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TL;DR Spotify could soon let Free users host their own collaborative Jams, removing the current Premium-only requirement.
Jams hosted by Free users may force shuffle, limit skips, and cap the queue for everyone, including Premium participants.
App strings in Spotify 9.1.82.19 hint at the change, but there’s no guarantee the feature will actually roll out.
Spotify released Jam, a fully collaborative real-time playlist that can be joined by up to 32 individuals, back in September of 2023. It’s one of Spotify’s best features, and it’s turning three next month. To celebrate the occasion, the music streaming giant might finally be ready to make hosting Jams a lot more accessible.
For reference, joining and participating in Jams is available to all, but hosting one requires you to be a Spotify Premium subscriber. Essentially, joining someone’s party is a free affair, but if you want to host a party, you’ll have to open up your wallet. That caveat, however, could soon disappear.
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Within version 9.1.82.19 of the Spotify Android app, we’ve spotted some code string changes that suggest that starting and hosting a Jam soon might not require Spotify Premium.
For reference, here’s what the feature’s code strings used to say prior to the latest update:
Code Copy Text <string name="free_user_shuffle_upsell_sheet_subtitle">Get Premium to start your own Jam and play any song, any time.</string> <string name="free_user_skip_upsell_sheet_subtitle">Get Premium to start your own Jam and skip as much as you want.</string>
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