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Facebook will let you play songs from Spotify and Apple Music inside Messenger

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<p>Facebook Messenger is getting into the music-sharing game, thanks to Spotify and Apple Music.</p><p>Facebook has announced that Spotify and Apple Music will both be integrated into Messenger (https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2017/04/18/facebook-baking-spotify-apple-music-right-messenger/#.tnw_UpzrzjRr), allowing users to share playable links to songs, albums, and playlists directly in-app. This integration is part of Facebook’s new Chat Extensions for its Messenger Platform, first unveiled at the F8 developer conference.</p><p>According to Spotify (https://news.spotify.com/us/2017/04/18/find-share-and-listen-to-spotify-song-clips-with-friends-directly-within-messenger/), users will be able to search the catalog from the Messenger app, which will also surface their recently played music. Once a song link in shared, recipients will be able to play a 30-second clip. They will have to go to the main Spotify app to listen to the full song.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3190840/social-media/facebook-will-let-you-play-songs-from-spotify-and-apple-music-inside-messenger.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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