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Nintendo launches a personalized Year in Review for Switch and Switch 2, showing users their yearly play stats, letting them pick a favorite game, and share their gaming story with the hashtag #NintendoSwitch2025, plus an option to view their full history going back to their first session on the dedicated site.
Spotify is enhancing its free tier by allowing users to search and play any song, share tracks on social media, and select specific songs to play, aiming to increase engagement and ad revenue, while maintaining some premium-only features.
Spotify is launching a new messaging feature for users aged 16 and older, allowing them to share music, podcasts, and audiobooks, as well as chat via text and emojis, with select markets opening this week, aiming to boost engagement and social interaction on the platform.
Spotify has launched a new in-app direct messaging feature called Messages, allowing users aged 16 and older to send songs, podcasts, and audiobooks directly to friends within the app, aiming to boost engagement and facilitate sharing. Users can accept or reject message requests, block users, and report harmful content, with messages protected by encryption. The feature is designed to complement existing sharing options on other social platforms.
Oura, the company behind the smart ring that tracks biometric data, has launched a new community-sharing feature called Circles, which allows users to share readiness, sleep, and activity scores with private groups. The feature is aimed at creating a small, intimate group of empathy and support, rather than competition. Oura has also rolled out a new sleep staging algorithm that provides a variety of scores and areas for improvement. The company has looked to get its rings onto more hands through added features and partnerships, including a deal with Best Buy to be its first U.S.-based large-scale retail partnership.
Reddit is improving its link embeds for messaging apps and adding more sharing functions, such as sharing directly to Instagram stories from its app. The company is enhancing the visual preview of content, subreddit name, and the number of upvotes and comments it has. Reddit is also releasing a new embedding toolbox to provide richer embeds for content publishing platforms. These updates come after Reddit's recent overhaul of how it allows outsiders to handle its data.