topic Re: Home Screen “new release” section annoying in iOS (iPhone, iPad)

Home Screen “new release” section annoying

Beeperkeeb — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:43:22 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

I hate the new release section that’s like a banner now at the top. Any way to remove?

Device

iPhone X

Operating System

(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)

My Question or Issue

I hate the new release section that’s like a banner now at the top. Any way to remove?

Re: Home Screen “new release” section annoying

Eni — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:40:49 GMT

Hey there @Beeperkeeb,

Welcome to the Community and thanks for reaching out about this.

No worries, you can remove the banner you mention in the desktop app heading over to Settings > Display and toggling off the Show announcements about new releases option.

If you have any questions, just let us know 🙂

Re: Home Screen “new release” section annoying

Beeperkeeb — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:00:10 GMT

I don’t have the desktop app, only iPhone and access through web.

Re: Home Screen “new release” section annoying

Eni — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:13:41 GMT

Hi again @Beeperkeeb,

Thanks for the clarification.

Would you mind sending us a screenshot of what you're seeing on your end so we can take a closer look?

We'll be on the lookout for your reply.

Re: Home Screen “new release” section annoying

Pavlic — Thu, 13 May 2021 07:53:25 GMT

"Show announcements about new releases" should be disabled by default for premium users. Also the option in settings should clarify that these announcements are ads.

P.S. Captcha on this page is awful.

Re: Home Screen “new release” section annoying

Jeremy — Thu, 13 May 2021 07:59:31 GMT

Hi there @Pavlic,

We're always testing things by adding or removing features to make Spotify better overall and we’re constantly aiming to improve our features. We’re sorry that this means you’re not able to use Spotify like you wish to do at the moment.

If you'd like to disable this feature we suggest that you follow the steps that @Eni provided.

You can read more about how your feedback reaches Spotify here.

Once again - thanks for the feedback, we appreciate it. Let us know if we can help you with anything else.

Take care!

Re: Home Screen “new release” section annoying

PlzFixSpotify — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 12:53:08 GMT

If you had bothered to read, you would have known this is a big with the iPhone app, not the desktop app.

New release from

MoistBaguette — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:50:45 GMT

Spotify for Windows (64 bit)
1.2.61.443.gc51c574b

How do I get rid of a "New release from" songs on my home page? Why is there no hide option?

I don't want suggestions for an artist in a genre I'm clearly not interested in or have never listened to. Up until this point I've only seen suggestions from artists that are on my playlists and I actively listen to. No more. Now it's just random autotune mumble rap from artists I've never even heard of and is similar to absolutely nothing I listen to.

I'd rather have this feature completely disabled and miss songs from artists I actually care about than being forced something I'm physically unable to listen to.

I just clicked "not interested" on a song on the mobile app just to be greeted by the same exact song on desktop immediately afterwards.

Re: Home Screen “new release” section annoying

Termedea — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:04:49 GMT

I experience a similar problem. I want to disable the whole "New releases for you", but it's still there even though I've made sure that "Show announcements about new releases" is unchecked (premium user, on desktop). At least make the "Hide this artist"-feature work properly. The "New releases..." even show artists I've hidden before.