How to Block Devices on Spotify on Android

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Spotify is a website and app music-streaming service that allows you to have multiple devices connected to your account so you can listen to music between your home office and living room without missing a beat. There are times, however, when you don’t want your music playing from other devices. You can block another device on Spotify by either using offline mode, or logging off on all other devices from your phone. By going offline, all connected devices must have music downloaded to them to play, so no one can connect to your music and stream from another device. Logging off all devices forces that device to unlink with Spotify and that device will require permission before playing your Spotify music again.

Steps

Downloading Music and Going Offline

Open the Spotify app. This looks like a green circle with three black curvy lines inside. You can find this app on either your home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.

Tap Your Library. This is located in the lower right of your screen.

Tap Playlists. A new screen will load with all your playlists.

Tap ⁝ next to a playlist. A new page will pop up with options for that playlist, including the options to Share and add to Home Screen.

Tap Download.

Download all of the playlists you want access to. You can go through the menu of music in Your Library, including Albums, and Artists, to download. You cannot download stations, individual songs, podcasts, or videos.

Tap Your Library to navigate back to the main Library page.

Tap IE Settings. This is in the upper right corner of your screen. Your account settings will open.

Tap Android 7 Switch Off next to Offline Mode. Changing Android 7 Switch Off to Android 7 Switch On will turn on Offline Mode. This will allow only downloaded music to play on the device, preventing other devices from playing your music.

Removing All Devices

Open a web browser on your phone. Popular browsers include Firefox and Chrome.

Navigate to spotify.com. Log in if prompted.

Tap ☰. This is in the upper right corner of your screen. A menu will slide out from the side.

Tap Account. Your Account Overview will open.

Tap Sign Out Everywhere. All devices signed in to your Spotify account will be logged out. You will have to login with your email and password or linked Facebook account on each device to access Spotify.