How to Join and End an Existing Spotify Group Session

 

Joining an Existing Spotify Group Session

If you want to join an existing group session, you can do this by first playing music or a podcast in the Spotify app.

In the playback menu, select the “Available Devices” icon in the bottom-left corner.

Under the “Start A Group Session” section, tap the “Scan To Join” button, directly underneath the larger Start Session button.

If another member of the group session is nearby, you can use your device’s camera to scan the code directly.

This will only work for nearby users. If you want to join a session remotely, you’ll need to use a shared link.

If the user has sent you a sharing link, clicking this link will open the Spotify app and ask you if you want to join the session.

Tap “Join Session” to group listening party, or “Not Now” if you want to decline the invitation.

Once you’ve joined a session, the playback controls in the main Spotify playback screen will control the session. Each user can add, remove, stop, play, or skip the content as desired, controlling the playback for all connected group members.

Ending a Spotify Group Session

If you want to end a group session, open the Spotify app, bring up the song or podcast that’s currently playing, then tap the “Available Devices” icon.

In the “Connect To A Device” menu, tap the “End Session” button.

You’ll need to confirm that you want to end this session—this will end it for all connected users, too. Select the “Confirm” button to confirm your choice.

Once confirmed, your group session will end. You’ll need to create a new session if you want to resume listening to Spotify content with other users.