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I want to hide what I’m reading and listening to. How do I do that?
I want to hide what I’m reading and listening to. How do I do that?
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Written by Julia
Updated over a year ago

You can hide all books at once or just some of them.

Hide all books

In the iOS app:

  1. Go to the My books section.

  2. Tap your avatar (the round icon in the upper right corner).

  3. Select Confidentiality

  4. Tap Don’t show my books

In the Android app:

  1. Tap your avatar (the round icon in the lower right corner)

  2. Tap the settings icon in the upper left corner

  3. Select Confidentiality

  4. Tap Don’t show my books

On the website:

  1. Click your avatar (the round icon in the upper right corner)

  2. Select Settings

  3. Select Confidentiality in the menu on the left

  4. Click Don’t show my books

A padlock will appear on the My books page, and other users will not be able to see what you’re reading or listening to. Books you add later will also not be visible, and the news about it will not be published on your friends’ Activity page.

Note: if you want to revert the changes, go to Settings and tap or click Don’t show my books again.

Hide some books

If you like sharing books with your friends but would prefer to keep some of them to yourself, you’re welcome to read the latter in private. Here’s how to do that on different devices.

On the book page in the app:

  1. Go to the page of the book you want to hide

  2. Tap the button with three dots in the upper right corner

  3. Select Read in private or Listen in private from the pop-up menu

While reading in the app:

  1. If you’re reading a book or comic book, tap the middle of the screen

  2. Tap the three dots in the upper right corner

  3. Select Read in private from the pop-up menu

On the book’s page on the website:

  1. Go to the page of the book you want to hide

  2. Click the button with three dots next to the Read or Listen in app button

  3. Select Read in private or Listen in private from the pop-up menu

While reading on the website:

  1. Move the cursor to the upper right corner of the screen

  2. Click the button with three dots

  3. Select Read in private from the pop-up menu

The book will be hidden, and a padlock will appear above its cover. Other readers will not be able to see it in your profile. Nor will they be able to see any quotations or notes you make while reading.

You can also hide your bookshelves. There’s more information on how to do that here.

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