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Spotify keeps playing hidden songs

Since there is no option to delete a song from an album, I hide them and actually I missed that feature from apple music. So there is a lot of hidden songs in my album catalogue and now they just suddenly start to play. Updates and new device didn’t work. If even I hidden and unhide them again, next day same story. How can I fix that help?

Hi folks,

 

This should now be fixed for everyone running the following versions and above:

  • 📱 Mobile - 9.0.44
  • 🖥 Desktop - 1.2.64

⚠️ Note: Hiding a song makes it unplayable only in that specific playlist/album. This means that you'll still be able to play the song everywhere else, unless you manually hide it there as well.

 

We understand that many of you seem to use the feature as a method to influence the algorithm's suggestions, so we're currently working on implementing an additional functionality where users will be able to "snooze" hidden tracks, thus excluding them in all recommendations and across all platforms for 30 days. That way, you can keep things fresh while leaving the door open for a future reunion. There's more info in this article, check it out, if you're interested.

 

That being said, we also hear you that hiding a particular song means you don't want to hear it ever again. Your feedback on this is important, as it may ultimately end up paving the way for our broader user experience. Thanks for sharing it here - we appreciate it. 💚

Comments
Yordan
Status changed to: Under investigation

Hey there,

 

In case you're experiencing this issue, make sure to give it a thumbs up and provide us with the following info so you can aid us in the investigation:

  • your device's make, model and OS version
  • the exact version of Spotify you're running
  • the troubleshooting steps you've tried so far
  • URI of the hidden song/s
  • timestamp the song was hidden, including your time zone (e.g. 1:00am UTC)

Thanks! We'll pass the details on to our tech folks as they look further into this.


Rest assured we'll keep you posted here as soon as we have any new information to share, so Subscribe to the thread from the three dots menu to stay tuned 👍

-Karma-
  • This was an issue on my previous iPhone 14 Pro Max, and persists to be an issue on my current iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • iOS 18.2
  • Spotify version 9.0.2
  • Fresh installing, installing Spotify on my brand new iPhone 16 Pro Max, it still plays hidden songs in albums and in playlists
  • Also when casting to a speaker or speaker groups it completely ignores the hiding feature and plays hidden songs regardless. This is unacceptable!

 

Spotify needs to be real and acknowledge this issue, and then fix it please!

Po8vamp
  • your device's make, model and OS version 

Google Pixel 6 Pro / Version 15

Version 9.0.2.459

 

  • the troubleshooting steps you've tried so far

Cleared Cache and Data > uninstalled > restarted phone > reinstalled/ problem unsolved 

 

I’ve done this several times and it doesn’t solve anything 

When I click on a playlist and skip songs (before hitting the 30 second mark), they still appear as fully played in my listening history. Even if I skip as soon as the song comes up, it still goes in my history. I have premium and use iOS.
Edward357Johnson

@ wrote:
When I click on a playlist and skip songs (before hitting the 30 second mark), they still appear as fully played in my listening history. Even if I skip as soon as the song comes up, it still goes in my history. I have premium and use iOS.

Hello!

It sounds frustrating that your skipped songs are still showing up as fully played in your listening history. Since you're using iOS with a premium account, try updating the Spotify app to the latest version, clearing the app cache, or logging out and back in.

alexbriskievicz

Plan: Premium

 

Country: Brazil

 

Device: Samsung Galaxy S24+

 

Operating System: Android 14 - oneUI 6.1

 

As of January 9th 2025 hidden songs still plays in the same device they were hidden initially, only listening through Bluetooth speakers. This is specially annoying in playlists made by Spotify in the "for you" section.

 

-Karma-

Another example:

I’ve hidden this track but despite that it shows in queue and plays when it comes next…

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IxxaSchmixa

Still an issue 5 years later. Spotify is way too expensive for this feature not to work!

aman9_6

Looks liks this is not a new bug and yet there's no fix for it.

Every time i hide the song in some kind of album, Spotify still adds it into my queue even though it shouldn't be there.