Spotify’s hated disco ball icon is finally gone for good

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• Spotify’s widely-dispised disco ball icon is going away.
• Spotify had introduced the icon temporarily to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
• The icon drew criticism for the unusually shimmery look, which also impacted visibility.

Last month, Spotify rolled out a glimmery disco ball for its app icon as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations. The icon wasn’t exactly the hit Spotify would have hoped for — rather, it was widely disliked. Thankfully, it wasn’t supposed to replace the original icon permanently either. So, it’s going away, and those who didn’t quite like it can now pretend it never really existed.

Spotify on iOS recently reverted to the usual app icon, almost a month after the disco ball was first spotted. The transition actually comes later than Spotify had promised — the logo was originally supposed to disappear before the end of May, as Spotify confirmed. That obviously led to frustration among users who didn’t appreciate it in the first place.