- Spotify rolls out video controls for users around the world
- It will first be rolled out to family plan managers before expanding to other levels this month.
- It allows users to maintain an audio-first experience, and users are already enjoying it
Are Spotify’s visuals distracting from your music listening experience? Luckily, the company is launching new video controls and users are already liking what they see.
The music streaming giant announced in its newsroom yesterday (April 9) that it has begun its global rollout of video controls, allowing you to tailor your in-app experience so that it remains audio-first. Spotify’s video controls will first be available to family plan managers, who will now be able to turn video content on and off for all members. Previously, account managers could only do this for accounts managed by the family plan for users under 13 years old.
Spotify also revealed that Premium and Basic subscribers on the Individual, Duo, Family or Student plans, as well as free users, will have control over the video content that appears on their Spotify account, which will roll out globally this month. I’m subscribed to the Premium Individual plan and the video controls aren’t there yet for me, so there’s still some time before a wider rollout. That said, if you have the Family plan and want to change your video settings, it’s very easy to do.
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Simply go to Settings in the Spotify app on mobile, desktop, web, or TV and search for “Content & Display.” From there, you’ll see buttons allowing you to disable video components, including Video Clips and Canvas. There’s also an “All Other Videos” option, which includes video podcasts, vertical scrolling videos, and videos from creators and authors.
Spotify’s visuals can be quite fiddly, especially if you want to switch from streaming audio to watching music videos, the transitions between the two can be quite choppy – at least that’s how I find it. So having the freedom to opt out of certain types of video content is something I’ll welcome with open arms, and I’m not the only music fanatic who thinks this.
Putting the audio experience first
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, Spotify’s music video ecosystem is nothing compared to what YouTube has to offer, which runs smoother, playlist mixes are better, and when you stream with a YouTube Premium subscription, it’s like MTV never leaves. Additionally, YouTube is my go-to platform for music video content simply because it has been a part of my life much longer than Spotify.
Although the new Spotify video controls are currently available to Family Plan managers, this upgrade has caught the attention of other Premium subscribers for all the right reasons, who shared their excitement for a wider rollout on Reddit: “This is awesome,” one user shared.
In the same comment, the user also draws on something I never thought of until now. When it comes to watching music videos in the Spotify app, you need to press the “Switch to Video” button every time a new song plays because it switches back to audio. Currently, there is no option to enable music videos to autoplay, which in retrospect would be a valuable addition to Spotify’s video controls.
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