WhatsPlaying

Ever wanted your friends to see what you're actually listening to or watching, right in WhatsApp, without you lifting a finger after setup, the way the old desktop Yahoo Messenger used to show your currently-playing song as your status?

WhatsPlaying watches for playback on your phone (Spotify, Amazon Music, Plexamp, YouTube, YouTube Music, and virtually any other app with lock-screen media controls) and automatically updates your linked WhatsApp account's About text with what's currently playing, then clears it back to Idle when you stop.

FEATURES

• Works with almost any music or video app: no per-app setup, no API keys. If it shows up on your lock screen, WhatsPlaying can detect it.
• A live "Now Playing" dashboard with album art, a dynamic accent color pulled from the track, and on-screen playback controls (play/pause/skip, seek).
• Choose exactly which apps count as sources: enable or disable each one individually.
• Share your current track as a designed image card straight to a WhatsApp chat.
• Runs entirely on your device: no ads, no account creation, no analytics or tracking SDKs.
• Optional advanced mode: relay events to your own self-hosted server instead of (or alongside) updating WhatsApp directly. Useful if you want a different device or account to reflect what's playing.

HOW IT WORKS

WhatsPlaying links to your WhatsApp account the same way any other linked device does (Settings → Linked Devices → "Link with phone number instead"), then writes the About field the same way you could by hand, just automatically, and only while something is actually playing.

WhatsPlaying is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by WhatsApp Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., or any of the media apps it detects. All product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Privacy policy: https://sun4git.github.io/whatsplaying-site/privacy/
Support: [email protected]