To unhide a song on Spotify , you must first ensure your settings allow you to see hidden (unplayable) tracks . Once they are visible, you can restore them directly within the playlist or album. Step 1: Make hidden songs visible If a song is hidden, it often disappears from the tracklist entirely. To see it again: Open the Spotify app and tap your
However, a common frustration arises when a user wishes to unhide a song they cannot immediately find. Spotify provides a solution through the "Hidden" playlist, a semi-secret repository of all songs the user has hidden. To access this on mobile, the user must navigate to the "Home" tab, tap the gear icon for "Settings and Privacy," and select "Playback." Within the Playback menu, there is an option labeled "Hide Unplayable Songs." Toggling this on will reveal all greyed-out tracks in playlists. More importantly, navigating back to the "Home" screen and scrolling down to the "Your Library" section will sometimes reveal a playlist explicitly named "Hidden" (or accessible via the search bar by typing "spotify:show:hiddencontent" in some older versions). Once inside this list, the user can tap the three dots next to any track and select "Unhide."
For desktop users, the process is slightly more opaque because the user interface lacks the "Hide" button prominence found on mobile apps. On the desktop application, hidden songs are strictly indicated by the greyed-out text. To unhide a song on a Mac or Windows computer, the user must navigate to the playlist where the song was hidden. Similar to the mobile process, they must locate the greyed-out track, click the three dots next to the title, and select "Hidden" to toggle the setting off. It is worth noting that the desktop app does not currently feature a dedicated "Hidden Content" playlist in the sidebar, making it necessary for the user to remember which playlist the song was originally hidden from.