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Music Stories: Facebook makes you music via iOS App Share

Facebook wants you to no longer leave your newsfeed. For this reason, the social network "Music Stories" leads now - initially for its iOS app. This feature lets you add songs, albums, or playlists from Spotify directly, Apple Music or iTunes sharing and liken.

With his new feature called "Music Stories" Facebook wants to make the collective listening to music, parts, Liken and annotating songs, albums and playlists more easily. This was announced by the company on his blog and in two explanatory videos. The function that is initially available only to users of the iOS app available, lets Facebook members 30-second song previews from Spotify, Apple iTunes Music or share in their newsfeed.

Add songs via Facebook app to your own playlist
Friends can then thanks to the new Facebook audio player listen to the songs, they liken or comment - without requiring them to be registered even in Spotify or Apple Music. Take for example the Spotify app itself, they can be played song easily add to your own playlist, without having to leave the Facebook app. Like the preview of iTunes songs, it can easily be purchased via Tip a button in the Post.

To date, no full-fledged music streaming
With "Music Stories" Facebook is driving his quest to become the all-encompassing information platform for its users. Rumors that the company would start its own streaming music service, there was in the past repeatedly. A streaming compete with Spotify, Apple Music and Co. presents the new feature not yet. According to The Verge, however, this is only a first step into the music business. It is quite conceivable that a full music streaming would soon completely integrated into the Facebook app. Already at this stage it is unclear why the social network streams only 30-second song previews, and not just complete title.
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