Search voice option replaced with stupid camera option. Camera? wth???

[Kimert]

Plan

Free/Premium

Country

Device

(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)

Operating System

(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)

My Question or Issue

[MihailY]

Hey @Kimert,

Thanks for posting in the Community.

The Voice Search feature is only available to Premium subscribers and since it's still being tested, it's not available for all users. 

The camera icon you're seeing allows you to scan Spotify Codes as described here.

We hope this helps. Let us know if you have other questions.

[Kimert]

I am a premium member.

[Kimert]

I am not sure how helping others to find that answer l and accept it as a solution will help anybody. 

I have been a $17 a month premier family subscriber for 10 years and for nine of those 10 years there was a little microphone icon in the search box. Now there's a little camera icon. I don't know what the camera icon does and I don't care what it does I miss the little microphone button. There I've introduced myself My name is Kim. Now I get to go pick out crosswalks to prove I'm a human thanks for your help.

[Eni]

Hey there @Kimert, 

Thanks for getting back to us. 

At Spotify, we’re always working to deliver features that our users love. In order to make way for future innovations, we will be removing the current “Hey Spotify” voice feature within our app. 

Users will be able to easily access other voice assistants from our integrated partners on their mobile devices. For more information visit our support pages.

If you need a hand with anything else, the Community is here for you. 

[Gonzokiller]

Plan

Premium

Country

Germany

Device

Samsung Z Fold 4 + Note 20

Operating System

Android 13

My Question or Issue

I am not able to make any speech search in the Spotify app. The microphone icon in the keyboard is deactivated.

Only in this App! Microphone is in all other apps available.

All rights for Spotify are set. I have a iPhone too. In the iPhone the speech input is working.

[Gonzokiller]

Any update here? I am a premium user and the microphone is still not working in the app for android. Android 13, latest spotify app

[Yordan]

Hey @Gonzokiller,

This was part of a test that has now ended. Our tech folks are often trying out and launching improvements to the app. This means you might occasionally see something your friend doesn’t, or get a new feature to try temporarily. Your feedback is important and valuable, so thanks for sharing it here! Rest assured it has been forwarded to the relevant team.

As a workaround you can enable voice search in your keyboard's settings (if supported).

The Community is always here if something else comes up.

Cheers!