How to share your listening activity on Spotify

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Spotify is a great way to listen to music or other audio content through streaming. The amount of customization you can employ to personalize your playlist is impressive. Combined with a wealth of music options available for your listening pleasure, it’s truly like creating your own personal soundtrack.

Knowing how to share listening activity on Spotify allows you to inform others about the artists and music you like to listen to. For many artists and content creators, this is a free promotion. For friends, it’s a way to learn about each other’s listening habits. In this article, we will show you how to share Spotify listening activity or disable it if you wish.

How to Share Spotify Listening Activity on Windows and Mac

Sharing the music you listen to on Spotify is a simple process. If you’re using the desktop version of the app, whether on a Windows PC or Mac, here’s how to do it:

Make your listening activity public

1. Open Spotify and head to the home page.
   
2. Click the down arrow to the right of your profile photo. It will be at the top right of the application.
   
3. From the drop-down list, click Settings.
   
4. Under the Social tab, make sure “Share my listening activity on Spotify” is turned on.
   
5. Your choices are saved automatically. You can now exit this window.

Make your playlist public

1. Go to the Settings page following the instructions provided above.
   
2. Under the Social tab, make sure the “Make my new playlists public” option is enabled.
   

Share playlists via social networks

1. Open Spotify and go to the home page.
   
2. Under Playlists in the left menu, click the name of the playlist you want to share.
   
3. Click the three dots icon to the right of the Play button.
   
4. In the drop-down menu, hover over Share.
   
5. Choose which social media app you want to share the playlist on.
   
6. Alternatively, you can copy the playlist URL link and then paste it into any message or discussion forum. This will direct others to your playlist.
   

How to share Spotify listening activity on Android

If you’re using an Android device with Spotify, the process for editing your privacy settings is also simple. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Open the Spotify Mobile app and then go to the home page.
   
2. Tap the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen.
   
3. Scroll down the menu until you reach the Social tab.
   
4. Make sure Listening Activity is turned on.
   
5. The changes are saved automatically, so you can exit this screen.

Unlike the desktop version of the app, public playlists cannot be automatically shared via a mobile device. Instead, you can share the artists you’ve been listening to by doing the following:

1. Open the Settings menu as shown above.
   
2. Scroll down to the Social tab.
   
3. Make sure Recently Played Artists is turned on.
   
4. Navigate out of this window.

Sharing inpidual playlists via social media is still available on mobile devices. Simply follow these steps:

1. Open Spotify mobile and go to the home page.
   
2. Tap Your Library in the left menu.
   
3. Tap Playlists in the tab selection.
   
4. Tap the name of the playlist you want to share.
   
5. Tap the three dots icon in the top right corner of the screen.
   
6. In the pop-up menu, tap Share.
   
7. You can choose to share the playlist on Facebook or SMS.
   
8. Alternatively, you can copy the link and paste it into a message or discussion forum.

How to Share Spotify Listening Activity on iPhone

There is no big difference between the mobile versions of the app, no matter what platform you use. If you have Spotify for iOS, the steps for sharing your playlists and listening activity are the same as if you were using an Android. Follow the steps above on Android devices if you want to let other people know what you’ve been listening to.

How to Share Spotify Listening Activity on Chromebook

If you want to use Chromebook to run Spotify, there are two ways to do it. The first is the web application, which has very limited controls. There is no way to edit listening activity or playlist settings in the web app. The other way would be to use the Google Play store, which is essentially the Android app. If you are using the mobile version, please refer to the Android instructions provided above to edit your listening activity settings.

How to turn off Spotify listening activity

The listener activity configuration is set to private by default. If you’ve turned it on and want to turn it off again, simply turn off “Share my listening activity on Spotify.” Please refer to the instructions provided above, whether you are using desk either mobile, to access the configuration menu. From there. Make sure listening activity controls are disabled. Once edited, simply exit the menu as the changes are automatically saved.

How to make a Spotify playlist private

Unlike listening activity, any new playlist created in Spotify is automatically made public by default. To disable this, go to the settings menu in the deskand then turn off the “Make my new playlists public” option. However, if you are using a mobile device, this setting is not available, even if you can still create playlists.

Be sure to use a desktop computer to disable this setting before creating mobile playlists; Otherwise, any new playlists you create will remain public.

How to create a private listening session on Spotify

If you want to start a private listening session while using Spotify, you can quickly access the feature by doing one of the following:

On the desk

1. Open Spotify and go to the home page.
   
2. Click the down arrow to the right of your profile photo.
   
3. From the drop-down menu, click Private session.
   
4. You’ll know you’re in a private session when you see a padlock key in your profile photo.
   
5. Proceed to play your music. Your activity is now private.

On mobile

1. Open the Spotify mobile app and go to the home screen.
   
2. Tap the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen.
   
3. Scroll down until you reach the social tab.
   
4. Activate the private session.
   
5. Exit this screen. Your choice is saved automatically.

Additional FAQs

How do I share a Spotify link?

As noted in the instructions above, whether for desktop or mobile, when you choose to share your playlist via social media, you have the option to copy a link. When you select copy link, it saves it to your device’s clipboard. Pasting this link into any message or social media post will direct people to the playlist.

Alternatively, if you’re on a desktop computer, you have the option to simply connect to other social media apps and share a link through that method.

How can I see my listening activity on Spotify?

If you are using the desktop app, clicking the Recently Played link in the left menu on the home page will display the songs you just listened to. This is what others see when they click on your listening activity. The same will be displayed in the recently played section of your home page if you are using Spotify mobile.

What is Spotify social listening?

Spotify Social Listening is a feature that allows multiple users to add songs to a shared playlist. This adds an element of community when listening to music. However, the feature has not yet been fully rolled out to all users. A beta version has reportedly been released for premium users to try out, although no other news about a full release has yet been made.

Can you hide your activity on Spotify?

Yes. You can choose to start a private session or keep both your listening activity and playlists private. The steps to do this have already been described above for both desktop and mobile devices. Additionally, if you are a premium user, you have the option to download your playlists to a local device and then listen to them offline.

Can your Spotify followers see what you’re listening to?

If you haven’t changed any of your privacy settings on Spotify, by default your playlists are automatically public. Any followers you have will be able to see them. If you’ve made your listening activity public, they’ll also be able to see any of the songs you’ve recently listened to.

How can you stop Spotify from stopping sharing?

By default, only your new playlists are set to public. If you don’t share anything, Spotify won’t do it automatically. If you don’t want others to know what you’re listening to, the easiest way is to turn off sharing or listen to music offline using the premium download option.

Share music

Spotify remains one of the most popular ways to listen to music on the go. Knowing how to share Spotify listening activity is a great way to let others know what music you like. Sharing music among your friends and followers will help you discover other artists you might like.

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