How to Hide Recently Played on Spotify

Do you have a few guilty pleasure songs you don’t want people to know you’re listening to on Spotify? If your recent listening activity is something you might consider embarrassing, we’re here to help. This guide will show you how to hide your recently played playlists and songs on Spotify.

How to Hide Recently Played Songs on Spotify

To hide your recently played songs on Spotify:

To hide your recently played songs on Spotify:

1. Open the Spotify app on your device.
2. From the Home tab, click on the gear icon in the top right corner.
3. Tap on the Social menu.
4. Turn off the Listening activity and Recently played artists options.

Turning these options will completely turn off the ability for other users to see your listening activity. Your recently played songs and artists will no longer be viewable to your friends and on your public profile. Alternatively, you could enable ‘Private session’ if you want to binge some embarrassing music in private.

Not what you’re looking for?

Maybe you want to hide your recently played Playlists on your Spotify Profile. We’ve got you covered.

How to Hide Recently Played Playlists on Spotify

To hide your recently played playlists on Spotify:

1. Open the Spotify app on your device.
2. Locate the Playlist you want to hide under Your playlists.
3. Press and hold on the Playlist.
4. Select Not interested in this playlist.

The Playlist you are no longer interested in will now be hidden from your ‘Recently played’ section. Doing this can also be useful if you want to organize your ‘Recently played’ section. People’s taste in music changes, and maybe you want some more relevant things showing up in this section. Now you can tailor it to your liking a little better.

There you have it; that’s how to hide recently played songs and playlists on Spotify.

For more guides and walkthroughs, check out our Spotify Section.