topic Other iphones are picking up on my Spotify and interfering with Bluetooth. in Other (Podcasts, Partners, etc.)

How to keep people from changing my music remotely?

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 23:05:57 GMT

I was listening to music today in my office on my Bluetooth speaker (I work on a college campus so of course there are students who enjoy messing with people) and all the sudden, I was not listening to my music but something someone else decided to play that they thought would be funny. How do I stop this from happening?

Re: How to keep people from changing my music remotely?

Lyubka — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:19:55 GMT

Hey there,

Thank you for reaching out here in the Community.

It seems like they're on the same network as you and you have a setting turned on that allows them to change the music on your Bluetooth speaker. No worries, we can help you out with this. First off, tap on the Connect icon and double check if the setting "Auto-invite people nearby to a Jam" is toggled on. In case it is - make sure to toggle it off as in the screenshot below.

By toggling it off they would not be able to control your speaker anymore, even if you're on the same network.

More info about Spotify Connect can be found in this support article.

Hope you find this useful. Let us know if there is anything else we can help you with 🙂

How do I stop my housemate's spotify from showing up on my phone?

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:29:14 GMT

I live with various other people and we all have our own spotify accounts. But for some reason when one of them - let's call him J - plays spotify on his audio system in his room, everyone else gets an active "media output" spotify window at the top of their notifications feed on their phone, that is impossible to close. While it is theoretically amusing to be able to stop or change the music he's trying to listen to, it's also extremely annoying to have this big green animated window on my screen that I can't get rid of. How do we turn this off?

Re: How to keep people from changing my music remotely?

JesterFails — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:11:55 GMT

I don’t have the option to turn this off it’s not there

Re: How to keep people from changing my music remotely?

Vasil — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:22:59 GMT

Hey @JesterFails,

Thanks for posting in the thread!
Could you please let us know (and possibly show us with a screenshot) which icon is missing? Is it the Connect function?
Note that such app errors can be cleared by either removing the app's cached data or going for a complete clean reinstall of the app as shown here.

In case you face any issues after this, don't hesitate to let us know 🙂 Many thanks!

Other iphones are picking up on my Spotify and interfering with Bluetooth.

Bkayton78 — Thu, 01 May 2025 17:13:57 GMT

When I'm listening to Spotify at work, I use a bluetooth speaker. I usually get 3-4 iPhones but as many as 6 that connect to my phone for the Spotify session, which then causes interference with my speaker. I can't turn off bluetooth or I lose use of my speaker. How do I keep other phones from connecting? Image of my Bluetooth settings attached.