One of my favorite things about the best music streaming services is that they have evolved into more than just audio platforms: they give you the freedom to create your own digital music space.
Take Spotify, the platform I’ve been using for over a decade. Not only does its algorithm learn to understand your tastes (although it takes quite a bit of time and effort to train), but creating playlists and folders gives you another way to make your Spotify space your own.
One of Spotify’s most useful features is Pins, which place selected playlists, albums, and artists, as well as audiobooks and podcasts at the top of your library for quick and easy access, but the four-pin limit is a weak point that almost all subscribers have been asking Spotify to update since the Pins feature launched about five years ago.
In the case of Apple Music, you can pin up to six different items, which, while still a small number, is better than four. Users have been begging Spotify to increase this number for years, and you’ll be relieved to know that the change is finally coming.
From 4 to 20
The first time I saw signs of a possible update was after coming across a Reddit post (see below) in which a user shared that they had somehow found a way to pin more than four items to their library. Apparently all they did was update their Spotify app, but other users who responded in the comments saw no such change, myself included.
[Breaking | Pins] Look how many things I’ve pinned 🙂 Update your app now. from r/truespotify
After finding the post, I contacted Spotify, which confirmed that it was increasing the four-pin limit, which was one of the improvements I wanted most in 2026. A spokesperson shared the following comment:
“Spotify is updating the number of items listeners can pin to the top of Their Library from 4 to 20. This gives our users more flexibility to keep the music, playlists, podcasts, audiobooks, and creators they care about most at their fingertips. It’s still rolling out and will be available to free and Premium listeners worldwide over the next month.”
Why crave more pins?
I imagine a lot of people will read this and question the fuss over such a small feature, but there’s a lot more to it. For those who are seasoned Spotify users, the platform is much more than a music haven: it’s your source for podcasts and audiobooks.
When you take this into account, having only four pins between music, podcasts, and audiobooks is pretty stingy: “Does Spotify think we only listen to 1 of each at a time?” someone commented on the post shared on Spotify’s community page. But it’s not just about being able to set music, podcasts and audiobooks simultaneously; It’s about improving the user experience.
Every time you follow a new artist, pre-save an upcoming album, or save a new playlist, it all appears as an unordered collection in your library. This forces you to scroll through a hoarding monstrosity to find what you’re looking for, so pinning items puts the most used content at the top, saving you a lot of scrolling time.
Although you can simply search for the playlist you want to listen to, regular listeners have tons of them (I know), so it’s much easier to have all your music there with the touch of a button in Your Library. For others, it’s about more than just making it easier to navigate their playlists; it’s about having more say in how you choose to curate your digital music collection: “we should have full control,” another user clearly puts it.
Considering all this, avid Spotify users around the world will welcome this update with open arms.
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