When you make a playlist public you can share your musical taste with anyone around the globe. Your friends and other people can view and save your playlist as well. Strangers can not change anything in the playlist so your playlist is safe. Spotify makes the public playlist when you create it. However, sometimes you may want to make Spotify playlist private. In such cases, you can make Spotify playlist public again.
How to Make Spotify Playlist Public?
It is very easy to make Spotify playlist public. This is the easiest you can share your playlist with other friends and people all around. When you make a public playlist, other people can also listen to your playlist. Depending upon the permissions, in a collaborative playlist, your friends can edit the playlist as well. There are two options to make Spotify playlist public. They are:
From Smartphone
You can make Spotify playlist public using your smartphone easily. There is no need for a premium version to do so as well. You can apply the same method to androids as well as iPhones. To make Spotify playlist public from a smartphone follow these steps below:
1. Open the Spotify application and then tap on ‘Your Library’. Select the playlist which you want to make public.
2. Tap on the three dots by the side of the Invite Friends icon.
3. Scroll down to find ‘Make public’ and then tap on it.
4. Your playlist will be public.
Hence it is very easy to make the Spotify playlist public using your smartphone. Just follow the steps given above and you are good to go.
From PC
You can also make Spotify playlist public using your PC. The same method applies to the web as well as the desktop version. To make the Spotify playlist public from a PC follow these steps:
1. Below the search button tap on ‘Your Library’ and select the playlist you want to make public.
2. Tap on More options which are the three dots.
3. Find ‘Make Public’ and then tap on it.
4. Your playlist will be public after that.
Hence by following these steps above you can make Spotify playlist public using your PC. You can do so from the free version of Spotify as well.
How can I know if my Spotify Playlist is Public?
To know whether the playlist is public or private, you need to go and see the playlist individually. To know the status, open the Spotify app and then tap on Your Library. After that tap on the playlist whose status you want to know. If you see a lock then the playlist is private. If you see a globe icon then the Spotify playlist is public.
What can Other People do to my Public Playlist?
If you create a collaborative playlist with your friend, then they can add or remove songs from the playlist. It depends upon what permission you give while creating the playlist. The permissions you give will only be applied to your friend. Strangers can not do anything about the playlist. They can listen to, copy the playlist and also share them. They do not have other permissions such as adding or removing songs from the playlist.
How to Make Spotify Playlist Private?
Sometimes, a playlist you create might be of emotional importance to you or you simply might not want others to be able to access it. In those cases, you can make Spotify playlist private. To do so open the app and tap on Your Library. Open the playlist you want to make private and then tap on the three dots. Tap on Make Private and then click on Make Private once again. This way you can create a private playlist that you do not want to share.
Conclusion
Thus, you can easily make your Spotify playlist public by using the steps mentioned above. You can leave the Settings as it is to make all the future playlists public. Hope these suggestions were helpful and cleared your doubts. Do leave comments in case of queries.
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