SoundCloud has gotten some new social features
By ForGeeks
Music service SoundCloud is morphing into something more than just a streaming platform. The company has announced the launch of new social features that bring the app closer to the music network format. Among them — playlists based on the likes of friends and favorite artists, automatic selection of popular tracks among your subscriptions, and recommendations for new acquaintances.
The updates are aimed at boosting user interaction, which is especially important in SoundCloud’s battle with giants like Spotify. The latter, as a reminder, recently added a built-in messenger for sharing tracks and playlists.
The updates are aimed at boosting interaction between users, which is especially important in SoundCloud’s battle against giants like Spotify.
SoundCloud’s key innovations — are «Liked By Your Crew» and «Liked By Playlists». The first feature generates a daily list of songs your friends and artists you subscribe to like. It appears on the home page and shows you what’s popular in your circle right now. The second feature is a carousel of playlists based on the likes of those same people.
There’s also a new tool called Trending Trackwall — an interactive feed of the most popular songs on the platform. Users will be able to use filters to find interesting tracks without having to flip through hundreds of picks.
And it’s a new tool called Trending Trackwall — an interactive feed of the most popular tracks on the platform.
These features are already available on the web version of SoundCloud, as well as iOS and Android devices.
There are also two exclusive new additions to the mobile apps: a daily personalized track «Hot For You» that reflects current trends based on the user’s tastes, and subscription recommendations — a list of people and artists whose music you might like. The latter feature is designed as a carousel on the homepage, making it easy to find like-minded people.
