Spotify introduces a new curation feature that will reduce the influence of other playlists on your recommendations.
It’s called Excluding From Your Flavor Profile and according to the announcement (opens in new tab)is intended to ensure that your own playlists are not flooded with “songs and artists that don’t fit [your] listening habits” or feel out of place. For example, users can prevent their children’s music from appearing in their heavy metal/trap blend playlists if they have a family plan or “white noise” dominates [their] Discover Weekly.” This tells Spotify which playlist to reduce influence on; ultimately resulting in a more personalized experience for you.
ground rules
Other reports of the function (opens in new tab) disclose additional details not included in the original announcement; We were able to confirm all of this thanks to a Spotify representative. Changes made by Exclude from your flavor profile are applied “retrospectively” as this prevents “past and future listening” of a playlist from affecting your own music. This means that even if you voluntarily listen to music from a playlist that you don’t like, your recommendations will not be affected. However, what affects your taste profile are popular songs.
Spotify will consider liked songs from excluded playlists “for future recommendations” for an individual’s Discover Weekly or Blend collection. So be mindful of what you or anyone else in your family is planning on the platform, otherwise these lanes will overflow. Also, “Exclude from Flavor Profile” only applies to playlists – you can’t block individual albums or tracks.
Availability
Exclude from your Taste Profile will be available on Spotify for Android, iOS, the desktop app and web browser versions starting today. Keep an eye out for the update when it arrives on your device. To enable the feature, select the three dots at the top of a playlist and you’ll see Exclude from your flavor profile in that menu. And if you change your mind, follow the same steps again to disable the feature.
2023 is shaping up to be an interesting year for Spotify, as the update comes in the middle of a particularly quiet time for the platform. A few weeks ago The company announced the layoff about 600 employees, similar to other large technology companies. And around this time Rumors began to circulate that the monthly membership cost will increase from $9.99 to $10.99. Nothing is confirmed, of course, but sadly, given similar price hikes elsewhere, that worst-case scenario is likely.
Speaking of which, be sure to stop by TechRadar’s list of the best music streaming services if you’re thinking of giving up Spotify.
