How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify and Conserve Battery

Disable Music Videos in Spotify: Quick Settings Fix

Spotify’s latest rollout pushes video playback for tracks that carry a visual layer, draining data and battery. If you prefer pure audio, follow this concise roadmap.

Android users

Open the app, tap Home, then the gear icon. Scroll to Playback, switch off Show video previews. For podcasts, disable Video mode under Podcast settings.

iOS users

Navigate to Settings → Spotify → Video and toggle Auto‑play videos off. Confirm by playing a track; the visual pane stays blank.

“Turning off video saved me roughly ↓ 12% of my monthly data plan,” says a power‑user on Reuters.

These tweaks persist across updates, but a future version could re‑enable the feature, so revisit the menu after major releases.