Streaming service Spotify is rolling out a new option for its mobile apps that allows users to exclude kids and family music from their personal taste profiles. The feature is primarily aimed at parents whose song recommendations and playlists have been overrun by children’s songs and audiobooks.
The update is launching globally on mobile devices for both free and Premium accounts. Users can still search for, stream, or add tracks from this genre to playlists without restriction. However, once the setting is turned off, the algorithm will ignore these streams when generating personalized recommendations such as Discover Weekly or Daily Mixes.
Retroactive Fix for Spotify Wrapped
Covered content includes typical children’s songs, tunes from family shows, and soundtracks from animated films. The filter also applies retroactively to past listening history: lullabies or audiobooks played over months will be removed from internal metrics. As a result, top artists and favorite tracks will be recalculated cleanly for the annual Spotify Wrapped review.
Previously, Spotify only offered the option to manually exclude individual tracks or specific playlists from a taste profile. The platform also offers managed kids’ accounts that give younger listeners their own separate profile. As NetGuide previously reported, children’s music can now be excluded across the board from recommendations without requiring parents to create dedicated accounts for their kids.
How to Hide Kids’ Music
By default, tracking for family content remains active. To separate listening histories, users must adjust the setting manually:
- Tap your profile picture in the top-left corner of the mobile Spotify app.
- Open Settings and privacy.
- Navigate to Content and display.
- Turn off the toggle for Include kids and family music in your Taste Profile.
Flipping the switch will not take effect instantly: according to Spotify, it can take up to 48 hours for the system to refresh taste profiles and recommendation feeds. Accessing the setting requires the latest version of the mobile app, with the rollout proceeding gradually.
Sources: Chip.de, Heise – News
