topic Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature in iOS (iPhone, iPad)

How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

Bxlkz — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:20:13 GMT

I don’t want to listen to music that’s not in my playlist

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

Yordan — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:30:18 GMT

Hi there!

Which devices does this behavior occur on? Does it occur only on the desktop or also on the mobile app? Have you tried using the Web Player instead to see if there's a difference? A screenshot of what you're referring to would be greatly appreciated as we can get a clear idea of how things look on your end.

In general, if you're using the Free version of Spotify on your phone, and your playlist has less than 15 tracks in it, the app will automatically add new songs to the playlist so that its runtime increases and you don't get the same songs twice. This feature cannot be disabled, but if you add more than 15 songs, the additions from Spotify would disappear.

Premium users have access to the Enhance playlist feature, which automatically adds similar songs to your playlist as long as the feature is turned on. You can turn it off by clicking on the Enhance button at the top of your playlist.

Something else that's worth checking out is if the Autoplay feature is toggled on in the app's Settings and toggle it off. Autoplay continues the playback with similar songs once your current music finishes playing. More info can be found here.

Let us know how it goes. We'll be on the lookout for your reply.

Cheers!

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

pcmcdonnell — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:59:37 GMT

I am having this problem, where Spotify automatically makes recommendations to my Liked Playlist. Roughly every third song is a recommendation, and these recommendations are terrible choices for my tastes. I am on a premium family account, listening on an I Phone. I see no "enhance" button among the banner items for my Liked songs playlist. I have turned off autoplay. I have nearly 4,000 songs that combine many genres on this playlist and want it to shuffle through. It is substantially diminishing the value of Spotify for me.

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

OscarDC — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 17:18:42 GMT

Hey @pcmcdonnell,

Welcome to the Community and thank you for joining the conversation.

If you don't have the Enhance button, it's possible that the recommendations were added by the Smart Shuffle feature. This feature adds some recommended tracks to the playlist where it was activated and it's only available for Premium users.

To turn it off, you just need to tap the Shuffle button again to gray it out. In case you want to use the regular shuffle function, make sure to select the correct option when tapping the Shuffle button again. You'll find more info in this article.

Hope this helps. Let us know how it goes.

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

pcmcdonnell — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 19:31:18 GMT

Thanks. This helps.

Pat

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

OscarDC — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 19:51:48 GMT

Hey @pcmcdonnell,

Thank you for keeping in contact.

We're glad to know that everything is working fine now. We appreciate the time you took following the process and sharing what works for you.

In case you need anything else, remember that we're just a post away.

Cheers!

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

Red68 — Fri, 26 May 2023 16:56:14 GMT

I am not a premium member. Today I have had 8 straight songs that were recommended. I don’t want to listen to these. Have turned off auto play and have had 1 of my song choices play and now onto others that I don’t want to hear. This is on my iPhone. Been fine until half hour ago. Been listening to my choices Til then

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

ItsRawb — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:01:35 GMT

This is trash. I should have to goto setting to add smart playlist features. I’m paying for a service and constantly having to make sure trash suggestion isn’t enabled. I just want my music. Maybe make this a completely separate toggle button. So annoying.

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

smastroyin — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 23:19:30 GMT

Turn this feature off completely if you can't get it right

Android. Fully updated.

Enhanced playlist off.

Playlist with over 200 songs.

Plays 3 songs on the playlist then switches to recommendations.

Ah, now I see, despite constantly turning off smart shuffle it turns back on. Which reinforces my point.

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

bea_molina — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:45:01 GMT

Hi!

I'm not a Premium member, but even this is not a reason for hearing, since days ago, ONLY recommended songs. NONE of the songs on my Playlist are playing. None.

How is it possible???

Using Android App.

Thanks.

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

Dmh10 — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 09:42:36 GMT

Agreed. I detest this feature. I curate playlists for a reason!

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

jjpeverelle — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:23:56 GMT

I hate it too... Plz remove

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

Jen2309 — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:00:22 GMT

I've noticed that recommended songs are now playing more than any in my playlist it is so annoying. I only want to listen to songs in my playlist !

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

Attilaronronne — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 20:14:52 GMT

Same problem here, mobile version Android 12, premium family, autoplay toggled off, enhanced playlist and shuffle off.

1. I get recommended songs queuing to play based on an album I was listening to, they just started playing right at the end of the album.

2. I tried reinstalling spotify, restarting my phone. Now I get the album radio playlist.

Please solve this.

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

Ttwm — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:16:40 GMT

Seems like we are all being forced to listen to stuff we don't want too... This is how Spotify makes money... Useless ads and bad artists... They have sold out, but I guess everyone gets greedy

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

Webrenner — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:04:56 GMT

This is happening to me as well, but I’m not a Premium user. The result is that songs I don’t like or want to listen to appear mid-playlist, and I’m not able to skip them.

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

Webrenner — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:35:07 GMT

I’m on mobile on iOS, not on a premium account, and I’m getting more “recommended” songs than ones I put in the playlist myself.

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

sektor63 — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 20:16:51 GMT

log out and in twice ( two times)

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

sektor63 — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:07:25 GMT

sorry but it did work at first and i got exited when i played last songs from few of my playlists and they ended as they should, but last night did not work and spotify kept on playing. we have to wait for a permanent solution

Re: How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature

Yordan — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:00:23 GMT

Hey folks,

"Playing recommended songs for you" is caused by the Autoplay feature. If Autoplay on desktop is controlling the feature's behavior across all platforms, try disabling it on the desktop app to see if that does the trick.

Smart Shuffle is another feature that keeps your listening sessions fresh by mixing in recommendations that match the vibe and if you've enabled it, Spotify will add tracks and personalized recommendations.

@Webrenner, if your playlist has less than 15 tracks in it, the mobile app will add similar songs to extend its duration. It's worth mentioning that Spotify adds songs to playlists and albums on the free mobile version and the more you listen, the better suggestions you get. You can check here for more info.

Hope this clears things up. Cheers!