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:
Add the above contents in your host file.
Additional Step for Mac: Close spotify, right click it, select 'Open Package Contents', then navigate to 'Contents/Resources/Apps' and delete 'ad.spa' Unbound DNS If you are using unbound dns, u/BKPepe has converted the host file manually to unbound format. Change the proxy settings on your Mac. This works similarly to using a VPN. You set up the proxy server of a country where Spotify hasn’t yet launched, then the service thinks you’re streaming from this location and doesn’t bother you with ads. Sounds good, but this method is complicated in many ways. There are no half measures with. Since Spotify is available for almost all operating systems, the steps to clean your Spotify cache depend on the OS your device is running. Clear Spotify Cache on Mac. If your device is running macOS, you will need to take the following steps to delete the Spotify cache: Open Finder and click ‘Go’ at the top of your Mac. People pay money to solve problems in their lives. But what's annoying to me, is that the company that aims to solve my problem: remove the annoying ads. Is the same one who allows the ads. It's almost as if we are on 2 differnet sides, and if I paid Spotify, I've lost. Even the ads are annoying '.
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.)*
Note:
Incase the newly added mappings are not working try restarting Windows to take effect
In Mac
Mac Remove Spotify Ads Blocker
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:
For OS X Mavericks +, use this command instead:
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:
No Ads 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.