Spotify Lets You Kick Kids' Music from Wrapped, Playlists: How to Turn It On

James Peckham· Sep 15, 2026 · 1:02 PM UTC ·2 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 6 views

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Almost every parent gives up on their streaming service recommendations after their child takes over listening to kids' tracks or watching their favorite shows. The tool is available in both free and paid versions of Spotify.It’s designed for parents to turn it on once and know that across their devices, their kids playing music won’t affect playlists like Discover Weekly or personalized Mixes, as well as end-of-year roundups like Spotify Wrapped. If you’ve switched this on, it affects all signed-in devices, such as a smart speaker or a TV app.

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▪Almost every parent gives up on their streaming service recommendations after their child takes over listening to kids' tracks or watching their favorite shows.
▪The tool is available in both free and paid versions of Spotify.It’s designed for parents to turn it on once and know that across their devices, their kids playing music won’t affect playlists like Discover Weekly or personalized Mixes, as
▪If you’ve switched this on, it affects all signed-in devices, such as a smart speaker or a TV app.

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▪ Spotify can now exclude your kids' music taste from recommendations — Engadget
▪ Let It Go: Here’s How to Keep Kids’ Music Out of Your Spotify Wrapped — CNET — News
▪ Spotify’s new toggle can keep kids music out of your recommendations and Wrapped — Android Authority
▪ Spotify finally lets parents exclude kids’ music from Wrapped and recommendations — TechCrunch
▪ Spotify is finally giving you a button to block kids’ music from your recommendations and Wrapped — now YouTube needs to follow suit — TechRadar
▪ Spotify Now Lets You Keep Kids' Music Out of Your Wrapped — MacRumors

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Almost every parent gives up on their streaming service recommendations after their child takes over listening to kids' tracks or watching their favorite shows. That’s set to change for parents on Spotify, thanks to a new toggle to turn off the wider algorithmic influence of child-friendly content.The new option lets you remove kids' music recommendations across Spotify, so your little ones can listen to their favorite songs as much as they want without affecting your recommendations. The tool is available in both free and paid versions of Spotify.It’s designed for parents to turn it on once and know that across their devices, their kids playing music won’t affect playlists like Discover Weekly or personalized Mixes, as well as end-of-year roundups like Spotify Wrapped.

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