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Tammy Rogers

I Don't Understand Spotify's New Messaging Feature — And Where's My HiFi

Spotify.

Some day I'd like to write about how Spotify has finally released Spotify HiFi, and that hi-res streaming is available to the masses of green circle users. Alas, today is not that day, and instead, I'm left scratching my head at another bizarre Spotify feature that I just don't understand.

Spotify is introducing a messaging service to its app, a move that further positions it as a social media platform, rather than one of the best music streaming services. Most importantly, it's another feature that Spotify claims "users have demanded," while the feature people seem really interested in — Hi-res streaming in Spotify HiFi — remains vaporware.

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