Spotify said that messages are not end-to-end encrypted and that Spotify proactively looks at messages to check if they break its rules.

Spotify is expanding how users can share their music on Instagram with two new features rolling out globally today.

When sharing a Spotify track to Instagram Stories, a short snippet of the song will now be included. When people view the story, they'll have an option to open the track in Spotify. They can do that by tapping the music sticker on your post.

Instagram is adding more Spotify integration features for users to enjoy on its platform as it now offers music snippets. Users may now enjoy seeing previews of the music they share from the Spotify app to Instagram's Stories and Notes, offering hundreds of millions of users the chance to showcase their favorite tracks.

Spotify is letting you slide into other users’ DMs — right within its app. Users of the streaming service have long been able to share songs, podcasts and audiobooks via other messaging apps and social networks.

Remember when we had an app just for bouncing a bird between some tubes? That’s all it did! Anyway, it’s 2025 now, and yet another app has added a new feature in a bid to be exactly the same as everything else.

Spotify and Instagram are growing their bond with new features, through audio previews in Stories and real-time sharing in Instagram Notes.

Spotify has announced an expansion of its integration with Instagram, bringing audio previews and real-time song sharing. Users who share songs from Spotify to Instagram Stories can now include a short audio clip along with the visual story.