Over time, Spotify has become more than just an app for playing music. You can create and share your playlists, follow your friends to see what they’re listening to, and even create collaborative playlists with them. But what happens when some unknown user appears in your follower list? Can you remove followers on Spotify? Read on to know all about it.
While there is no direct way to remove Spotify followers, there is an alternative that may work for you. If you want a soft ban, i.e. just want to restrict their access to your listening, try hiding your listening. However, to completely cut off someone’s access to your profile, you should block their account. Let’s see how to do it using the Spotify desktop and mobile apps.
How to remove followers using Spotify Web
Using the Spotify desktop or web app, you can restrict access to your account by hiding listening activity and blocking user accounts. This can give you more control over who can access your account information. Follow the steps below to it.
1. Hide listening activity
While hiding your listening on Spotify won’t remove followers, it can help limit other people’s access to your account’s listening information. You can do it if you want your followers to see your profile but not your listening activity. Follow the steps below to do that.
Step 1: Open Spotify and sign in, if not already signed in.
Step 2: Click on your profile icon.
Step 3: Then, select Settings.
Step 4: Scroll down to the Social section.
Step 5: Here, turn off the “Share my listening on Spotify” switch. This will make your listening private.
Step 6: Alternatively, you can also enable the ‘Start private session to listen anonymously’ option.
Once done, a lock icon will appear at the top of the screen. This means your profile activity is now private and you can listen anonymously on Spotify. However, this is not a permanent fix as sessions only last until you open the app. When you close it, the session will expire.
If you want a more permanent fix, consider blocking the user. Read on to know how.
2. Block users
Now, if you don’t want users to access your profile regardless of your listening status, block their profile on Spotify. Doing this will also remove the user from your follower list and make it impossible for them to access your playlists or other account activity. Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Open Spotify and click on your profile icon.
Step 2: Here, select Profile.
Step 3: Click on the number of followers that show up just below your profile name.
Step 4: Here, click on the follower you want to block. This will redirect you to their profile.
Step 5: Click on the three dots icon. Then click Block.
Step 6: Again, click Block.
This will block and completely remove Spotify followers from your profile. Alternatively, if you want to block any specific users, you can use Spotify’s search feature to search for them. After you visit their profile page, follow the steps above to block them on Spotify.
How to use Spotify mobile app to remove followers
Similar to using Spotify on the web, you can also make your session private and block users from using the Spotify app on Android and iOS. This will allow you to restrict and remove followers from your profile. Follow the steps below to do that.
1. Make listening private
Step 1: Open the Spotify mobile app.
Step 2: Tap the gear icon to open Settings.
Step 3: Scroll down to the Social section and turn off the switch for Listening Activity.
Step 4: Alternatively, you can also tap the Private Session button to enable it.
This will automatically turn off Listening and also hide your listening session.
2. Block followers on Spotify
Step 1: Open the Spotify mobile app and tap the gear icon.
Step 2: Then, tap View Profile.
Step 3: Here, tap on the follower option under your profile name. This will open a list of your followers. Here, tap on the user you want to block.
Note: If you’re blocking a user from your follower list, skip straight to Step 6.
Step 4: Alternatively, if the user doesn’t appear in your follower list, tap Search from the menu icons. Here, tap on the search bar and enter the name of the user you want to block.
Step 5: Then, tap on the username from the search results.
Step 6: When the profile page opens, tap the three-dot icon.
Step 7: Here, tap Block.
Step 8: Tap Block again to confirm.
This will block followers and remove them from your Spotify profile.
FAQ about Remove followers on Spotify
1. Is it possible to block someone who has blocked me on Spotify?
No, you cannot block someone who has blocked you on Spotify.
2. Does Spotify remove inactive followers?
Yes, after a period of inactivity, Spotify deletes inactive accounts. This can ultimately affect your follower count as well.
3. Can you remove followers on Spotify without blocking them?
No, currently, the only way to remove followers on Spotify is to block them.
4. What happens if you unfollow someone on Spotify?
Once you unfollow someone on Spotify, they will be removed from your watchlist. Although they won’t get any notification that you unfollowed them, they can still access your profile by manually searching for it.
Remove unwanted followers on Spotify
While public playlists on Spotify are a great way to listen with friends, it can be frustrating when people start joining uninvited. So we hope that this article helped you better understand how to remove followers on Spotify. Check out our other post if you want to clear the queue on Spotify.
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