---
title: "All Spotify users can now turn off videos"
description: "A new setting lets you switch off videos and Canvas on Spotify across mobile, desktop and TV."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/spotify-turn-off-videos-setting
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-04-09T13:49:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T03:03:40.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Mobile"
tags: ["Spotify","video","settings","music"]
sources: ["Spotify Newsroom","TechCrunch"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/ftr-header09485093485-2cc0e91d.png
translations:
  ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/spotify-turn-off-videos-setting
  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/spotify-turn-off-videos-setting
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# All Spotify users can now turn off videos

> A new setting lets you switch off videos and Canvas on Spotify across mobile, desktop and TV.

![Image: Spotify](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/ftr-header09485093485-2cc0e91d.png)

## What's new
Spotify now lets **all users**, Premium, Basic and free, turn off video content in the app.

## What you can turn off
- **Canvas**, the short looping visuals behind songs.
- Music and podcast videos.

## How
Go to Settings → **Content and display**.

The setting applies across mobile, desktop, web and TV.

## For families
- Family Plan managers can turn off video for members.
- Spotify says 60% of managed accounts for kids under 13 had video turned off by their parents.

## Note
Video ads will still appear. The setting rolls out globally starting this month.

**Sources:** Spotify Newsroom, TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-04-09. Cite as: “All Spotify users can now turn off videos”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/spotify-turn-off-videos-setting