Equalizer not working on iOS

[Maria]

We’re seeing reports from users on iPhone devices indicating that the equalizer isn't working as expected.

Users may notice no audible difference when adjusting the Equalizer settings on mobile, while it may work normally on other devices or accounts.

[BigRedRecords]

Plan

Premium

Country

Device

(iPhone 17

Operating System

(iOS 26

My Question or Issue

Spotify Eq is not working on IOS turning it on or adjusting is making no difference in the audio

[OscarDC]

Hey @BigRedRecords,

Thank you for reaching out to the Community about this and welcome.

To check on this further, we'd first recommend making sure your app is up to date, since some reported issues were recently marked as fixed. To do so, just follow the steps mentioned here.

If the issue persists, it would be great if you could have someone else — a friend or family member — log in with their own account on your device, to see if the equalizer behaves properly there.

Lastly, include the Spotify version you're currently running in your next response.

Hope this helps. We'll be waiting for your response.

[BigRedRecords]

Hi so i did check the issue on other IOS devices and it still has the EQ problem and the app is updated to the latest update 

[DimitriHadjinicolaou]

I'm experiencing the same problem with the latest version of iOS installed on my iPhone 16 Pro Max.

[Joan]

Hi @BigRedRecords @DimitriHadjinicolaou,

Thanks for the reply.

Would it be possible to log in with a different account on one of the affected devices? You can use the account of someone you know or make one yourself.  If the issue persists, please let us know the exact Spotify version you use as requested by @OscarDC so we can look into this further.

Let us know how it goes.

[Kiaravdboorn]

I am experiencing the same issue on all my devices

[Paolo_manalo]

I’m experiencing the same thing. I’ve done everything to troubleshoot it. However I did login to my girlfriend’s account and the equalizer seems to be working just fine so it seems to be an account-specific issue. I need help fixing this issue as nothing has seemed to work for me to try and troubleshoot it.

[Kiwi10_Present]

Hi, I’m experiencing exactly the same issue.

The Spotify Equalizer has no audible effect at all. I can enable/disable it, select different presets and move all the sliders, but the sound does not change, even with extreme EQ settings.

My setup:

• iPhone 16 Pro Max
• iOS 26.6
• Spotify version 9.1.78.2214
• AirPods Pro 3

I can also confirm that this is not related to the AirPods or Spotify Connect. I tested playback directly through the iPhone’s built-in speaker and the Equalizer still has absolutely no effect.

I have already reinstalled Spotify, restarted the iPhone, logged out and back in, reset the AirPods and tested different audio settings, but the issue persists.

So this issue is still present for me on Spotify version 9.1.78.2214.

[Paolo_manalo]

Hope they come up with a fix soon

[OscarDC]

Hey folks,

Thank you for your messages.

@Kiwi10_Present, we appreciate all the info you've included in your post and the troubleshooting you've tried so far — it's really helpful.

We can confirm we've passed this info along internally for further investigation. @Paolo_manalo, @Kiaravdboorn, and @DimitriHadjinicolaou, don't forget to include the OS version of your device and the exact Spotify version you're currently running in your next response, so we can pass that info along as well.

We'll be waiting for your responses.