Everyone loves spotify, but are tired of it’s ads that keep coming between songs. Here is way to block ads through your host file be it Windows or Mac.
Host Content:
I had that one url in my hosts file for years and it blocked all of the ads in spotify. Now the desktop app completely breaks when blocking that url. Sukre 25 August 2019 14:54. The only solution for completely remove ads changing the hosts file is to stick with an older version (I suggest 1.0.95.289) and block updates, because in the newest versions if you add 'spclient.wg.spotify.com' to the hosts file you block some songs (among other things, radio, social etc.), if you remove 'spclient.wg.spotify.com' from hosts.
Add the above contents in your host file.
In Windows
Go to
C:WindowsSystem32driversetc
. Open the hosts file as administrator and add the above contents to it. (You could open notepad/Sublime/Atom as administrator and browse to open the hosts file.)*![Block Spotify Ads Hosts File 2019 Mac Block Spotify Ads Hosts File 2019 Mac](/uploads/1/3/4/0/134073740/620898275.jpg)
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Incase the newly added mappings are not working try restarting Windows to take effect
Incase the newly added mappings are not working try restarting Windows to take effect
In Mac
To find the hosts file, open Finder and, in Finder’s menu bar, select Go > Go to Folder. In the box, type the following location and press Return.
To open it, simply double-click and it will display the file’s contents in TextEdit (or the text editor of your choice). Add the host content in it and save.
In most cases, the new mapping should work immediately, but if you’re not seeing the correct behavior, you may need to flush your DNS cache. For OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion, open Terminal and use the following command. Note that you’ll need to enter your admin password to execute it:
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How To Block Spotify Ads
You could also launchTerminal, type the following command, and press Return. As with allsudocommands, you’ll need to also enter your admin password to execute it:
Block Ads On Spotify Pc
When you’re done making changes, press Control+X to exit the editor, Y to save, and Return to overwrite the existing hosts file. As mentioned earlier, make sure to flush your DNS cache if you notice that your new mappings aren’t working properly.