Do you remember the "Now Playing" feature in MSN Messenger? It was a feature that make you able to see which song are your friends listening at the moment back in 2000s, but unfortunately it is mostly forgotten now.

In this talk, I will share the journey on my research on implementing this feature in modern XMPP clients, the protocols of certain operating systems to read the currently playing media, the current status of the support of XEP-0118[^1] and the PoC of a modern "Now Playing" feature.

[^1]: XEP-0118: User Tune