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Spotify Now Works With Gaming App Discord

Connect your Spotify account to Discord, and share favorite jams with all your gamer friends.

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Heads up, Discord users: The gaming app now plays nice with Spotify.

Connect your Spotify account to Discord, and share your favorite jams with all your gamer friends. After you connect your account, friends will be able to see what you're listening to and play those tracks. Plus, if you're a Spotify Premium subscriber, you'll be able to "seamlessly listen along with your friends simultaneously whilst you chat and strategize about future campaigns and endeavors," Spotify wrote in its announcement.

For more on the integration, check out the video below.

To connect your Spotify account to Discord, head to User Settings, click Connections, and tap on the Spotify logo. Then, confirm that you want to connect your Spotify account, and voila — you're all set. You'll then see Spotify in your list of connected accounts, and you can choose to toggle your Spotify name on your profile and display Spotify as your status.

When you get the urge to show off your sweet deejay skills, start playing something on Spotify and click the + in your text box to invite friends to listen with you. You'll see a preview of your invite, and can add a comment, if you want. Friends can then press "Join" to start jamming to your picks.

"This is the next natural step to highlight the importance of music as an integral part of the gaming experience," Mikael Ericsson, Spotify Platform and Partner Experience Product Director, said in a statement. "Starting today, we're really excited to offer Spotify Premium and Discord users the ability to listen together as a group or highlight what they're jamming out to while enjoying their favorite games."

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Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

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I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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My little Florida beach bungalow is brimming with smart home tech. I have a smart speaker or display in every room, allowing me to control other connected devices by voice. The Nest Hub on my bedside table lets me set wake-up alarms, control my smart light bulbs, and set the temperature on my smart thermostat. I use the Amazon Echo Show 8 on my kitchen counter to browse recipes, reorder protein powder, check the weather, and watch the news while I do dishes. 

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My pitbull Bradley sheds, so a good robot vacuum is a must. I currently use a premium Ecovacs Deebot that can both vacuum and mop, empty its own dustbin, and wash its own mop cloth. 

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