Soundcloud Starts Launching New TikTok-Style Feed Discovery

Soundcloud's new search feed display (photo: Soundcloud)

JAKARTA - Soundcloud is now starting to launch a new feed disclosure that has a similar style as TikTok, for all iOS and Android users.

This feature was originally introduced in the form of trials to certain users in March. Now, this new feed has been released globally.

Finding hidden gems on SoundCloud just got easier. The new Feed recommends songs just for you based on what you’ve listened to and liked. Rolling out now on iOS and Android. pic.twitter.com/pEGteOdLXG

— SoundCloud (@SoundCloud) September 7, 2023

Finding hidden gems on SoundCloud just got issuer. The new Feed recommends songs just for you based on what you've listened to and liked. Rolling out now on iOS and Android. pic.twitter.com/PEGteOdLXG

Through this new feed, users can listen to the 30-second song clip so they can decide whether they want to listen to the song in full or not.

Users can tap the play button while listening to preview to listen to the full version.

"Finding hidden gems in SoundCloud is now getting easier. New feeds recommend songs only for you based on what you listen to and like," the company wrote on X.

Although artists can choose a 30-second highlight of their song, SoundCloud relies on AI Musii, a startup acquired in 2022 to select the best 30 seconds of a song automatically.

The new UI feed disclosure is also equipped with a shortcut button to add songs to playlists or libraries and to like tracks so that the song will appear on the 'Trek you like'.

According to records from TechCrunch, users can still access the following old-style feeds via the 'Following' tab at the top of the screen to see the songs published by the artists they follow.