Spotify is getting in on QR codes with a new way to share music. The streaming service recently added "Spotify Codes" into its app. The feature (thanks Moshe Isaacian for sharing with us) is ...

Also, companies are always upgrading what they're doing - who knows if they'll switch to a QR code like everybody else. Lapides: I'm not sure if these will be scannable 10 to 20 years from now.

Insider Spotify Codes bring Snapchat-like QR codes to music streaming May 5, 2017 - 9:19 pm Newly announced Spotify Codes could have a profound impact on the way all of us share music.

Then again, you don't see QR codes littering the advertising of 2017, and that's not just because they were unsightly. It's unclear why Spotify thinks its own codes will fare better.

They are nicer than QR Codes to look at though, I'll give them that. Spotify Codes should be rolling out in the Android (and iOS) apps, without a need for a new app version.

Waymo riders can either link their account before booking through the Waymo app, or scanning a QR code from the car’s screen ...

The QR-style code might be Spotify’s way to reintroducing a social way to share music on the app, considering it killed its inbox feature in February.