Spotify might be centered around a lot more than music these days, but it\u2019s still delivering new sorting features on a semi-regular basis. In addition to a handful of new customization options, the music streamer is also bringing new filters to sort your library by more than just genre.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Smart Filters<\/a> began rolling out to users in select regions late last week. Spotify\u2019s new sorting options aren\u2019t just about swapping between rock, pop, and rap \u2014 though, yes, they can do that. The real improvement here comes from the inclusion of activity and mood recommendations, with options for selecting songs that fit into some pre-determined categories. On the activities side, that includes settings like yoga, dinner, or sleeping, while moods include motivation, romantic, and relaxing.<\/p>\n Naturally, it\u2019s not just <\/em>music included in this, with Spotify also ensuring podcasts and audiobooks can be sorted by these exact same filters. Genres are also included in this menu, with more specific subcategories \u2014 UK hip-hop, jazz hip-hop, chill hip-hop \u2014 included as part of your library. If you\u2019re a Premium user in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, or the US, you\u2019ll be able to find these filters under a settings button in your Spotify library on mobile devices in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n As part of this announcement, Spotify is also highlighting a handful of other new controls worth checking out. Track snoozing \u2014 which allows Premium users to hide songs for just 30 days \u2014 Discover Weekly genre support for a more specific, granular experience, and a redesigned queue with better shuffle support should keep the app feeling fresh for at least a few months. These changes come as Spotify faces widespread criticism over CEO Daniel Ek\u2019s financial ties to defense companies, the result of which has seen several high profile artists leaving the platform completely.<\/p>\n FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> More.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Smart-Filters-1920x1093-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024\")
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