Spotify has launched the latest feature that lets parents stop children’s music from influencing their personal music recommendations.
Kicking off from today, September 15, the recently introduced feature is launching worldwide on mobile for both Free and Premium users. Parents can easily exclude kids’ and family music from their taste profile while continuing to listen to those songs normally.
Keep kids’ music out of recommendations
The new setting prevents nursery rhymes, Disney songs and other family-focused tracks from affecting recommendations such as Discover Weekly, Daily Mix and Wrapped.
With this significant update, the Swedish-music streaming giant can still browse to play and add children’s music to playlists.
However, users will not be able to use those listening sessions to determine their musical preferences.
As per the company, the new feature is “the latest step in our ongoing efforts to give parents and guardians more control over how they and their kids listen.”
This means music already played by children will no longer be considered when Spotify creates certain personalized results, including a user’s Wrapped top songs or artists.
What music can be excluded?
Spotify’s kids and family category includes animated and live-action movie soundtracks, songs from family television shows, music featuring popular family characters and brands, nursery rhymes and lullabies.
Moreover, it can cover activity songs, sing-along music, family-friendly variants of highly popular tracks and parody songs aimed at families.
How to turn off Spotify's new feature
Follow these steps to easily turn off Spotify’s latest feature:
1: Initially, launch “Settings and privacy” by tapping your profile picture in the top left corner of the app.
2: Tap “Content and display.”
3: Switch off the toggle next to “Include kids and family music in taste profile.”
It is pertinent to mention that Spotify may take up to 48 hours for the change to appear in personalized recommendations.
Spotify’s new feature is a part of company’s efforts to give parents greater control while allowing children to continue enjoying their favourite music.
