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TL;DR
- Spotify is working on making usernames editable.
- The music streaming platform technically already has usernames, but they are not at all user-friendly, and haven’t been for years.
- Currently, Spotify accounts receive automatically generated alphanumeric usernames, but users might soon be able to customize these.
Spotify has been steadily transforming from a pure music-streaming service into a social media platform. Last year, the company introduced in-app Messages, and just yesterday, it quietly expanded that feature with group messaging support. Now, we’ve discovered evidence in the latest Spotify app that suggests the company may be preparing another long-requested upgrade: editable usernames.
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