Spotify isn’t just an app; it is an emotion, more of a musical mood, that beats our hearts. It is one of the most popular online music streaming apps loved by millions of audiophiles around the world. Over the past few years, Spotify has managed to be a must-have music app on your devices that gives us a seamless music listening experience on the go. Be it the somber, classic user interface that we can’t get over or the Daily Mixes that have curated playlists to our liking and tastes – Spotify is just amazing.
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Did you know you can create secret playlists on Spotify? What are “Secret Playlists”? Can anyone else access our secret playlists? Relax! In this post, we’ve tried to cover almost everything you need to know about creating secret playlists in the Spotify app.
Let’s begin.
Why do you need secret playlists?
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Well, you agree or not, but most of us prefer to have our music collection, something that is private and that we don’t want to share with our friends or anyone else who snaps our phone to play music. There are individual tracks that we prefer to hear when we are alone while enjoying our “me-time” sessions. Is not it? Yes, there are always a number of songs that you are embarrassed about or when you think your friends are going to judge you for it.
So, yes, to save you from all that embarrassment, Spotify gives you a feature that lets you add songs to your “Secret Playlist” that will remain hidden and only available to you.
How to create a secret playlist on Spotify
To keep a playlist secret, do the following:
Select any playlist you want to hide, then tap the three dot icon to open the options.
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Tap the Make Secret option to hide the playlist from your profile.
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Private session
To make your Spotify music listening experience private at the highest level, you can also use the “Private Session” function. Wondering how this feature differs from Secret Playlists? Well, once you switch to a private session, not all of your browsing activity will be recorded. It’s like surfing the internet in incognito mode.
To learn more about using private sessions on Spotify, visit this link.
Can you share a secret playlist?
Yes you can! If you choose to share your “secret playlist” with a friend or someone special, they can listen to and access your playlist while it remains hidden on your profile. Also, if your friend wants to add or edit the playlist, you’ll need to change the playlist privacy settings on your device and set the playlist to be shared rather than secret.
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Any playlists you create on Spotify are set to “Public” by default, which means anyone can access them. If you’d like to change this setting, go to Settings> Social and turn off the “Automatically publish new playlists” option.
How private are “secret playlists”?
How private are secret playlists on Spotify? Is there a hack to access secret playlists? Well, don’t be discouraged, but the “Secret Playlists” option is just an illusion Spotify creates to hide a specific playlist from your account. If you’re ready to put in a little hard work and dive deep into the settings, you can also access everyone’s secret playlist. If your friend knows your username, they can access all of your playlists by navigating to open.spotify.com/user/.
Do you look forward to using the secret playlists on Spotify? Do you think this option is a savior that can save you from your friends’ judgments about your musical tastes? Click the comment box and let us know what you think.
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