How to Disable Videos on Spotify and YouTube Music
Both Spotify andYouTube Musichave videos in their music player but they are implemented in different ways. When you play some specific songs,Spotifylikes to play a loop of the video song (a few seconds long) instead of album art. Whereas YouTube Music has music videos included in its recommendations and search results that start playing the entire music video when you play the song. If you don’t prefer to get the videos in your music listening experience, then here’s how you can disable the videos on Spotify and YouTube Music to save up your internet data.
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How to Disable Videos on Spotify on iPhone
1.Open the Spotify app on your iPhone. Now tap on theprofile iconat the top left corner and then select theSettings and privacyoption from the sidebar.
2.On the Settings page, open thePlaybackoption and disable the toggleCanvasoption to turn off short-looping videos.
3.However, you should still see videos on podcasts on Spotify. In case, you want to disable videos for podcasts too, on the main Settings page, open theData Saveroption, and here enable the toggle beside theStream audio onlyoption under the Video podcasts category.
4.To download only the audio version of Podcasts, enable the toggle beside theDownload audio onlyoption under the same Video Podcasts section.
How to Disable Videos on Spotify on Android
1.Open the Spotify app on your iPhone and then tap on thecog iconat the top right corner to open Spotify settings.
2Here scroll down to thePlaybacksection and disable the toggle beside theCanvasoption to turn off loop of the video while playing songs.
3.To turn off videos on podcasts too, enable theStream audio onlyoption under the Data Saver section.
4.To download only the audio version of podcasts, just enable the toggle besideDownload audio onlyoption
How to Disable Videos on YouTube Music on iPhone
1.Open the YouTube Music app on your iPhone and tap on theprofile iconat the top right corner. On the profile page, select theSettingsoption.
2.On the Settings page, select thePlayback and restrictionsoption.
3.Here, enable the toggle beside theDon’t play music videosoption.
4.To download only the audio version, go back to the main Settings page, and select theDownloads and storageoption.
5.Now tap on theVideo qualityoption and selectAudio only if availableoption.
Though there are podcasts on YouTube Music too, there is no option to turn off videos for podcasts on YouTube Music as of now.
How to Disable Videos on YouTube Music on Android
1.Open the YouTube Music app on your Android phone and tap on theprofile iconat the top right corner. On the profile page, select theSettingsoption.
2.On the Settings page, select theData savingoption. Then enable the toggle beside theDon’t play music videosoption.
3.To download only the audio version, go back to the main Settings page, and select theDownloads and storageoption.
4.Now tap on theVideo qualityoption and selectAudio only if availableoption.
Disable Videos
Videos on Music apps are not something you prefer, then you’re able to disable videos on both YouTube Music and Spotify. Also, videos do have lesser quality sound compared to just the audio version. However, if you hop on to any music video on YouTube Music after disabling it, it will not exactly play the audio version of the song, rather it plays the audio of that video.
Also check,YouTube Music Tips and Tricks
Ravi Teja KNTS
Tech writer with over 4 years of experience at TechWiser, where he has authored more than 700 articles on AI, Google apps, Chrome OS, Discord, and Android. His journey started with a passion for discussing technology and helping others in online forums, which naturally grew into a career in tech journalism. Ravi’s writing focuses on simplifying technology, making it accessible and jargon-free for readers. When he’s not breaking down the latest tech, he’s often immersed in a classic film – a true cinephile at heart.
