topic Re: Accessibility Regression in Android App – Metadata Layout Breaks at Larger System Font Sizes in Android

Accessibility Regression in Android App – Metadata Layout Breaks at Larger System Font Sizes

bignobby — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 07:43:45 GMT

Hi Spotify Team,

I’m reporting what appears to be a new accessibility regression in the Spotify Android app affecting metadata display in song lists and playlists.

Issue summary:

When Android system font size is increased (for accessibility), metadata in track lists renders poorly and becomes difficult to read. The layout appears compressed and misaligned, with view counts and labels (e.g., “Video • 809,854,728”) wrapping or spacing awkwardly.

This significantly degrades usability for users who rely on larger system fonts.

Why this matters:

Users with reduced vision depend on larger font settings. Currently, increasing system font size creates a visually cluttered and hard-to-scan experience in core browsing screens (artist pages, playlists, track lists). This is not just cosmetic — it affects readability and overall accessibility compliance.

Environment:

Device: Google Pixel 8 Pro

OS: Android 16

Spotify version: [insert version number]

System setting: Increased font size (Display > Font Size set above default)

Issue appears consistently across artist pages and playlists

Steps to reproduce:

Increase Android system font size to Large or higher

Open Spotify

Navigate to an artist page or playlist

View the track list metadata

Expected behavior:

Metadata should reflow responsively and remain clean, readable, and properly spaced at larger font sizes.

Actual behavior:

Metadata appears cramped, awkwardly spaced, and visually broken when larger fonts are enabled.

This appears to be a recent change — I do not recall this issue in prior versions.

Accessibility is a core part of a modern product experience. I’d strongly encourage regression testing across supported font scaling levels to ensure Spotify remains usable for visually impaired users.

Happy to provide screen recordings or further details if helpful.

Thanks for your attention to this..

Plan

Premium

Country

Device

Google Pixel 8 Pro

Operating System

Android 16

My Question or Issue

Re: Accessibility Regression in Android App – Metadata Layout Breaks at Larger System Font Sizes

Paula_Vi — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:58:37 GMT

Hi there, @bignobby

Thanks for coming to the Spotify Community and sharing this experience.

Spotify is committed to making the app accessible for everyone so any feedback you can provide is very helpful. We've passed all this info internally. Thank you for your comments.

If you need help with anything else, just let us know.

Re: Accessibility Regression in Android App – Metadata Layout Breaks at Larger System Font Sizes

Paula_Vi — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:06:48 GMT

Hi again, @bignobby

As we mentioned before, we passed all the info you gave us internally. Our accessibility team is asking us for more details to investigate further. It would be very helpful if you can send us the following info:

The exact Spotify app version you’re currently running.
If possible, a screenshot or short video recording of the behavior, so we can check how things look from your end. You can attach it to your next response by using the Insert Video option in the post editor. Or upload it to YouTube/Google Drive and share the link with us (make sure the video has the permissions for anyone to see it).

We'll be on the lookout for your reply!