Spotify introduces option to disable all videos

Spotify has introduced new switches to prevent videos from playing within the app for both music and podcasts. 

These controls are being introduced globally, are functional across all platforms and devices, and are available to Family Plan managers to restrict video content access for everyone on the subscription.

These new settings haven’t appeared on my UK account or devices yet but will show up under “Content and display” settings on mobile, or in the “Display” section on desktop. 

An existing switch to turn off Canvas clips — those brief, looping, autoplay videos that Spotify added to the app in 2019 — now includes a new option to restrict music videos, along with another switch to block all other videos, including podcasts and vertical video.

If you're managing a Family Plan, you can control these settings for each member of the plan, similar to the existing ones for managed accounts. 

Once video controls are turned off at the plan level, those users will not be able to view the video versions of songs or podcasts.