topic Re: Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts? in Other (Podcasts, Partners, etc.)

Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts?

Mooseroo — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 06:21:20 GMT

Please allow a switch to turn off the annoying COVID-19 icons on podcasts. I find them visually distracting, and I neither want not need Spotify information about COVID.

Cheers

Re: Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts?

Earlfromflorida — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 20:47:54 GMT

Enough of the fake Covid leftist narratives please. Had enough. 2 years ago.

Re: Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts?

Pugs01 — Tue, 03 May 2022 02:05:41 GMT

Has anyone figured out a way to turn this off? I agree it’s distracting and I’m not looking for medical advice from my podcast / music app.

Re: Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts?

CJ1994 — Mon, 09 May 2022 16:20:24 GMT

I submitted a feature request... fell free to post to it so that it might gain some traction with the spotify team! https://community.spotify.com/t5/Idea-Submissions/Desktop-Podcasts-Feature-flag-for-Covid-19-alerts/idi-p/5379744#M156018

Re: Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts?

jagerx9 — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:43:41 GMT

I don't get any of my health information from my music platform. Please let me disable this.

Re: Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts?

pjraf — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:25:14 GMT

I agree with all these users. It's patronising and unnecessary. Worse still, you can accidentally hit one of the popups, reinforcing Spotify's belief that it is a useful feature. I use the browser platform to manage my podcast playlists and listen at home. I only use the phone app to play the previously-made playlists in my car via Android Auto. The Covid spam can be selectively blocked in the browser by Adblock.

Re: Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts?

Earlfromflorida — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 16:07:05 GMT

turns out the covid info was government disinformation.

Re: Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts?

ripainter — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:14:59 GMT

Spotify can't give up the government Covid propaganda. Especially annoying to see the banners when everything told to us is being proved to be wrong.

Re: Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts?

Pwog — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 18:05:56 GMT

The Covid **bleep** has jumped the shark...when is Spotify going to eliminate these blue Covid bars, or offer a way to turn them off? Just stupid at this point...

Re: Can I turn off the COVID-19 icons on podcasts?

Pwog — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 18:11:09 GMT

Haahaa...apparently "**bleep**" is not allowed....ridiculous.