How to Clear Queue on Spotify [Complete Guide]
Whether you have a playlist or just randomly playing a song. Spotify has a Queue feature that lets you see the next songs that are queued up on the playlist. You can perform multiple operations to customize your queue.
If you have a long list of songs piled up to play that you don’t even listen to anymore, it’s better to get rid of them. Spotify lets you remove some songs or completely clear the queue at once.
In this article, we will see how you can clear the queue on Spotify and have a fresh start with new songs.
What is Spotify Queue?
Spotify Queue is a special feature that lets users create a playlist of their favorite songs or play through songs on an existing playlist. It works on both mobile and desktop devices. You can easily add songs to the queue by drag and drop.
Moreover, you can change the order of the songs in the queue just by dragging them up or down. Keep in mind that the queue feature is only limited to the premium user. So, if you’re a free user you won’t see a queue on any playlist.
How to Access Spotify Queue?
You can easily access the Spotify queue on your smartphone or desktop app. Here are the steps to do so
For smartphones, open the Spotify app and play any song. Once you open the song playback screen you can see a queue button resembling three horizontal lines at the bottom right corner.
For Desktop, simply open the app and play a song. You can see the playback bar at the bottom of the interface with media controls and a volume slider. To the right of the media control, you can see the queue button. Click on the button to access the queued-up songs.
Now, see how you can clear the queue on Spotify.
How to Clear the Spotify Queue on Smartphone?
It’s a process of a few steps to clear the Spotify queue on a smartphone. Make sure to follow them carefully.
- Open the Spotify app on your mobile device.
- Now play any song of your choice and open its playback screen.
- Tap on the Queue button from the bottom right corner.
- Finally, tap on Clear Queue under the Now Playing song. This will clear all the songs in the queue.
You can also remove individual songs by simply selecting the oval button next to the song and tapping on the Remove button at the bottom left corner to remove it.
How to Clear Spotify Queue on Desktop?
You can also clear Queue on Spotify by using the desktop web player or the Spotify client app. Here’s how to do that
- Open the Spotify desktop app.
- Click on the Queue button next to the media controls at the bottom right corner.
- From the next window, click on Clear Queue
- Finally, click Yes to confirm
- This will remove all the songs from the queue.
Conclusion
Spotify Queue lets you see the next coming songs on the playlist. You can add, remove, and change the position of the songs in a queue just by dragging and dropping them.
At some point the queue becomes old and you may need fresh songs in your playlist. In that case, the only option is to clear the queue completely. You can easily clear a queue by following a few steps.