How to hide and unhide songs on Spotify

Spotify is a platform where you can find so much incredible content available to listen to. However, sometimes you run into a track in a playlist or album that you don’t want to listen to; this happens a lot when you’ve got Spotify set to shuffle. If this is the case, you can “hide” the song to stop Spotify from playing it, as long as the playlist doesn’t belong to you or you are hiding a song in an album. That song will only become available to listen to again once you “unhide” it. This is how to hide and unhide songs on Spotify.

How to hide songs on Spotify

First off, it is impossible to hide music on your desktop app or web player. Additionally, you currently cannot see Hide this song when accessing songs from your Liked Songs list, Spotify search bar results, or an artist’s profile. You can only hide songs in public playlists and albums on the Spotify mobile app.

How to hide songs in public playlists

• In the Spotify mobile app, go to a playlist that does not belong to you.
• Press the three vertical dots ( ⋮ ) or the three horizontal dots (ᐧᐧᐧ) next to the name of the song you want to hide. The options menu for that song will appear.
• Press Hide this song. This button looks like a minus sign inside of a circle.

Remember, this must be a public playlist. If you try to hide a song from your own playlist or your Liked Songs, it will not work. The Hide this song button will not appear in playlists that belong to you.

How to hide songs in albums

• In the Spotify mobile app, go to an album.
• Press the three vertical dots ( ⋮ ) or the three horizontal dots (ᐧᐧᐧ) next to the name of the song you want to hide. The options menu for that song will appear.
• Press Hide this song. This button looks like a minus sign inside of a circle. You can also hide an artist the same way by navigating to their artist page.

If you search for a song in the search bar, you will not see Hide this song when it shows up as part of the search results. Instead, select it from there if it shows up in an album or as a single. The option will then become available.

How to unhide songs on Spotify

Once you’ve hidden a song from Spotify using the Hide this song function, you won’t be able to select the song for playback. If this is the case for you, you will be able to unhide your previously hidden song. To unhide music on Spotify:

• Open the Spotify mobile app on your mobile.
• Tap the gear-shaped icon in the upper-right corner of the home screen to open the Settings menu.
• Ensure Show unplayable songs is enabled, meaning that the slider is green.
• Navigate to the song you wish to unhide.
• Tap the three vertical dots ( ⋮ ) or the three horizontal dots  (ᐧᐧᐧ) button next to that song’s name to open song options.
• Select the button that says Hidden to unhide this song.

How to hide recently played artists on Spotify

Spotify allows you to hide your recently played artists from your Spotify profile. This way, when people visit your profile, they will not see your recently played artists.

To do this on Android and iOS:

• Open the Spotify mobile app.
• Tap the gear-shaped Settings icon at the top of the home screen.
• Scroll down to the section marked Social.
• If Recently played artists is switched on, meaning it’s green, select it once. This will hide recently played artists, and the slider will turn grey.

To do this on the desktop:

• Open the Spotify desktop app.
• Open the display name dropdown and click Settings.
• Scroll down to the section marked Social.
• If Show my recently played artists on my public profile is switched on, meaning the slider is green, click it once. This will hide recently played artists, and the slider will turn grey.

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