many more tricks.