Spotify has officially launched on Meta Quest VR headsets, allowing users to enjoy their favorite music, create playlists, and listen to podcasts, all without switching to a phone or computer. This marks a significant step in Spotify’s expansion into the virtual reality (VR) space, while also enhancing the overall Meta ecosystem.

 

Listen to Music and Podcasts Straight from Your VR Headset

The Spotify app for Meta Quest brings familiar functionality into a virtual environment. Users can access their full music library, create new playlists, and stream podcasts, both audio and video, directly within the headset. What used to be a mobile or desktop experience can now be fully enjoyed in immersive VR.

 

Background Playback: Keep the Music Going While You Game

One of the key features is background playback, which lets your music or podcast continue while you’re gaming, browsing the web, or creating digital art in Quest. Users can even control volume or skip tracks via the VR control panel, no need to exit the app you’re using.

 

Meta compares this to modern console experiences on Xbox and PlayStation, where the soundtrack plays seamlessly during gameplay.

 

Curated Playlists for Your VR Sessions

To complement the immersive experience, Meta recommends a few Spotify fan favorites, including:

 

• Discover Weekly
• Songs of Summer
• Summer Throwbacks

 

This release also coincides with the 10th anniversary of Discover Weekly. In celebration, Spotify has refreshed the playlist’s design and added new features to better tailor its recommendations to each listener’s taste.

 

Lightweight App, Just 2.31MB

Despite its features, the Spotify app for Meta Quest is incredibly lightweight, just 2.31MB. This makes it one of the most storage-friendly apps on the VR platform, ideal for users with limited device space.

 

The app is available now on the Meta Quest Store and supports login for both Free and Premium Spotify accounts.

 

Perfect for Travel Mode: Entertainment at 30,000 Feet

Spotify also integrates with Meta’s Travel Mode, designed specifically for in-flight use. Thanks to advanced stabilization algorithms, the VR display remains steady even when the aircraft moves.

 

While in Travel Mode, users can enjoy:

 

• Music and podcasts
• Movies in a private VR cabin
• Reading, light games, or digital sketching

 

All without leaving the comfort of their seat.

 

Looking Ahead: Full-Length Music Videos in VR

Sources within Spotify have revealed that the company is currently testing full-length music videos for VR. If rolled out, this would let users experience immersive virtual concerts or studio sessions, ushering in a new era of audio-visual entertainment.

 

Spotify x Meta: A Strategic Alliance

This launch aligns with Meta’s ongoing upgrades to its Horizon UI, including features like moving app windows around in mixed reality. Meta continues to grow its VR content library with apps like YouTube VR, Netflix, and now Spotify, its first major music streaming partner on Quest.

 

The collaboration also reflects Spotify’s strategic push beyond traditional platforms. Amid ongoing tensions with Apple over App Store policies, Spotify’s expansion into VR provides a new distribution path free from the constraints of closed ecosystems like iOS.

 

VR’s Tipping Point: Waiting on 1 Billion Users

While VR adoption continues to grow, some industry players like Nuon are waiting for mass-market traction, estimated to occur once the VR user base hits 1 billion. However, partnerships like Spotify and Meta’s could help accelerate that milestone. When music, gaming, entertainment, and productivity converge in one headset, mainstream adoption becomes more realistic.

 

Spotify on Meta Quest signals a new chapter in how we experience music and podcasts. Whether you’re gaming, exercising, exploring creative apps, or simply relaxing, your favorite sounds are now just a headset away, immersive, seamless, and fully integrated into your virtual world.