{"id":88348,"date":"2022-07-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=88348"},"modified":"2024-05-30T23:33:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T03:33:25","slug":"how-to-see-your-friends-activity-on-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/how-to-see-your-friends-activity-on-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"How to See Your Friends Activity on Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming apps on the planet. With 182 million users as of 2022, there are a lot of opportunities to follow most of your friends\u2019 activities on Spotify.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see all music that your friends are listening to on the Spotify desktop app, as well as the Spotify mobile app. In this article, you\u2019ll learn how to disable or enable the Friends Activity pane on the right side, and how to find and add new friends to follow. We\u2019ll also cover how to hide your own listening activity if you don\u2019t want friends to see what you\u2019re listening to on Spotify.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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How to See or Disable Friends Activity on Spotify\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The easiest way to control whether or not you can see your friends\u2019 activity on Spotify is from the desktop app<\/a>. Spotify is available on desktop platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chromebook.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normally, the Friend activity<\/span> sidebar in the app is enabled by default when you first open Spotify.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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This is where you can see what all of the friends you follow on Spotify listen to.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have no interest in seeing the Friends Activity pane, you can disable it. To do this, select the three dots at the upper left of the Spotify desktop app, select View<\/span> from the menu, and select Friend Activity<\/span> to disable it. You\u2019ll see the checkmark disappear once this feature is disabled.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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Once you\u2019ve disabled Friend Activity, you\u2019ll see the right pane with your friends\u2019 current Spotify activity disappear from the main page. \n<\/p>\n\n\n

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There is no Friends Activity pane on the Spotify mobile app, so you don\u2019t have to worry about disabling this feature there.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the mobile app does provide your own Spotify activity to the Friends Activity feed for people who are following you on Spotify. You\u2019ll learn how to disable this and protect your privacy below. You\u2019ll also discover how to view your Friends\u2019 Spotify activities using alternative Spotify apps. \n<\/p>\n\n\n

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How to Hide Your Listening Activity on Spotify\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to share your own listening activity with friends on Spotify, there are several ways to disable that. You can do this from either the desktop app or the mobile app.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Spotify desktop app, select your profile image and select Settings<\/span> from the dropdown menu. On the Settings page, scroll down to the Social<\/span> section. Disable the toggle to the right of Share my listening activity on Spotify<\/span>. This will disable the ability for your friends to see what you\u2019re listening to on Spotify.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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If you don\u2019t want to permanently disable this feature, but instead disable it for just one of your listening sessions, you can do that too.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To do this, select the three dots at the upper left of the main window, select File<\/span>, and select Private Session<\/span>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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This launches a new listening session on Spotify. Everything you listen to on Spotify will be private. Any friends that are following you on Spotify won\u2019t see any of your activity while this mode is active.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll see that this mode is active by the blue lock icon that appears at the top of the windows app.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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Repeat the process above and select Private Session<\/span> again to disable this mode and make all of your Spotify activity visible to your friends again.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to know which friends are following you, select your Profile icon and select Profile<\/span> from the dropdown menu. Scroll down to the Followers<\/span> section to see the list of friends who are following you on Spotify. \n<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hide Your Spotify Activity on the Spotify Mobile App\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can use the Spotify mobile app on your Android or iPhone to make your Spotify activity private as well.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To do this, tap the gear icon at the top-right corner of the main app screen. This will take you to the Settings window. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scroll down to the Social section and enable the toggle to the right of the Private session<\/span> options.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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This will switch your Spotify app into a private listening mode where anything you listen to won\u2019t be shared with all of the friends who are following you on Spotify. You won\u2019t see any indication in the app that the private listening mode is active, so don\u2019t forget to disable it when you\u2019re done!\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why might someone need to temporarily enable a private session? \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n