Can't Uninstall Spotify App on Android

[imactavishi]

Hey all. I was using Spotify for a while. I decided to uninstall Spotify app from my Sony XA Ultra device but I can't. I tried to unistall on the Play Store, clicked uninstall button but it didn't completely uninstall from my device. I can only enable or disable it. Then updated,reinstalled,tried to uninstall but its same again. I want to completely uninstall the app from my device but there is still enable or disable button.

[user-removed]

Was the Spotify app preinstaled? You can't uninstall those apps

[jacobireland62]

Try to uninstall it from your phones 'task manager' instead of the play store, I've had a similar issue and all I did was uninstall off my manager not the store.

[imactavishi]

It wasn't. I have uninstalled it once, but I can't now.

[imactavishi]

When ı click on spotify at storage tab, ı can only see disable or enable button. There is no uninstall button. On Play Store too. I can only update or open the app.

[G0bble]

Hey, I got the exact same problem, did you find something ?

[Joe]

If Spotify came preinstalled by your service provider or manufacturer, it can only be disabled, not uninstalled. This applies to all preinstalled apps.

[G0bble]

Hey Joe! Thank You, it didnt come pre-installed, I downloaded it a while
ago and always could uninstall it (not that I wanted to). Now there has
been an update of the app at the same time as an Android update and I dont
know how comes but I cant uninstall it anymore !! Just disable it.

[Joe]

Was it an update from your service provider or phone manufacturer? If from your provider, maybe they now include spotify?

[imactavishi]

Still same. I can't uninstall it just disable button appears.

[goddamnspotify · Accepted solution]

I know this is pretty old now but I found that the update to Nougat (7.0) for Sony Devices (mine is the Z5) makes Spotify a pre-installed system app. This is why you can't completely unintall the app, only disable it. The only work around for this issue is to root your device and use a system app uninstaller though thats up to you.

[imactavishi]

thanks.