Spotify users can finally stop staring at that disco ball.
The music streaming service has quietly reverted its app icon back to the familiar green-and-black design, ending a month-long experiment that proved surprisingly unpopular with users.
The sparkly icon first appeared in May as part of Spotify’s 20th anniversary celebrations, replacing the standard logo with a shimmering disco ball effect. While Spotify likely intended it as a fun tribute to two decades of music streaming, many users weren’t exactly thrilled by the change.
In fact, the temporary redesign attracted a fair amount of criticism online. Some users complained that the icon looked messy on their home screens. Others said the reflective effect made it harder to spot among other apps. And, what was meant to resemble a disco ball reportedly looked more like a small dark blob on certain displays.
The return to normal comes slightly later than expected. Spotify had previously suggested the anniversary icon would disappear before the end of May, though it lingered into June before finally being removed in the latest iOS update.
The change appears to be rolling out automatically. Still, users who are still seeing the disco ball can try updating the app manually.
Not everyone wanted to see it go, though. While much of the reaction was negative, some Spotify users had suggested keeping the anniversary icon as an optional feature for Premium subscribers.
Either way, the debate is now largely over. Spotify’s classic logo is back where it belongs, and the disco ball has officially spun its last track.
The icon change arrives just as Spotify continues rolling out several new music-focused features like improved playlist organisation tools that make it easier to manage large collections of songs.
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