Spotify Now Lets Everyone Turn Off All Videos In Its App

Spotify is introducing caller controls that let users to disable each videos successful nan app, nan institution announced connected Thursday. The controls tin beryllium utilized to take an audio-first acquisition connected nan app aliases a video-enhanced one, Spotify says.

Starting today, Family Plan managers astir nan world tin move video contented connected aliases disconnected for immoderate scheme personnel straight from their subscription settings. Previously, this characteristic was only disposable to managed accounts for users nether 13. Spotify notes that 60% of those users had their video unopen disconnected by nan relationship head (a genitor aliases guardian).

The institution will besides now let Premium and Basic users crossed Individual, Duo, Family, and Student plans, arsenic good arsenic users connected its free service, to power really video contented appears successful their app.

To entree nan video controls, users request to navigate to their settings and prime nan “Content and display” option. From there, they tin move nan app’s “Canvas” looping visuals aliases videos for euphony aliases podcasts connected aliases off. Once users person selected their preferences, they will beryllium applied crossed mobile, desktop, web, and TV.

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The mounting update will statesman rolling retired to each users globally this month, nan institution says.

“Listeners tin now take precisely really they want to prosecute pinch nan videos that amplify music, podcasts, and audiobooks connected Spotify,” nan institution wrote successful a blog post. “Control changes everything. Time stops emotion wasted and starts emotion owned.

Spotify notes that users will still spot video ads, arsenic good arsenic Canvas-like videos connected immoderate audio ads.

Spotify has progressively embraced video complete nan past fewer years aft first launching its Canvas videos successful 2018 and rolling retired video podcasts successful 2020. Spotify added support for music videos successful 2024 to amended compete pinch YouTube.

By giving users nan action to move disconnected videos connected nan app, nan institution is apt looking to appease regulators and lawmakers who person a adjacent oculus connected societal and video apps’ impacts connected younger users. Those who conscionable want their euphony app to attraction connected euphony will besides benefit.