Spotify now lets you turn off all its videos

April 9, 2026 Dominic Preston

Screenshot showing video playback controls on Spotify
The new controls apply to both individual and family accounts. | Image: Spotify

Spotify is adding new toggles to stop any and all video from playing inside the app, for both music and podcasts. The controls are rolling out worldwide, work across all platforms and devices, and can be used by managers of Family Plans to limit video content for every member on the subscription.

The new controls haven't arrived on my UK account or devices yet, but will appear under the "Content and display" settings on a phone, or the "Display" section on desktop. The existing toggle to disable Canvas clips - the short, looping, autoplay videos that Spotify added to the app in 2019 - is joined by a new toggle that disables access to music …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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