How to Disable Spotify’s background videos on Apple and Android Devices

Spotify is a popular music streaming app available on Apple and Android devices worldwide. Among its unique features is the Animation Video background, which plays a looping music video by default. While some users find this feature interesting, others do not prefer it. Additionally, Spotify has an Animation music video feature called Canvas that provides a short video that continuously loops with the track.

Users have expressed frustration with this feature, as it can be hard to quickly find music controls. Additionally, it uses internet data and drains battery life. Today, we will explain how to disable the video playback feature for song tracks on your iPhone and iPad. Also, when the video animation is active, the controls automatically hide at the bottom of the screen, making it challenging to pause or play music swiftly.

Why do you see a video while playing music on Spotify?

It is a modern type of music cover art used to display on your screen instead of using an everyday Cover art is replaced by a small animation video, which plays when you were playing a video. As if not, it was only available for the mobile platform, including Android and iOS devices. Whereas, the animation video orientation is on Portrait, not in Landscape. Furthermore, The Canvas used in those music videos was designed by the artist of their music.

Spotify claims it well-optimized its software to consume little battery and very little data while playing canvas. Spotify was on their initial stage of creating a portrait, and they confirm that they added canvas every data means the Canvas feature is going to optimize more in the future.

How to Turn off Spotify Canvas Background videos on iOS

It is quite easy to turn off the Canvas using a toggle in the setting’s menu.

1. First, you have to open the “Spotify” app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Then click on the “Settings.”
   (Placed on the top-right corner of the screen.)
3. Then, The setting menu opens.
4. Scroll and find out the “Canvas” menu.
5. Now, Toggle to turn off the “Canvas” to disable animation video album.
6. That’s it, Next time it would not appear on the Spotify app.

Moreover, Music animation video does not come with every single album. Even, You can’t disable the videos on playlists.

How to Disable Spotify Canvas Background videos on Android?

The steps were quite similar to the iOS app, but it’s having additional steps in the settings.

1. Open the “Spotify” app on your Android device.
2. Then, Tap on the “Setting” placed on the upper right corner of the device.
3. Scroll down and click on the “Playback” from settings.
4. Now, choose the “Canvas settings” and then toggle to turn off.
   (Which disable the short animation video played on song tracks.)
5. That’s it, and Now only the music album art appears on display.

Note: The Music album art of the song still shown as usual, but its worth it because it consumes less space and data on your mobile.

Re-enable Spotify Canvas music video.

You can still enable if you later want to allow the Canvas feature, then you have to follow the same step. In the end, you can toggle to turn on the Spotify Canvas. Even you can turn off the “Behind the Lyrics” feature based on your preference on Spotify setting.

What fo do if you are Unable to Turn off Canvas?

Reportedly, Some users have a problem disabling the Canvas feature, but it is again on automatically.

It might be because Spotify’s latest app comes with minor crashes and bugs, suggesting wait for some time to receive the next update, or you can re-install the app. Then again, install the app and later try again. Additionally, the Spotify Canvas feature is a premium feature if you have not purchased the premium, then you didn’t need to do anything.

Hopefully, you can continue with your music without any videos playing Spotify music, and this article will help you disable the Spotify animation video on loop. We assume you successfully disable your device’s Spotify music video feature. Share your opinion, if any queries then let us know in the comment section down below.