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The iPhone’s volume buttons will no longer work with Spotify Connect

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Spotify users on iPhone will no longer be able to control the volume on connected devices using their physical volume buttons. In an update to its support page, Spotify said Apple “discontinued” this technology, forcing iPhone owners to use an annoying workaround.

This change only affects Spotify Connect, a feature that lets users use their phones to control Spotify on nearby speakers, game consoles, smart TVs, computers, and other devices. Now Spotify will require iPhone users to use an in-app slider to turn the volume up or down instead. Spotify says the change will go into effect on September 3rd, but some users are already seeing it.

When an iPhone user presses their physical volume rocker, Spotify will display a notification that…

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