#Qr code photo album code

Considering how Apple and SoundCloud have copied SpotifyвЂ™s wildly successful personalized playlist Discover Weekly (that TechCrunch suggested it build back in 2014), weвЂ™ll see if other streaming services make their own scannable song codes.

#Qr code photo album code

Once subscribed, you can get unlimited QR codes, unlimited scans, dynamic QR code editing, scan analytics, password-protected codes, and so much more. The QR code for this data type is only available for paid subscribers. This kind of viral growth strategy could prove important to Spotify as it races Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, SoundCloud and Pandora to turn radio and MP3 listeners into streamers. Go to and select Image File as data type from the Data Type section. Similar to how Facebook colonized the web with Like buttons, and SnapchatвЂ™s Snapcodes wound up as profile photos on Twitter and elsewhere, Spotify Codes could work to promote the streaming service itself, as well as the music to which theyвЂ™re linked. Spotify Codes also could be a constant visual reminder around the web that you could be listening to on-demand music. Whereas a complicated Spotify URL would be unsightly and complicated to type in on mobile, the camera and soundwave-stylized codes look good and are easy to use. Meanwhile, you can imagine artists printing vinyl stickers with their Spotify Codes instead of just their band name.

This is even more important since Spotify ditched its in-app messaging Inbox in February in favor of shortcuts to share via SMS, Messenger, WhatsApp and other chat apps. They tap the dots to show the code, you scan with the search camera and youвЂ™re listening. Now if a friend is listening to a song and you want to hear it too, you donвЂ™t have to get them to fish out a link, open a messaging app, send it to you then you open it in your browser before it deeplinks into Spotify. You can try it yourself by scanning the code for this new song by sultry indie dance band Cathedrals:

You also can upload a screenshot or photo of a Spotify Code to scan it when you see it shared in another app like Instagram or over text message. To scan one, go to the search bar, tap the camera icon then hover the camera over a code on a phone, computer screen or printout. To pull up a Spotify Code, just tap the вЂњthree dotsвЂќ button on the right side of the screen while playing a song, or looking at an artist or playlist.