Want to know what your friends are listening to on Spotify? For that, you need to know how to add friends on Spotify?
Spotify allows users to follow people. Not just artists, you can follow users like yourself and listen to their playlists and what they are they currently listening to. You can also see who else your Spotify friend is following on the app. You can discover new songs and artists by stalking people’s Spotify profiles.
But how do you add friends on Spotify without Facebook?
You can add your Facebook friends by connecting your Facebook account to Spotify. It’s a simple process that you can do from your mobile app as well as PC. However, if you want to check your friend’s activity on Spotify, you need to download Spotify on your PC. You cannot see what your friends are listening to currently on your mobile app as well as the Spotify web version.
How To Add Friends On Spotify Without Facebook?
To add a friend on Spotify without Facebook, you either need the Spotify username of the person, profile link, or a Spotify code. The username is a unique code that is generated when you create your Spotify account (You cannot change it). It is a mixture of letters and numbers. So there are 3 ways you can add a friend on Spotify without Facebook:
- Using a friend’s Spotify username: You need to ask your friend to share their username with you. You then have to search for the username in the search bar and click on follow on your new friend’s Spotify profile.
- Using a friend’s Spotify profile link: This is easier to carry out than finding the Spotify username. You can ask your friend to share their Spotify profile link. Once you have the profile link, open the link and click on follow to add a friend on Spotify using the profile link.
- Using Spotify Scan codes: Every music, playlist, artist, and account on Spotify has a Spotify code. You can scan the code to add friends on Spotify.
- By finding someone in another friend’s following or followers list: Once you have added a friend on Spotify, you can see who they follow and who is following them. Tap on the follower or following list and discover new people to follow directly from there.
We will now show you how to add friends on Spotify on iPhone, Android, and PC step by step with each method. You can access all the features that come with adding friends on mobile as well as PC. The only feature that is unavailable on the mobile app and web version on Spotify is the feature to see friends’ activity on Spotify. It’s only available in Spotify app on PC.
How To Add Friends On Spotify Using Username(iPhone)?
If your friend too has an iPhone then ask them to share their Spotify username with you. Or you can share your Spotify username with them, and they can add you as a Spotify friend. Once they have followed you on Spotify, you can follow them back by finding their profile in your follower list. Here’s how you can find your Spotify username on iPhone:
- Open Spotify app on your iPhone
- Tap on the settings icon at the top
- Tap on Account
- Copy username
- Share the username with someone who wants to add you on Spotify.
Here’s how you can add a friend on Spotify from your profile’s follower list:
- Open Spotify app on your iPhone.
- Tap on the settings icon at the top.
- Then tap on View Profile under your display name (which you can edit btw)
- Tap on Followers
- You will see the list of people who are following you. If you have followed them back then, you will see a green tick mark. But if you are not following them back, then you will see the option to add friend. Tap on that icon. It will now turn into a green tick mark.
That’s it. This is how you can friend people on Spotify from an iPhone using usernames.
How To Add Friends On Spotify Using Profile Link (Android)?
For Andorid users we will show how to add a friend on Spotify by sharing the profile link. Sharing the profile link on Spotify is easier than sharing your unique username.
- Open Spotify app on your android phone
- Tap on the settings icon at the top
- Tap on View Profile
- Go top and tap on the three dots icon.
- Tap on Share.
- You can then copy the link or share your link directly via another platform.
- All your friend has to do is click on the link you have shared and tap on follow.
Even iPhone users can use this method to friend people on Spotify, listen to all their playlists, and see what song they are listening to currently(If they allow) on their PC.
How To Add Friends On Spotify From PC? (Web/App)?
If you want to friend people on Spotify from your PC app then follow these steps first to find your Spotify username:
- Open your Spotify app on PC.
- Click on your display name at the top.
- Then select Account from the drop down list.
- A new window will open with all your personal information. Copy your username and share it with a friend and ask them to share their username so that you can make them your Spotify friend.
How To Add A Friend On Spotify By Scanning a code?
You can scan a code on Spotify to open a playlist, play a song or find a friend. Here’s how to scan a code on Spotify to friend someone on Spotify:
Step 1: Find Your Spotify Profile Code To Share With Your Friend
- Open Spotify App
- Tap on Settings icon
- Tap on View Profile
- Tap on the three dots in the top right corner
- A code with your Profile picture will appear.
- Show it to your friend and ask them to scan it.
Step 2: Scan Spotify Code
- Open Spotify app
- Tap on the search icon in the bottom menu
- Tap on the camera icon in the top right corner to open your camera
- Point your camera at a Spotify code or open the photo of the code from your album.
That’s it. Once you scan the code, your friend’s Spotify profile will open on your phone. Tap on Follow to add friends on Spotify.
How To Find Friends On Spotify Without Username?
Now that you know how to add friends on Spotify, it’s natural to wonder if there is some way to find friends on Spotify where you don’t have to go through so many loops. Well, there is a way you can add friends on Spotify without needing their username or profile link. Here’s how you can find friends on Spotify without username:
Step1: Connect Spotify With Your Facebook Account
You need to connect FB to your Spotify account if you haven’t signed up on Spotify with Facebook. However, if you already have your FB and Spotify accounts synced, you can skip to step 2.
For those who have not connected Spotify to your Facebook account, here’s what you need to do to find friends on Spotify:
- Open Spotify app
- Tap on settings icon.
- Tap on View Profile.
- Tap on the three dots in the top right corner.
- Then tap on “Find friends”
- You will see the option “Connect Facebook.” Tap on it.
- Put in your Facebook username and password. Then click on continue.
That’s it. Your Spotify account is now connected to your Facebook account.
Step2: Find Facebook Friends On Spotify
- A list of all your Facebook friends who have Spotify will appear.
- Click on Add icon next to the person you want to friend on Spotify.
Things to Remember About Spotify Friends
- You can see the followers, following, and playlists of your Spotify friends from the app as well as the browser.
- When you friend someone on Spotify, they don’t receive a notification.
- You can add or remove a friend on Spotify anytime you want. The other person is not notified about either.
- You can see friend activity on Spotify only when your friend has enabled the “Share my listening activity”setting on their account.
- You cannot see friend activity on Spotify mobile app. It’s only available on the Spotify PC app.
- You can like and share your Spotify friend’s playlist.
- You can hide a song from your Spotify friends’ playlist for you. But it will remain as it is on the playlist. Your friend won’t know that you have hidden a song from the playlist.
- You cannot edit your Spotify friend’s playlist.
- You can shift to a private session if you don’t want your friends to see your spotify activity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Why can’t I find my friend on Spotify?
- If you are looking for your friend on the friend activity bar, then ensure your friend has connected their Facebook account with their Spotify account. Then you can find them on the friend’s activity bar on Spotify desktop app.
- If you are putting in their username and are unable to find your friend on Spotify, then ensure you are searching the username and not their display name. It’s a common mistake. A username is a unique combination of numbers and letters that you find in your settings<account<username.
Try searching for your friend on the PC version of the app instead of mobile to see if you can find them.
Q2. Did Spotify get rid of friend activity?
No, Spotify hasn’t scraped the Friend activity feature. To enjoy this feature, you need to download Spotify app on your laptop/PC. Once you have the app downloaded on your PC, you need to go to settings<Display<Enable “What My Friends Are Playing” to see the friends activity bar on your Spotify home screen.
Q3. Why can’t I see my friend’s activity on Spotify?
- If you are unable to see your friend’s activity on Spotify, then chances are that you are using an outdated version of Spotify. Update your app to the latest version.
- If you are able to see the friends activity bar but can’t see a specific friend on the list then your friend may have disabled the setting that allows friends to see each other’s listing activity.
- The reason you can’t see your friend’s activity on Spotify can be because you have not enabled the display setting that allows you to see friends’ activity on your home screen. Here is how you can enable it: settings<Display<Enable “What My Friends Are Playing.”
Q4. How do you search for friends on Spotify?
If you want to search for friends on Spotify you will need their Spotify usernames. Either that or you need to connect your Spotify account to Facebook and find friends directly from the friends activity bar.
Q5. How do you scan a code on Spotify?
You need to go to the search page on your Spotify app and tap on the camera icon at the top of the page. Then point the camera to the code on Spotify to scan it.
Conclusion
The feature of adding friends on Spotify allows users to access new playlists and profiles on the app from their friend’s Spotify profile. A recap on how to add friends on Spotify without Facebook:
- Using a friend’s Spotify username
- Using a friend’s Spotify profile link
- Using Spotify Scan codes
- By finding someone in another friend’s following or followers list
Finding and adding friends on Spotify is a fun process. The process of how to add Spotify friends is the same as following someone on the music platform. If you follow a profile on Spotify it means you have added a new friend on Spotify . You can create new collaborative playlists, find your friend’s top artists for the week, discover new music and do a lot of other things without needing the premium account. If you are a premium Spotify user then here’s how you can change your payment method on Spotify easily!