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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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Shuffle not working at all

I see the shuffle symbol but when i push it it pauses instead. I signed out twice it worked for awhile. Now again not at all.

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  • I see the shuffle symbol but when i push it it pauses instead. I signed out twice it worked for awhile. Now again not at all.
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Superuser Contribution App is not loading with android 12

I have uninstalled, reinstalled the app. Cleared my cache and restarted my phone. Spotify takes forever to load of it does it all. This has been going on for weeks. When it does play, at takes forever to pause and then or it takes a long time to load...

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  • I have uninstalled, reinstalled the app. Cleared my cache and restarted my phone. Spotify takes forever to load of it does it all. This has been going on for weeks. When it does play, at takes foreve...
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Dots not showing in spotify

Hi, I think it was around 20th Feb my dots stopped showing on my Spotify speakers list. I've reinstalled both apps, looked for spotify files in internal storage, turned router and all dots off and on. Alexa will play spotify on my sonny's speakers wh...

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  • Hi, I think it was around 20th Feb my dots stopped showing on my Spotify speakers list. I've reinstalled both apps, looked for spotify files in internal storage, turned router and all dots off and o...
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Superuser Contribution Google Assistant not able to control Spotify?

I recently Switched from Samsung Devices (S10 and S21 FE) to a Pixel 7 Pro and Spotify is kinda driving me crazy on this device.- I used to be able to stop/close spotify by just swiping away the tile in the drop down menu. Now spotify just keeps play...

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  • I recently Switched from Samsung Devices (S10 and S21 FE) to a Pixel 7 Pro and Spotify is kinda driving me crazy on this device. - I used to be able to stop/close spotify by just swiping away the ...
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auto queues played podcasts

when a podcast finishes e.g. playing from You library/New episodes Spotify has no qualms about picking a podcast already played and playing it

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  • when a podcast finishes e.g. playing from You library/New episodes Spotify has no qualms about picking a podcast already played and playing it
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Now my friends can connect..." message keeps showing up; how to get rid of it?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S23UltraOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've got a new phone and installed Spotify on it. Every time I physically leave my home wi-fi network (go somewhere and listen to Spotify in the c...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S23Ultra Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've got a new phone and installed Spotify on it. Every time I physica...
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Audio distortion during playback through DAC on Pixel 6

Premium plan, Canada Google Pixel 6 (MP1.0)Android 12 (SQ3A.220605.009.A1)Spotify app version 8.7.42.943 There is audio distortion (clicking/popping) during playback through a USB-C DAC on the Pixel 6. This was a known issue across *all* apps, result...

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  • Premium plan, Canada   Google Pixel 6 (MP1.0) Android 12 (SQ3A.220605.009.A1) Spotify app version 8.7.42.943   There is audio distortion (clicking/popping) during playback through a U...
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Superuser Contribution When I attempt to play a playlist of mine, Spotify leaves my playlist.

When listening to one of my playlists on Spotify via the Android app on my Samsung Galaxy S21, Spotify will sometimes leave my playlist and start playing random songs after the first song in the playlist. This has happened on several occasions and wi...

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  • When listening to one of my playlists on Spotify via the Android app on my Samsung Galaxy S21, Spotify will sometimes leave my playlist and start playing random songs after the first song in the play...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Downloading podcasts audio only?

PlanPremiumDeviceXiaomi Redmi 5AOperating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or IssueHi!Some podcasts have both audio and video, like the Joe Rogan podcast for example. I tried to download a podcast on the Android app for the first time that had video, an...

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  • Plan Premium Device Xiaomi Redmi 5A Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue Hi! Some podcasts have both audio and video, like the Joe Rogan podcast for example. I t...
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Solved!! Free version APP is just Unusable

Hi, Having read the forums, I can't believe that I cannot listen to a specific song on my playlist on my Android phone. Shuffle Play doesn't even play the song I've selected! So I can either play a random song... which then plays another random song,...

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  • Hi,   Having read the forums, I can't believe that I cannot listen to a specific song on my playlist on my Android phone. Shuffle Play doesn't even play the song I've selected! So I can e...
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How do I install my Spotify account on my new tablet

I have premium Spotify on my old tablet want to add to new tablet.

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  • I have premium Spotify on my old tablet want to add to new tablet.
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Superuser Contribution Skipping to ads in podcasts crashes playback

When I start a podcast it plays fine, but if I skip forward into an ad break the playback stops completely and the play banner disappears like nothing was playing at all. Restarting the podcast plays from the last skip before the ad break. If I let t...

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  • When I start a podcast it plays fine, but if I skip forward into an ad break the playback stops completely and the play banner disappears like nothing was playing at all. Restarting the podcast plays...
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Superuser Contribution Lock screen widget dislike changed to like & my Spotify usage dropped a lot

Hi, Premium FamilySamsung Galaxy S22 UltraAndroid 13Spotify 8.8.10.582 when exploring Discover Weekly & Release Radar playlists I always used the dislike to very quiickly filter out the stuff I don't like, without unlocking and any other action, espe...

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  • Hi,   Premium Family Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Android 13 Spotify 8.8.10.582   when exploring Discover Weekly & Release Radar playlists I always used the dislike to very quiickly ...
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Superuser Contribution The that used to be playing for 4-5 min now plays only for 2-2:30 mins and

The songs i have saved in my playlists used listen to were 4-5 mins long and now the songs play for 2-2:30 mins and skip to the next song also size of the songs has drastically decreased whereas runtime for the whole playlist used to be 1hr and above...

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  • The songs i have saved in my playlists used listen to were 4-5 mins long and now the songs play for 2-2:30 mins and skip to the next song also size of the songs has drastically decreased whereas runt...
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Superuser Contribution Hoe kom ik op spotify

Wat betekent spotify. Hoe zoek ik wat ik wil luisteren of zien

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  • Wat betekent spotify. Hoe zoek ik wat ik wil luisteren of zien
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Why does spotify keep playing songs I've explicitly unliked???

Spotify keeps adding songs that I've unliked over and over and has even made entire Playlists dedicated to those songs. Wtf??? Cmon nerds, do your jobs

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  • Spotify keeps adding songs that I've unliked over and over and has even made entire Playlists dedicated to those songs. Wtf??? Cmon nerds, do your jobs
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