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

/ iPhone users have to use an in-app slider to change the volume of connected devices instead.

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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