This is how you use a Spotify code to share music with friends

Spotify makes it extra easy to share a song, playlist or artist page with the new Spotify code. iPhoned shows how the function works.

Create and scan Spotify code: that’s how it works

Sharing your favorite music with others is almost as much fun as listening to it yourself. Spotify knows that too, so the service introduces a new sharing function. The Spotify codes are intended for the times when you are standing next to someone and you cannot send a URL. Instead, the person scans a code so that he or she immediately lands on the correct page.

To use the new feature, it is important that you are running version 8.4.0 or higher of the iOS app. Then it is simple to scan a code in a few steps.

Using a Spotify code to share music

1. Open Spotify and find the album, artist page or list you want to share;
2. Tap the three dots at the top right of the screen;
3. A barcode will appear below the image, next to the Spotify logo.

By showing this code to a friend, it can be scanned from the Spotify app. You do this by opening the search bar and then tapping the new camera icon. This way you can share the right music in an instant, without first making a link.