topic Re: Sharing via message required? in Android

Sharing via message required?

taser8 — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:55:28 GMT

My Question or Issue

So I just encountered this sharing-via-Spotify-messages thing; do I have this right, that if I open a song or album link from a contact, it does NOT take me to the song or album, but now takes me to a chat window where I have to click on the song or album there? Introducing an unnecessary extra step? Is there a way to turn this annoying feature off?

Re: Sharing via message required?

Novy — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:57:41 GMT

Hey there @taser8,

Thanks for reaching out.

We can confirm this is the current expected behavior for shared content from contacts. While there is no way to turn this specific step off, opting out of Spotify Messages as shown here should prevent links from opening in a chat window. Note that this would prevent you from sending/receiving messages, and others will not be able to start new chats with you.

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us, and will be sure to pass it on to the right teams.

The Community will be here if anything else comes up.

Please don't force people to use Spotify messages to share songs

psycho_k1tty — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:20:36 GMT

Hi,

I'm looking to file a complaint and this is the best route I've found so far.

A big part of the appeal of Spotify was that you could text song links with your friends without forcing them to sign up for anything extra. Today I went to share a song, only to find that neither of us could open the links without agreeing to use Spotify Messenger. This is infuriating. I don't want to be forced to use a new messenger in order to keep sharing with my friends, and I'd be surprised if I'm the only one bothered by this. Sharing links was a huge part of the enjoyment for me, and now I'm thinking about moving to a different platform.

Re: Sharing via message required?

CatalinaS — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:39:26 GMT

Regarding the issue I encountered, I believe steps should be taken to improve the current system.

When sharing a song on third-party apps (such as Instagram), people I had previously shared songs with via Spotify messages were also notified in-app with a “shared off Spotify” alert.

This should be an explicit choice for users—whether they want their off-platform sharing activity to be reflected in Spotify messages or not. Even if this option exists as a setting that users can opt out of, the default behavior of sharing content with certain people without prior consent is a significant privacy concern and should be addressed.