What Is a Private Session on Spotify?
Private Session on Spotify keeps your music choices your own. Dubbed as the “Incognito Mode” of Spotify, it makes sure no one can see what you’re currently listening to. Here are a few more perks that help make Private Session a fan favorite.
- Not Tracked by Spotify: When enabled, Spotify will no longer record your music choice. This means you can listen to anything you want without influencing your Weekly playlists or recommendations from Spotify.
- Temporary: You never have to worry about Private Session being on indefinitely. Spotify will automatically disable Private Session after 6 hours or once the Spotify app is restarted.
- Off the Radar: As mentioned before, the Private Session feature makes sure your friends and followers are not able to see what you’re currently listening to. However, your previous listening activity might still be visible.
- Visible Only to You: While others cannot see, you will be able to tell if your current session is public or private using your own Spotify app.
Now that we know more about what Private Session is, let us look at how to enable or disable it on Spotify mobile and desktop apps.
How to Start or End Private Session on Spotify Mobile App
The settings menu on the Spotify app helps you control who can see what you’re listening to and how. So it is no surprise using this, you can easily start or end a Private Session on the Spotify mobile app. Follow the below steps to do it.
Step 1: Open the Spotify app and tap on your account icon. Tap on Settings and privacy.
Step 2: Tap on Privacy & social and turn on the Private session toggle.
If the toggle is already on, turn it off to disable the Private Session on your Spotify mobile app.
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How to Turn On or off Private Session on Spotify Web and Desktop
Like the Spotify mobile app, you can also use Private Session on the Spotify web or desktop app. Once done, your Spotify listening activity will only be private to you. Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Open the Spotify desktop or Spotify web app. Click on your account icon and click on Private session.
Note: If the Private Session option has a tick in front of it, click on it again to turn off Private Session.
Also Read: How to make Spotify use less mobile data
How to Check if Current Spotify Session Is Private or Not
If you’re unsure whether your current Spotify session is private, you can look for certain indicators on your Spotify desktop or iOS app. This option might not be available on the Spotify Android app. For the Spotify desktop and iOS app, follow the below steps.
On Desktop
Step 1: Open the Spotify desktop app and look for the lock icon. Hover over it for more information.
This means your current Spotify session is private. When you disable Private Session, this lock icon will also disappear from your Spotify desktop app.
On iOS App
In the Spotify iOS app, at the bottom of the screen, Private Session might be visible. This indicates your Spotify iOS app currently has Private Session enabled. Once turned off, this will also disappear.
FAQs
Making a playlist private on Spotify will not enable Spotify Private Session. To do this, you must follow the abovementioned steps. However, others can’t see your listening activity as long as you’re listening to your private playlist on Spotify.
No, your Private Session is only for you and is not visible to your friends. Your friends will not be able to see if you’re using a Private Session or just not using Spotify. However, they can see the songs you previously publicly listened to on Spotify.
No. Since Private Session strives to make your listening activity private, anything you play during this time will not be recorded by Spotify’s algorithm. Due to this, the song or podcast you listen to will also not be counted towards your Spotify Wrapped playlist.
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Last updated on 29 August, 2024
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