Introduction
If you’re a Spotify user, you may have noticed that songs are sometimes added to your playlists without your consent. This can be annoying and inconvenient if you’d prefer to maintain control over what music appears on your playlist. Fortunately, there are several steps you can take to prevent unwanted additions to your playlists. In this article, we’ll discuss how to stop Spotify from adding songs to your playlist and provide some tips and tricks for customizing your listening experience.
Turning Off Automatic Playlist Feature
The first step in preventing unwanted songs from appearing on your playlist is to turn off the “Automatic Playlist” feature. This feature allows Spotify to automatically add songs to your playlist based on what it thinks you might like.
To turn off this feature, open the Spotify app and go to Settings > Music Quality. Then, scroll down to the section labeled “Automatic Playlist” and toggle the switch to the “Off” position. This will prevent Spotify from automatically adding songs to your playlist.
Changing Your Privacy Settings
Another way to prevent unwanted songs from appearing on your playlist is to change your privacy settings. By default, Spotify allows other users to follow your playlists and view the songs you’ve added or removed. If you don’t want other users to be able to view your playlists, you can change your privacy settings to make them private.
To change your privacy settings, open the Spotify app and go to Settings > Privacy. Then, select the option labeled “Make my playlists private”. This will prevent other users from being able to view your playlists and the songs you’ve added or removed.
Unfollowing Suggested Playlists
Spotify often suggests playlists that you may like based on your listening habits. While these playlists may contain songs you enjoy, they may also contain songs you don’t want on your playlist. To prevent Spotify from adding these songs to your playlist, you can unfollow the suggested playlists.
To unfollow a playlist, open the Spotify app and go to Your Library. Then, find the playlist you want to unfollow and click the “Unfollow” button next to it. This will prevent Spotify from suggesting that playlist to you again.
Manually Adding Songs to Your Playlist
If you want to maintain control over which songs appear on your playlist, you can manually add songs to your playlist. This will allow you to choose exactly which songs you want to include on your playlist.
To manually add songs to your playlist, open the Spotify app and go to Your Library. Then, find the playlist you want to add songs to and click the “Add Songs” button. From there, you can search for songs and add them to your playlist.
Disabling Third-Party App Integrations
Some third-party apps may be integrated with Spotify, allowing them to access your account information and potentially add songs to your playlist. To prevent this from happening, you can disable the integration between the apps and Spotify.
To disable third-party app integrations, open the Spotify app and go to Settings > Connections. Then, find the app you want to disconnect and click the “Disconnect” button next to it. This will prevent the app from being able to access your account information and add songs to your playlist.
Blocking Specific Artists or Genres
If you don’t want to hear certain artists or genres of music, you can block them so they won’t appear on your playlists. To do this, open the Spotify app and go to Settings > Blocked Artists and Genres. Then, find the artist or genre you want to block and click the “Block” button next to it.
This will prevent Spotify from recommending songs by that artist or in that genre, as well as preventing those songs from appearing on your playlists.
Conclusion
If you’re tired of Spotify adding songs to your playlist without your permission, there are several steps you can take to prevent this from happening. You can turn off the “Automatic Playlist” feature, change your privacy settings, unfollow suggested playlists, manually add songs to your playlist, disable third-party app integrations, and block specific artists or genres.
By following these steps, you can take back control of your playlist and ensure that only the songs you want appear on it.
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