topic Upload your own music to a private playlist in Android

Can people have access to local files?

Marnie3 — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:31:42 GMT

Yesterday i recored a private phone call on one of my phones and i imported it to this one when i opened the file it opened on spotify today i found a playlist called local files with all my voice recordings im really worried that someone listened to them

Re: Can people have access to local files?

Taylith — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:08:21 GMT

Hello @Marnie3

If you've set the app to show local files in the device, then any audio file saved to device will automatically show up in Spotify, including call recordings.

However, local files are private and aren't accessible to other users out there. So, there's no need to worry.

Take care

Re: Can people have access to local files?

Csomething — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:37:52 GMT

Is this true if you are sharing your plan with family members? What about if you are blending a folder with another user?

Re: Can people have access to local files?

Yordan — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 06:26:04 GMT

Hey @Csomething,

Yep, the above still stands. The files need to be physically stored on the specific device in order to be playable. The Local files folder is private and is only visible to you, but note that if you have local files added to some of your public playlists, others will be able to see them, but not play them. If you don't want this, you can make your playlists private.

Hope this clears things up. The Community is always here if there's anything else you need assistance with.

Cheers 🤘

Re: Can people have access to local files?

josh_f21 — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 03:31:45 GMT

Can you allow others to hear your local file music if uploaded to a public playlist? I want to play it from other devices.

Upload your own music to a private playlist

Joshgershom — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:18:37 GMT

Upload songs that are not on Spotify and put them in a private only playlist only the owner can access.