Spotify is testing a video discovery feature

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(Pocket-lint) – It looks like Spotify may be testing a new Discover feature, with some users seeing a TikTok-style video stream in the Spotify app.

According to some reports, users are seeing vertical scrolling videos in the app as part of a new user interface for the app that includes a Discover button at the bottom next to the Library, Search, and Home buttons.

This test was spotted by product designer Chris Messina, who saw the extra button while using the beta of the Spotify app:

Not only that, @Spotify Discover is essentially a streamlined version of a stream of TikTok-style vertical music videos (probably using their canvas format) that you can like or ignore. #NewSpotify pic.twitter.com/hpOEZ8v9bl

– Messina.eth (@chrismessina) November 24, 2021

When clicked, this button launches a short full screen music video that appears to be snippets from official music videos by various artists. The system will be quite familiar to anyone who has used TikTok and other similarly styled video systems before, as up and down movement will change between the videos offered and users will find more content to watch.

As we already know, Discover is Spotify’s system to help users find new music similar to their current tastes, so this new video mode is just an extension of that. This is however only a test for now and it is not known if it will become official.

Written by Adrian Willings. Originally published on November 25, 2021.