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Delete Songs On Spotify App

You can delete a single Spotify track from a playlist, an entire playlist, or even a playlist folder. Deleting a Spotify playlist from the menu is a big step, so Spotify does give you an extra warning just to make sure that’s what you want. Follow these steps to delete a playlist: Click the playlist. Hey folks, Thanks for your feedback on this. We have an Idea suggesting the option to customize your app's start screen. Check it out here and make sure to add your +VOTE since the higher the number of votes an Idea gets, the more likely it is for the Idea to be implemented. If you wish to learn more about how your feedback will reach Spotify, feel free to take a look at this article. Operating System. I would like to delete/unlike all my liked songs at once. The answers I've found describing how to do it say to go to the 'songs' folder in the left panel, but I don't have anything that just says 'Songs' in the left panel. Start by opening the Spotify app on your iPhone or Android device, and navigate to the playlist that you want to delete a song from. Tap on the three dots next to the song you want to remove to. Click on it and you’ll see the menu of options for an individual track on Spotify: You can see what I’ve highlighted; “Remove from this Playlist“. That’s how ya do it. And yes, it’s tedious if you want to remove more than a few tracks but that’s just part of the fun of Spotify, I suppose. Anyway, that’s how it. I am a lifelong Spotify user, but I recently experienced Apple Music for the first time and have since had my doubts. I’ve switched back to Spotify because that’s where the bulk of my music library is housed, however, Apple Music is WAY BETTER at suggesting music I might like— Spotify has only put my most listened-to songs into a playlist.

Use the app to play music files stored on your device, which we call local files.

Note: Files or downloads from illegal sources are not permitted.

For: Premium

  1. On desktop, import your local files (with the 'Desktop' steps).
  2. Add the files to a new playlist.
  3. Log in on your mobile or tablet using the same WiFi as your desktop.
  4. Go to Settings > Local Files and switch on Local audio files.
    Note: You need to allow Spotify to find devices in the prompt that shows.
  5. Download the playlist with your local files.

Didn’t work?

Make sure:

  • You're logged in to the same account on both your desktop and mobile
  • Your devices are connected to the same WiFi network
  • The app is up-to-date on both devices
  • Your device is up-to-date
  • The Spotify app has access to your local network. Check in your iPhone/iPad settings under Spotify

For: Premium

  1. On desktop, import your local files (with the 'Desktop' steps).
  2. Add the files to a new playlist.
  3. Log in on your mobile or tablet using the same WiFi as your desktop.
  4. Download the playlist with your local files.

Didn’t work?

Make sure:

Delete spotify app
  • You're logged in to the same account on both your desktop and mobile
  • Your devices are connected to the same WiFi network
  • The app is up-to-date on both devices
  • Your device is up-to-date
  1. Click , then Settings.
  2. Scroll to Local Files and switch Show Local Files on.
  3. Switch off any sources you don't want.
  4. Click ADD A SOURCE to select another folder.

Music from that folder is now in Local Files in the menu on the left.

Supported file types

Note: Some of your files may be protected in restricted formats. Install QuickTime on your computer to allow most of these tracks to be played on Spotify.

  • .mp3
  • .m4p (unless it contains video)
  • .mp4 (if QuickTime is installed on your computer)

The iTunes lossless format (M4A) isn't supported.

If your file isn’t supported, we do our best to match it with songs from the Spotify catalog. The version we match with might differ from the original.

Last updated: 24 September, 2020

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