<s>
Spotify	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
formerly	O
Spotify	B-Application
Greenroom	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
social	O
audio	O
app	O
from	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
host	O
or	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
live-audio	O
virtual	O
environment	O
called	O
room	O
for	O
conversation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
rivals	O
Twitter	O
Spaces	O
and	O
Clubhouse	B-Application
that	O
belong	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
social	O
media	O
segment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spotify	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
app	O
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Betty	O
Labs	O
released	O
Locker	O
Room	O
exclusively	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
late	O
March	O
2021	O
Spotify	B-Application
acquired	O
Betty	O
Labs	O
for	O
50	O
millions	O
and	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
rebrand	O
the	O
app	O
with	O
a	O
wider	O
emphasis	O
on	O
sports	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
pop	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
released	O
the	O
app	O
as	O
Spotify	B-Application
Green	O
room	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
early	O
access	O
)	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
Spotify	B-Application
Greenroom	I-Application
Creator	O
Fund	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
fund	O
creators	O
and	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
rival	O
to	O
Clubhouse	B-Application
's	O
Creator	O
First	O
Accelerator	O
Program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fund	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
monetization	O
path	O
for	O
podcasters	O
who	O
integrate	O
Greenroom	O
into	O
their	O
verified	O
Spotify	B-Application
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
had	O
over	O
140,000	O
iOS	B-Application
installs	O
and	O
100,000	O
Android	B-Application
installs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
WWE	O
to	O
create	O
professional	O
wrestling-related	O
podcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
will	O
be	O
recorded	O
by	O
The	O
Ringer	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
's	O
in-house	O
podcasting	O
team	O
,	O
using	O
Greenroom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
Greenroom	I-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
rebranding	O
as	O
Spotify	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
moving	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Spotify	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spotify	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
Spotify	B-Application
Live	I-Application
app	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
has	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
partnered	O
creators	O
meant	O
to	O
help	O
boost	O
traffic	O
and	O
prove	O
its	O
vertically	O
integrated	O
podcast	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-house	O
Spotify	B-Application
talent	O
like	O
The	O
Ringer	O
bring	O
sports-related	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
recruited	O
creators	O
from	O
across	O
other	O
social	O
channels	O
to	O
build	O
Greenroom	O
's	O
audience	O
while	O
also	O
promoting	O
its	O
integration	O
with	O
Spotify	B-Application
and	O
Anchor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
verified	O
Spotify	B-Application
partner	O
has	O
their	O
Greenroom	O
shows	O
featured	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Greenroom	O
app	O
and	O
their	O
profiles	O
on	O
the	O
Spotify	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
lead-in	O
to	O
the	O
2022	O
ramp	O
up	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Clubhouse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spotify	B-Application
Greenroom	I-Application
app	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
customer	O
requires	O
Android	B-Application
8	I-Application
or	O
above	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Application
consumers	O
need	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
still	O
lacks	O
many	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
give	O
gems	O
,	O
participate	O
in	O
chat	O
,	O
click	O
hyperlinks	O
,	O
and	O
link	O
social	O
media	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
are	O
unable	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
app	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
leaving	O
hundreds	O
of	O
1	O
star	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	O
Google	O
play	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
