However, if you have a rooted Android device, you can get around this by installing the APK for an app called Disable Service. How to Disable Spotify ConnectĪs we mentioned above, currently Spotify doesn’t offer any official methods for turning Spotify Connect off on Android. This means if you’re on the road, your kids are at home and you’re both trying to stream separate music, the two of you may end up duking it out for ultimate control of who gets to listen to their own music. Unlike a streaming service like Netflix which lets you stream content on up to four devices on a single account, Spotify locks all streams to one per account. Unfortunately, Spotify themselves haven’t provided any official methods for disabling Connect for one major reason: they only want you to be able to play music for one account on one device at a time. Personally, I love this feature when I roll out of bed first thing in the morning and need to get some motivational music rolling on my PC’s speakers, but it can also prove to be aggravating if you don’t know how to turn it off. Spotify Connect lets you fully access everything that Spotify has to offer while hooked up to separate Wi-Fi networks or even while browsing via a cellular LTE connection. This is super convenient if you perhaps want to play music from your speakers at home but also want to be able to use your smartphone as a pseudo remote control which can pause, skip tracks, change the volume or change the album. In order to keep your music experience consistent across all devices, Spotify will detect any devices that you have registered with the same account and allow you to control them on that device no matter where you are. The way Spotify Connect works is pretty simple. The following shows how to disable Spotify Connect (the unofficial way), with some tips and tricks added as well if that option isn’t available to you.

Log out of spotify on all devices