Spotify today is rolling out two new features that allow parents to access their child’s listening history and also block specific content. The features give parents more control as it pertains to the contents their kids consume.
Last year the music streaming service had launched the Spotify Kids app. The app is rolling out today in Japan and Germany, officially making it available in 14 markets.
How it works: Parents first need to go to the “Grown Ups” section and select which child’s account history they want to view. From there, they can see their kid’s listening history, which contains every track their child streamed on the app over the past three months. From this same section, they can also select tracks to block by tapping the block icon next to the content.
The blocked content is linked to each child’s account, so it doesn’t apply to multiple kids at once. Parents can unblock a track at any time by accessing the listening history or blocked tracks section and tapping the red icon next to each track.
Currently, there are 8000 songs, stories, audiobooks, and sounds that are curated into more than 125 playlists on the Kids app. That’s an increase from 6000 at launch and 50 percent of that content is localized.
Spotify says these new features are just the first step to increased customization for parents, with more content and tools to come.
