How to Hide and Unhide Songs on iPhone

Sometimes you may not want certain songs to be stored on your iPhone because they take up storage space. Instead of keeping them on your device, you can hide purchased music so it will not appear in your music library. Later, if you want the songs back, you can unhide and download them again.

This guide shows you how to hide and unhide songs on iPhone using iTunes on a Mac or PC.

Hide vs Delete Music on iPhone

Before you start, it is important to understand the difference:

Action	Result
Delete song	Removes the downloaded file from iPhone
Hide song	Removes the purchased song from your library list
Unhide song	Restores the song so you can download again

Hiding music is useful if you want to clean up your music library without permanently deleting purchases.

How to Hide Music Songs on iPhone

You cannot hide songs directly on the iPhone. You must use iTunes on a Mac or PC.

Steps to Hide Purchased Music:

1. Launch iTunes on your Mac or PC.
2. Go to the iTunes Store and sign in with your Apple ID.
3. Click Purchased in the Quick Links section.
4. Select Music at the top of the screen.
5. Move your mouse over the song or album you want to hide.
6. Click the X icon in the top-left corner.
7. Click Hide to confirm.

After hiding the music, it will disappear from your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

This method helps you clean up a long music list and free up space on your device.

How to Unhide Music Songs on iPhone

If you want to restore hidden music and download it again, you can unhide it from the iTunes Store.

Steps to Unhide Purchased Music:

1. Open iTunes on your Mac or PC.
2. Go to the iTunes Store.
3. Scroll to the bottom and click Account under the Manage section.
4. Go to iTunes in the Cloud section.
5. Find Hidden Purchases and click Manage.
6. Select Music.
7. Click Unhide under the album or song you want to restore.

After unhiding, the music will appear in your library again and you can download it back to your iPhone.

Hide or Unhide Other Purchases

You can also use this method to hide or unhide other purchased items, including:

• Apps
• Books
• Movies
• TV Shows

All of these can be managed through your iTunes account.

Conclusion

Hiding music is a good way to clean up your music library without permanently deleting purchased songs. You can hide music using iTunes on your computer and unhide it later if you want to download it again.

This is especially useful if you want to free up space on your iPhone while keeping your purchased music available in the cloud.