If you’ve been enjoying your own curated playlists on Spotify but have recently noticed songs getting added to your playlists automatically, you’re not alone. This can be frustrating; after all, a personal playlist should represent your taste and mood. Fortunately, there are ways to ensure that your playlists remain exactly as you designed them. Here’s how:

Understanding Spotify’s Autoplay Feature:

Firstly, it’s crucial to understand that Spotify may add tracks to your playlist when it ends, due to its ‘Autoplay’ feature. This feature plays similar tracks when your music ends, giving the impression songs have been added to your playlist. However, the added tracks aren’t permanently saved.

Turning Off Autoplay:

To stop this from happening, follow these steps:

1. Go to Your Library.

2. Click on the Settings gear icon in the top-right corner.

3. Scroll down and locate ‘Autoplay’.

4. Switch off ‘Autoplay similar songs when your music ends’.

Disabling Enhance Feature:

In September 2021, Spotify introduced a new ‘Enhance’ feature for Premium users that adds recommended songs to a user’s playlists.

1. Open the playlist you’d like to stop Spotify from altering.

2. If ‘Enhance’ is enabled, you’ll see a green sparkle icon next to the play button.

3. Toggle off this feature by clicking the same sparkly icon.

Review Playlist Privacy Settings:

Another reason for unexpected songs in a playlist could be due to its privacy settings.

1. If a playlist is set to ‘Collaborative’, friends can add songs to it.

2. To change this, click the three dots next to the play button on your playlist and select ‘Make non-collaborative’.

Check for Third-Party Access:

Sometimes third-party applications connected to Spotify can add music to playlists.

1. To check and manage app permissions:

2. Navigate to your account page on a web browser.

3. Click on ‘Apps’ in the sidebar menu.

4. Revoke access to any apps that should not add content.

Lastly, if none of these solutions work and Spotify continues adding songs without permission even after all relevant features are turned off, consider reaching out directly to Spotify’s customer support for further assistance.

By following these steps, you can maintain full control over the content of your personal playlists and enjoy uninterrupted listening tailored exactly as you like it on Spotify.