Spotify is running a limited test of a dedicated Pins carousel inside the mobile Your Library tab, separating pinned playlists, albums and podcasts from the rest of a user’s collection. The change, reported by some Android and iOS subscribers, places the pinned items in their own horizontal shelf directly below the filter chips rather than anchoring them at the top of the main library feed. A layout button on the Pins section opens independent controls that let users switch the pinned shelf between List, Grid and Compact views without affecting the overall library display.
Previously, any pinned content shared the same List or Grid layout chosen for the entire library and simply sat at the top of the scrollable list, marked by a green pin icon. Spotify recently raised the pin limit from four items to twenty, which turned that shared arrangement into a practical problem: users with larger libraries often had to scroll past a dense block of pins before reaching recent music or unpinned playlists. The new carousel approach keeps those frequently used items visible and accessible while restoring quicker access to the rest of the collection.
The update appears to be a server-side A/B test rather than a completed feature. Some users have reported seeing the Pins shelf one day and losing it the next, consistent with Spotify’s usual practice of iterating on interface changes before a wider rollout. The company has not commented on the test or provided a timeline for general availability.
The tweak arrives while Spotify is also adjusting other parts of the service, including tighter location verification on Family plans and reports of an AI-powered Remix feature in development. Library organisation has long been a friction point on mobile, where screen space is limited and large collections can feel harder to navigate than on desktop. Giving pinned items their own adjustable shelf addresses one specific complaint that grew more noticeable after the pin limit increased, though it does not change how the main library itself is filtered or sorted.
Whether the carousel becomes standard will depend on how users respond during the test and whether Spotify judges the added controls worth the extra interface complexity. For now, the change remains visible only to a subset of subscribers and could still be revised or withdrawn before any broader release.