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Spotify frequently adds new features, packing the app with everything from AI-powered playlists to stories about the music you’re listening to and the artists who contribute. But Spotify also has a range of simple settings designed to improve tracks and personalize your playlists \u2013 so if Spotify is your favorite music service, you should try these tips, tricks and hidden tricks to maximize your listening experience. <\/p>\n
If you have dozens of playlists in your Spotify library, it can be hard to figure out what you want to listen to or remember everything you’ve created over the years. Playlist folders allow you to organize by category, genre, or any topic you want to use. The folders must be started on desktop or through the Spotify web player, but they will appear on all your devices once synced. Open your library and click create<\/strong> button at the top, then select folder<\/strong>. You can rename the folder, add playlists to it (drag and drop, right click, or use the three dots next to said playlist), or create additional folders within folders. <\/p>\n Spotify’s algorithm generates personalized recommendations like your Discover Weekly, Daily Mix, and Release Radar playlists based on what you listen to and how often. It also uses this data for summaries like Wrapped, so if you don’t want to include certain tracks or playlists, you can exclude them from your taste profile. This is a useful feature if you frequently use lo-fi beats while working or use white noise to sleep \u2014 or, in my case, playlists for teaching yoga that don’t represent my regular listening. To exclude a playlist or track, tap the three dots and select Keep out of your taste profile <\/strong>Or Exclude tracks from your flavor profile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If you find yourself manually adjusting the volume between songs in your playlist so that some songs sound louder than others, you can enable volume normalization to do this job for Spotify. This setting balances soft and loud tracks so that the volume is uniform when you listen. Tap your profile picture in the app, go to Settings & Privacy > Playback<\/strong>and toggle Enable Audio Normalization<\/strong> But. You can also choose the volume level depending on your listening environment: loud, normal or quiet. <\/p>\n Another Spotify setting for customizing the sound is the equalizer, which allows you to adjust the bass and treble levels in music and podcasts. You can do this manually across six bands, or you can select one of the genre presets like Dance, Jazz, or R&B. To use the EQ feature, tap your profile photo and go to Settings & Privacy > Playback > Equalizer<\/strong>. <\/p>\n One of Spotify’s newest features automatically sorts the songs in your playlist by beats per minute (BPM) and key. Smart Reorder, which is related to the Spotify Mix feature, is designed to make song changes seamless. (Like many of the platform’s best features, Smart Reorder is only available to Premium subscribers.) Open any playlist you’ve created and tap mix<\/strong> button. then tap edit<\/strong>Scroll down to select smart reorder<\/strong>tap more save<\/strong> To confirm your changes. Note that you can’t undo the re-order on the original, so you may want to make a copy before using this feature. <\/p>\n Spotify recently added support for offline songs, which means when you download music, you’ll also get the lyrics for those tracks (if available). Songs are downloaded automatically, so you don’t need to enable any additional settings. Simply tap on the download button of any song to add it to your library. Note that this is only available to Premium subscribers, as users on the free plan can listen to podcasts offline, but not music.<\/p>\n Spotify has some collaborative listening features that allow you to create playlists with friends. When you start a jam, anyone nearby can add to your playlist in real time \u2013 an easy way to DJ without the need to swap devices or playlists. Jams are great for parties and events, and they’re supported on both Android Auto and CarPlay for road trip listening. If you have Spotify Premium, you can start a jam by tapping Device icon > Start Jam<\/strong>. Anyone on the same WiFi network can join the jam, or you can invite others via QR code, shared link, or by bringing your phone nearby. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What do you think so far? Alternatively, you can invite collaborators to your personal playlist. This feature allows you to curate playlists with friends asynchronously and over time, as anyone with access can add, remove, or reorder tracks and listen from their device. To add friends to a playlist, tap the three dots at the top and select invite colleagues<\/strong>. <\/p>\n If you have faulty pleasure music that you don’t want others to know you’re listening to, you can do so through a private session, which hides your activity from anyone following you. Your personal listening session history is also excluded from Spotify’s Made for You recommendations. Sessions automatically expire after six hours unless you disable them first or restart Spotify. To start a private session on mobile, go to your profile and tap Settings & Privacy > Privacy & Social <\/strong>and toggle private session<\/strong> But. On the desktop app, select your profile and click private session<\/strong>. <\/p>\n Spotify has millions upon millions of tracks to choose from, but if you’re missing something, you can upload local files from your device and add them to your playlist. You must first enable this feature from your profile Settings & Privacy > Apps & Devices > Local Audio Files<\/strong>so you can Select your file source<\/a>Just like any other app or folder on your device, add tracks to the Local Files folder. Attention Reddit Users<\/a> This feature can be complex, and you may need to adjust specifications such as file names and metadata to make it work. <\/p>\n If the basic Spotify search doesn’t return the results you want, use advanced search tags to narrow them down or filter by year, genre, or keyword. spotify Supports a handful of tags<\/a>: : <\/p>\n Year:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Style:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n label:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n way:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Album:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n artist:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n tag:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n You can also combine them, like genre:pop year:2005, and use NOT, AND, OR operators to fine-tune your search even more. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nExclude items from your taste profile<\/h2>\n
Enable volume normalization to prevent sudden changes<\/h2>\n
Use the ‘Equalizer’ to customize audio frequencies according to style<\/h2>\n
Use ‘Smart Reorder’ to sort songs by beats per minute<\/h2>\n
Download songs for offline playback<\/h2>\n
Start a ‘Jam’ and listen together with others<\/h2>\n
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Add local files for content that Spotify doesn’t have<\/h2>\n
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