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See the full story · 2 sourcesGo to the 9to5Mac home page Switch site 9to5Toys 9to5Google Logo 9to5Google Electrek Drone DJ Logo DroneDJ Space Explored About Privacy Toggle social menu Toggle dark mode Search for: Submit Toggle search form Forums Store Podcasts Apple@Work Happy Hour 9to5Mac Daily Overtime iPhone iPhone Mac Mac MacBook Pro MacBook Air iMac Mac mini Mac Studio Mac Pro iPad iPad Pro iPad Air iPad mini iPad iPadOS Watch Apple Watch Apple Watch Ultra Apple Health Apple Watch SE Vision Vision Pro visionOS Music and TV Apple Music AirPods HomePod Apple TV Guides Reviews How Tos AAPL Apple Store Apple Arcade Apple Card Apple Silicon Apple One Apple Fitness+ CarPlay Siri HomeKit Toggle dark mode Apps Spotify Snapchat Snapchat's newest feature turns Snap Map into a live Spotify listening feed Zac Hall | Jul 27 2026 - 8:10 am PT 0 Comments Snapchat is giving Snap Map a musical upgrade through a new integration with Spotify. The new feature, simply called Now Playing, lets Snapchat users display what they’re listening to in real time.
According to Snap’s announcement , Snap Map now reaches more than 450 million people each month.
The release also suggests today's Now Playing feature will eventually expand beyond one music streaming service.
For now, Now Playing is a Snapchat feature that only works with Spotify.
After linking a Spotify account, users can see songs alongside their friends on Snap Map.
Tapping a track offers several options: open it in Spotify, save it to Liked Songs, or explore Snapchat Spotlight videos featuring the same sound.
Songs can also be saved directly to Spotify from Spotlight and Snapchat’s Sound Pages.
Music activity is not automatically shared with everyone who can see your location. Snapchat offers four visibility settings:
Now Playing is available anywhere Snapchat and Spotify are both offered, with Canada coming soon.
Snap introduced Snapchat Sounds in 2020 , allowing users to add song clips to Snaps and Stories before opening the full track in Spotify, Apple Music, or SoundCloud.
Spotify has also been steadily making listening more social.
Its own iOS app added opt-in Listening Activity and Request to Jam features earlier this year. Instagram previously launched a similar real-time Spotify status for Notes .
Apple Music is taking a less real-time approach in iOS 27. As detailed in our iOS 27 Apple Music roundup , the update brings landscape playback, improved AutoMix transitions, redesigned artist pages, and new extra-large widgets.
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