Don’t worry, it’s only temporary.
By Alex Perry on May 15, 2026
A lot of people took one look at the Spotify app on their phones this week and didn’t like what they saw. Spotify updated the app icon to give it a shiny, disco ball-like appearance. If you aren’t prepared for it, it’s a pretty jarring shift. See for yourself: [SEE ALSO: Spotify has a new Wrapped-like experience that covers its entire history](https://mashable.com/article/spotify-party-of-the-years)
If you’re here, you’re probably wondering why Spotify did that, and if it’s going to be that way forever. For starters, no, it’s not going to stay that way permanently. That’s because Spotify did this to celebrate its 20th anniversary as a company (even though the app launched in 2008). This new icon is just a way to celebrate a huge milestone for the popular music streaming service. As a fun bonus, you can also see a bunch of cool data about your music streaming history in Spotify thanks to a Wrapped-like experience built into the app right now. If you want to know the first song you ever streamed, you can do that. Just prepare to cringe a little bit.
The change makes sense once you know all of that, but still, people online were not entirely happy about the jarring shift in aesthetic from Spotify.
There’s nothing to worry about, though. Just let the company celebrate itself for a little while.
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Topics: [Apps & Software](https://mashable.com/category/apps-software), [Spotify](https://mashable.com/category/spotify)
Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at [yelix.bsky.social](http://yelix.bsky.social).