How to Disable or Enable Autoplay on Spotify

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Last Updated: March 19, 2024

Spotify is a popular music and podcast streaming service from Sweden. The official Spotify application is available for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux and macOS. If you want, Spotify can automatically play similar songs when your music ends. This wikiHow will help you to how to enable or disable autoplay on Spotify!

Quick Steps

Open the Spotify app on your phone.
Go to "Settings" (the gear icon in the top left corner after hitting your profile).
Choose “Playback” and then click on the “Autoplay” button.
Toggle the switch to the left to disable Autoplay.
Move the switch to the right enable Autoplay.

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Tap the Spotify app icon, which resembles three black, horizontal bars on a green background. Log into your account.
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Navigate to the Home tab and tap on the Settings icon (gear icon), in the top-right corner.

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You will see it in the “Playback” section.
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Toggle the green switch right after the “Autoplay” option to turn off the autoplay feature. Tap one more time to re-enable it. That's it!

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It's a green icon with three black, horizontal bars. Also, sign in to your account, if you haven't already done so.
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A drop-down menu will show up.
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This will open the Settings page.
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Click on the green switch under the Autoplay header to disable the feature. If you want to enable it, just switch the grey button to green again. That's it!

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Why can't I add Spotify to my iPhone 6s?

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It's not working because you have Apple, and it only works on Android.

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