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Genius Spotify update lets you hide embarrassing songs in playlists – how to do it now

SPOTIFY now lets you hide embarrassing songs in playlists you've created – or rubbish tracks in ones made by others.

It means you'll no longer have to constantly hear that one song you simply can't stand.

And if you've created your own sweet playlist for a party, you can hide some of the more shameful tracks.

The feature is available starting from today, on both iOS and Android.

Of course, you'll need to update your app to get it – and it might not appear immediately, as roll-outs can often take a little time.

The other bad news is that this feature is only available to Spotify Premium members.

That means if you're not a paid-up Spotify subscriber, you won't be able to hide songs in playlists.

You'll have to put up with those dodgy tracks until you cough up some dough.

To use the new feature, first navigate to a playlist.

This can be a playlist you have created yourself, one made by Spotify, or one shared by another user.

Then head into the menu and select 'Hide Song'.

All songs that you hide will have a mark next to them, and will be skipped automatically as your playlist progresses.

These songs will also be ignored if you set the playlist to shuffle.

If you change your mind, you can unhide songs by repeating the process.

Simply go back into the menu, and untick the "Hide Song" option.

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