GoKawiilEdgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR Spotify is working towards bringing the ‘Playlist folders’ feature to its mobile app.
Playlist folders have existed since 2010, but they can’t be created or managed from Spotify’s mobile app.
Code discovered in the Spotify app suggests that the limitation may be coming to an end.
Spotify’s ‘Playlist folders’ are one of those quietly useful features that many long-time users rely on to keep their music organized. It has been around for a long time, since 2010, to be exact, letting users group playlists together under a single folder.
You can create folders for workout playlists, road trip music, or different moods, instead of letting dozens of playlists clutter your library. However, there has always been one big limitation of this feature. You can’t actually create or manage playlist folders from Spotify’s mobile app.
If you want to make or edit folders, you currently need to use Spotify’s desktop app or web player. Once created, the folders appear across devices, but mobile users can’t manage them directly. This has been a long-standing frustration, with users repeatedly asking Spotify to bring folder management to mobile. Now, it looks like Spotify is finally getting ready to address this availability gap.
Folder management is coming to Spotify’s mobile app
Ryan Haines / Android Authority
While digging through the Spotify app (version 9.1.34.12), we found new code strings suggesting that the music streaming platform is working on creating and managing playlist folders directly within its mobile app.
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