We’ve all been there. You’re happily making your way through a Spotify album or playlist when you suddenly come across a song that you can’t stand.
Fortunately, this is where Spotify’s ‘hide and unhide songs’ feature will come into its own.
It’s worth keeping in mind that Spotify can change what features are available for users – this means that your ability to hide and unhide songs on the streaming service may depend on how up-to-date your App version is.
Ensure you have the most recent version of your app installed from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
For those of you with the latest version of the Swedish-owned app, here is everything you need to know about hiding unwanted tunes – and unhiding those deserving of a second-chance.
How to hide songs on Spotify
Hiding songs on Spotify is relatively straightforward, but it might take you a minute to get the hang of it.
You just need to follow these easy steps:
Step one: Find the song you want to hide on the album or playlist where you listen to it.
You can do this by searching for the song title and hitting the option button (three small circles to the right of the title). You can then select ‘View album’. Alternatively, you can search for the album title if you know it.
If the song is on a playlist, you can find it by searching for the playlist’s name (like ‘The Indie List’ or ‘Classic Acoustic’) and scrolling through to find it.
It’s important to remember this only works with a playlist that you didn’t create. If you no longer want a song to be played on your custom playlist, simply delete it.
Step two: Once you have located the song on the album or playlist, press the option button (three small dots) next to its title.
On the menu that then appears, the second option down will allow you to ‘Hide this song’. After selecting it, the title should grey out, and you can continue listening to your album or playlist without it.
How to unhide songs on Spotify
If you suddenly decide that you can’t live without this tune, and you’ve made an enormous mistake – fear not.
Depending on your existing settings, you may need to first go into the options menu on your Spotify home screen (a small gear in the top right-hand corner of your app) and allow the app to ‘show unplayable songs’ under the ‘Playback’ subheading.
Once that’s done, you can continue by simply reversing the process above.
Step one: Find the song on the album or playlist where you want it to be reinstated by either searching for the album/playlist name or searching the song title and using the ‘View album’ option detailed above.
Step two: Once you have found the song on the playlist, you’ll notice a small ‘No entry’ type sign next to its greyed-out title. Press this, and the song will reinstate.
If you’re on an album, tap the three small dots to the right of the greyed-out title and select the ‘hidden’ option, which is second in the list and next to a red ‘No entry’ sign. The song will now be fully visible and playable again. This method also works with playlists.
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