Turn off video

[Bob330]

Plan

Premium

Country

Canada

Device

Samsung s10e

Operating System

Android 12

My Question or Issue

Harley quinn and joker podcast trailer will always play with video even with data saver on and canvas off and stream audio only on. I would like a way to turn off all video when data saver is on

[Antonicodemo]

Spotify ora mi riproduce solo video ma io voglip solo traccia audio, devo ogni volta selezionare "passa all'audio", c'è un modo per disattivare la riproduzione video?

[Guyrtz]

I'm used to listening to Spotify on my desktop in the background.

I recently noticed that it plays videos instead of just audio.

In some cases, the videos start with an intro, talking, or silence, which is annoying.

I want to listen to audio only and disable videos on the desktop app.

I couldn't find an option for this in the settings.

Any advice?

[IanSolis]

Plan

Premium

Country

Philippines

Device

(Iphone11, Macbook M1)

Operating System

(iOS 18.3.1)

My Question or Issue

Hi! Please help me to remove permanenly the music video mode on my spotify, I only want to play it on audio. The versions on music video is somehow not on my taste. 

[mazzoo]

I am considering ending my Spotify subscription after using it ever since launch... 

I cannot disable music videos

I cannot find songs easily

SONOS integration is worse than ever

Songs stop suddenly on my SONOS speakers.

I am paying premium (family) for a product that is getting worse every release... such a shame...

[liemfei]

Are these videos and moving previews a "Premium feature"?

If I cancel my Premium subscription, will they go away?

Can someone with a free account please confirm, if these flashing & blinking & moving animations/previews/videos/shorts/whatever all over the place will be gone for users on a free tier, then I will cancel my Premium subscription ASAP. They genuinely make my head hurts a bit for some reason, not only distracting, but legit pain, albeit still manageable. Glad I don't have any medical conditions like seizures triggered by flashing lights, imagine if I actually *do* have them and finding out this way......

[mazzoo]

I found something
Settings content and display
Disable canvas

[dp12345]

Just today, I saw I got suggestions of videos (no music videos, just kids-targeted movies) on the opening page. I wanted my kids to listen to music, and not more screen. I have been waiting for a solution to this, but we just cancelled out subscription and switched to Deezer. Seems more music focused, no videos...

[Flo2212]

Hello, I can’t find the setting that allows me to only have the audio? As soon as I am on the app it automatically stream the video

[koendonkers]

When i search for a song it only lets me listen to videos. when i press the switch to audio button it only does that song in audio and the next song it switches back to video mode. Can anyone help?

[Brish]

So my computer screen was flickering off and back on every few minutes, until recently I finally found the reason - Spotify was causing the flickers because of videos it displayed, and turning off the "short looping videos" fixed my problem... Only for the Spotify to add a new kind of videos which I cannot disable. And guess what, the flickering is back. If you really must add these useless features, please at least let people turn them off...

[dyskiver]

Wondering what ever happened to the audio service I signed up for, and what's the exact PG rating for this following "Puffin ASMR - Kisses & Mouth Sounds" Spotify entry, in light of this so called "Solved" topic with the resolution of "Currently, it's not possible to disable those videos"?

EDIT: @Spotify, how come you removed the link and images I provided for this fabulous content that is unconditionally available on your app, with no restrictions whatsoever?

It's a cool track.. for kids.. isn't it?

[BestDolly]

This isn’t really a solution, and that is quite a complicated explanation as to how to get to the Ideas Exchange.

if anyone else is reading this…. The idea’s exchange has a following on this topic:

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Add-quot-remove-video-podcast-content-quot-option-to-Spo... 

[Yordan]

Hey, @dyskiver,

We've already raised this internally with our Content team who'll look further into this and take the necessary actions, thanks again for the report 👍

I'll be removing the screenshots you posted now as part of our Community Guidelines.

[dyskiver]

Thank you Yordan.

Too bad the community guidelines don't apply to Spotify itself, where young kids are more likely to hang out than here.

Please ask the Content team to kindly yank out the Pornhub content, or at least put some thought into it first along with a comprehensive PG rating system and all the obligatory bells and whistles.

But much more importantly: Please pass the message to the Content team, that if they really must alter the product in order to align with TikTok and YouTube and Instagram, then instead of force-shoving video down the throats of your customers and their kids, who signed up for an AUDIO app, at least give them the option to opt out of it.

Thanks again.

[alcarazr84]

Please add an option to remove videos from Spotify. We want it for music, we are paying. We do not want shorts or videos. Thanks

[Isaiahthememe]

Have we fixed this yordan? This is still an ongoing issue and puts a lot of children’s eyes at risk. This is inappropriate and insane this content is allowed to be played. It has been constantly popping up on my search feed while trying to figure out how to block and remove content, you seem to have no process or initiative to remove or block such content.

[1125975265]

Hey thanks! This worked for me. In the Spotify desktop app, I went to settings, under the section Display there was an option: Short repeating videos with songs (Canvas)

I disabled it.

[sebishmaster]

I see this as a very bad development, too. You are running into the wrong direction! We don't want a bad youtube copy, we want an efficient music app. Please don't add stuff just because someone wants you to grow. Remove that stuff and go cheaper in price. That is how you keep or get us.