Prevent Spotify playing on another device than the one I am using

[JoshSutterfield]

I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want control over this. I should be able to prevent this from happening before it begins, not after. 

The old answer found applies to a nonexistent section (Devices under Settings no longer exists, neither on Android or Windows Desktop or Web). Someone should be accountable for these sorts of things. It's user-hostile.

[Yordan]

Hey there, @JoshSutterfield,

Thanks for reaching out.

If the app is running in the background, it will sync across all devices you're using and the most recent one will be shown. In your case, most likely your last played device was your phone, which is why the desktop app is reminding you that you're listening on another device.

You can switch the currently playing device from the Spotify Connect menu. 

We’re always looking for opportunities to enhance the user experience for everyone though, so your feedback on this is greatly appreciated - thanks for sharing it here.

Cheers 🤘