We Put Facebook's New Spotify Plug-In To The Test

We Put Facebook's New Spotify Plug-In To The Test

By Leah Becerra

and Mikah Sargent

By Leah Becerra

and Mikah Sargent
March 4, 2016

March 4, 2016

Facebook Messenger has quite a few add-ons. Its newest? Spotify. Here's what we think about the music-sharing feature.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Facebook's Messenger app is still one of the most downloaded apps on iOS and Android, and now, it lets you share music from Spotify without ever leaving the app — well, kind of. We put the new feature through its paces, and it was a struggle.

This video includes clips from Facebook and Spotify.

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