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New and Improved Android Widget

Spotify is bringing a new update to the home screen widget on Android devices. This update will help you get more out of it than before. The new widget will make it simpler and faster to access your favourite content on Spotify. So what is changing?H...

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[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems. First thing to do before trying anything else is r...

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Solved!! The version of Spotify I have has completely different features than another free user.

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceAndroid PhonesMy Question or IssueMy dad and I both have spotify. I cannot pick songs to play and have to rely on shuffle. My dad can pick songs without issue, and probably doesn't even know that shuffle's an option. We both h...

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  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Hidden or blocked songs?

Sometimes I find artists who have hidden or blocked songs that I can't play, they're in a dark Grey colour and there's no information about what it is happening or how I can fix it. I have premium account since 2015 and I just find it unfair, paying ...

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  • Sometimes I find artists who have hidden or blocked songs that I can't play, they're in a dark Grey colour and there's no information about what it is happening or how I can fix it. I have premium ac...
  • mfedo
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why my Spotify is different than my friend?

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 4Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueSo when I just screenshot my Spotify, and my friend sent to me with a different ui, I don't know how he make that

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  • Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue So when I just screenshot my Spotify, and my friend sent to me with a diff...
  • Dian
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Superuser Contribution Pausing randomly

I just recently had an issue where spotify is pausing after about 30 seconds. I have reinstalled, battery saver is off, signed out everywhere, restarted my phone, checked other devices

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  • I just recently had an issue where spotify is pausing after about 30 seconds. I have reinstalled, battery saver is off, signed out everywhere, restarted my phone, checked other devices
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution A deleted song keeps playing on my playlist

I have a playlist that I had deleted a song from, but the song keeps playing when I listen to the playlist. If I look at the list of songs on the playlist, it doesn't appear, but the song still comes up when I listen to the playlist. How can I get ri...

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  • I have a playlist that I had deleted a song from, but the song keeps playing when I listen to the playlist. If I look at the list of songs on the playlist, it doesn't appear, but the song still comes...
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Superuser Contribution I can't open a podcast

I am not able to open a podcast. I receive an error every time I tried to open it. I can open it from other phone but not on mine.

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  • I am not able to open a podcast. I receive an error every time I tried to open it. I can open it from other phone but not on mine.
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Superuser Contribution Sorting a playlist by Date Added descending, sorts the list in the wrong order.

PlanPremium DeviceSamsung Galaxy 10+Operating SystemAndroid 12Sorting a playlist by Date Added descending, sorts the list in the wrong order. When the arrow is heading down, the first appearing song is the oldest added to the playlist. In the desktop...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Samsung Galaxy 10+ Operating System Android 12 Sorting a playlist by Date Added descending, sorts the list in the wrong order. When the arrow is heading down, the ...
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Autoplay/autostart/resume broken - again

It looks like a recent update has broken autoplay again. I am experiencing the issues described in this post https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Autostart-autoplay-resume-not-working-anymore/td-p/5258203again.

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  • It looks like a recent update has broken autoplay again. I am experiencing the issues described in this post https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Autostart-autoplay-resume-not-working-anymore/td-...
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Superuser Contribution Help Sorting in a Playlist

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceMotorola Moto E4Operating SystemAndroid NougatSpotify App Version8.5.29.828 My Question or IssueI am unable to sort songs in a playlist. Per the instructions in the Sort and Filter help page, I should be able to sort songs in ...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Motorola Moto E4 Operating System Android Nougat Spotify App Version 8.5.29.828   My Question or Issue I am unable to sort songs in a playlist. Per ...
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spotify isnt detecting songs that are saved locally(mp3 files) on my sdcard

my spotify is not detecting songs that are saved locally(mp3 files) on my micro sd card. am i missing something?note:1. my sd card is not corrupt(other music players are able to detect and play songs on sd card)2. i have turned on all required settin...

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  • my spotify is not detecting songs that are saved locally(mp3 files) on my micro sd card. am i missing something? note: 1. my sd card is not corrupt(other music players are able to detect and pl...
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Superuser Contribution Visual bug where the downloaded symbol will not show next to liked/downloaded songs

When viewing an album, the downloaded symbol will not show next to liked/ downloaded songs outside of 2 situations. Firstly, the very first song in album will always show the downloaded button if it is liked, but the rest will not.However, if the dow...

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  • When viewing an album, the downloaded symbol will not show next to liked/ downloaded songs outside of 2 situations.   Firstly, the very first song in album will always show the downloaded butt...
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Superuser Contribution Continuar musica ao abri app

Ao abrir o app no modo offline ele não continua a toca a ultima musica que estava ouvindo. Tenho que procurar a musica na playlist e colocar pra tocar. No deezer isso funciona perfeitamente.

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  • Ao abrir o app no modo offline ele não continua a toca a ultima musica que estava ouvindo. Tenho que procurar a musica na playlist e colocar pra tocar. No deezer isso funciona perfeitamente.
  • Vasil
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PlanFamilyCountryUkraineDevice(Redmi note 10)Operating System(Android 12) My Question or IssueDownloaded music becomes unavailable immediately after the internet goes down. I tried all the recommendations, deleted Spotify and reinstalled. All permiss...

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  • Plan Family Country Ukraine Device (Redmi note 10) Operating System (Android 12)   My Question or Issue Downloaded music becomes unavailable immediately after the internet goes down. I...
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Solved!! Unable to see sort or see sorted songs in playlist in android app

I started having this issue in the last month (Jan 2023). Spotify tells me to sort on the desktop app and while that works, the sort of songs in the playlist IS NOT REFLECTED in the android app. I'm a premium customer and this is really CRITICAL feat...

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  • I started having this issue in the last month (Jan 2023). Spotify tells me to sort on the desktop app and while that works, the sort of songs in the playlist IS NOT REFLECTED in the android app. I'm ...
  • Amayy
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Superuser Contribution Frequent auto-pausing during playback

Plan: Premium Country: Canada Device: Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Operating System: Android My Question or Issue: Throughout the last couple of weeks I have been experiencing spotify auto-pausing my podcasts during playback. The autopausing seems to happen...

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  •       Plan: Premium       Country: Canada       Device: Samsung Galaxy A32 5G       Operating System: Android    ...
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Superuser Contribution Liking songs sync issue with mobile app

PlanPremiumDeviceGalaxy S22Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueWhen I'm listening to something on the phone app and I like the song on the web player (which I'm using as a controller sort of), the song doesn't like on the mobile app. And v...

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  • Plan Premium Device Galaxy S22 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue When I'm listening to something on the phone app and I like the song on the web player (which I'm using ...
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Superuser Contribution Blocking Users

When I block a user in a matter of hours when I check again they are always unblocked and I have to do it again. How can I be sure the user is 100% blocked when you come back to it and it shows them as unblocked and gives to an option to block them a...

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  • When I block a user in a matter of hours when I check again they are always unblocked and I have to do it again. How can I be sure the user is 100%  blocked when you come back to it and it shows...
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Removed downloads, still using a lot of storage

So I have been running low on storage space on my phone for a while now. I decided to go through and remove all the songs I had downloaded. So why is spotify still taking up roughly 2-3GB of storage?Only thing I can think of, since I've removed all d...

  • Casual Listener
  • So I have been running low on storage space on my phone for a while now. I decided to go through and remove all the songs I had downloaded. So why is spotify still taking up roughly 2-3GB of storage?...
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Superuser Contribution design changed without update

my design changed without an update while I was listening. the share-button swapped places with the title and the artist. I've already deleted and re-installed the app but nothing changed. my friends who have the same phone as me still have the norma...

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  • my design changed without an update while I was listening. the share-button swapped places with the title and the artist. I've already deleted and re-installed the app but nothing changed. my friends...
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