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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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Superuser Contribution My playlist that is over 30 hours stops playing overnight.

Hello,, recently I have been wanting my playlist to play overnight. My playlist is over 30 hours long and has nearly 500 songs. It usually stops an hour or so after I go to bed. I have shuffle and repeat enabled on my playlist so I'm not sure why it ...

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  • Hello,, recently I have been wanting my playlist to play overnight. My playlist is over 30 hours long and has nearly 500 songs. It usually stops an hour or so after I go to bed. I have shuffle and re...
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Superuser Contribution Displaying "You're Offline" despite being connected to WiFi

So I was about to listen to search for a song but then Spotify says try again because there's no internet connection and I am running on 4G internet connection with a WiFi speed of 30mbps so I'm not sure why this is happening I tried uninstalling and...

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  • So I was about to listen to search for a song but then Spotify says try again because there's no internet connection and I am running on 4G internet connection with a WiFi speed of 30mbps so I'm not ...
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[Android][Other] Sort By for playlist mobile app

Playlist Sort By option needed for mobile app

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Superuser Contribution Can't log in to Spotify Live. Constantly get "Something went wrong".

Hello. I've been trying to log into Spotify Live from my Android phone. It was super laggy when first released for Android (as Greenroom) months ago and wouldn't let me log in half the time. I basically gave up. With the change to "Spotify Live", I w...

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  • Hello. I've been trying to log into Spotify Live from my Android phone. It was super laggy when first released for Android (as Greenroom) months ago and wouldn't let me log in half the time. I basica...
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Superuser Contribution Why does my Spotify stop playing after a while when I close the app

So i recently got a new phone and my Spotify has been acting weird since. -The play bar looks different when my phone is off, it's white and only has the song name and the controls-whever I close my phone or leave the app the music stops playing afte...

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  • So i recently got a new phone and my Spotify has been acting weird since. -The play bar looks different when my phone is off, it's white and only has the song name and the controls -whever I close...
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Shuffle

I keep hitting the shuffle thing at the top of the screen and all it does is change the song.There is no tool bar at the bottom of the screen. How do I do turn this off

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  • I keep hitting the shuffle thing at the top of the screen and all it does is change the song. There is no tool bar at the bottom of the screen.   How do I do turn this off
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Songs stopping

Every ~1 minute 30, the song pauses and I have to restart the app. When I restart it, it doesn't respond, but when I try again it works as normal for the next minute and a half. When the song has stopped, it says it is still playing and the time coun...

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  • Every ~1 minute 30, the song pauses and I have to restart the app. When I restart it, it doesn't respond, but when I try again it works as normal for the next minute and a half. When the song has sto...
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Superuser Contribution I cant use my queue

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI wanted to start using my queue on my spotify app for work but the only way I can use it right ...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I wanted to sta...
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Superuser Contribution S22 ultra not displaying songs on Bluetooth stereo, music plays but no steering wheel controls S

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8,Samsung Galaxy S22 ultra Operating SystemS8 Android 9,S22 ultra Android 12My Question or IssueMy S8 works perfectly fine using Spotify through my Bluetooth car stereo. With my new S22 ultra, the sound w...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S22 ultra  Operating System S8 Android 9, S22 ultra Android 12 My Question or Issue My S8 works perfectly fine usi...
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Superuser Contribution Re: Unable to login on Android

I can't login either, on Android phone. Whereas I login on a computer it recognises my username and password, if I put the same username and password on the phone it says it's wrong. I've already tried resetting the password twice, still has the same...

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  • I can't login either, on Android phone. Whereas I login on a computer it recognises my username and password, if I put the same username and password on the phone it says it's wrong.  I've alr...
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Superuser Contribution spotify keeps turning the wifi off on my phone

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDeviceX Power 2Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 (Nougat) My Question or Issue Spotify Mobile keeps turning off the wifi on my phone when the screen turns off for longer than a few seconds. I don't know why it keeps doing this, but I'...

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  • Plan Free Country  Canada Device X Power 2 Operating System Android 7.0 (Nougat)   My Question or Issue  Spotify Mobile keeps turning off the wifi on my phone when the screen...
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Superuser Contribution Storage Bug on Android

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20 FE 5GOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueSo I have this problem for a few months now but thought about finally adressing it. It´s a bit annoying to see. I only have one SD card which makes ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue So I have this problem for a few months now but thought about finally ad...
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Superuser Contribution Playlists switch to radio immediately

Premium, Samsung A51, latest Android OS, USA. Sometimes when I turn on a playlist, about one to two seconds after the first song plays, the playlist will end and switch to a radio based on the playlist. Keep in mind I have premium. It will also do th...

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  • Premium, Samsung A51, latest Android OS, USA.   Sometimes when I turn on a playlist, about one to two seconds after the first song plays, the playlist will end and switch to a radio based on t...
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Superuser Contribution Play button now has shuffle built in. Why?

Plan- Fam PremCountry- usaDevice pixel 4a (android) (See attached pic for example) My Question- I went to play some music today in my office. The play button when I open an album has shuffle built into it. This is automatic. I looked in the settings ...

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  • Plan- Fam Prem Country- usa Device pixel 4a (android)   (See attached pic for example)   My Question- I went to play some music today in my office. The play button when I open an...
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Other] Phone takes over spotify play from ancillary devices when headphones are powered on

BUG REPORT - When listening to spotify on a device other than my phone, and I connect my bluetooth headphones to my phone (to answer a call, mainly), music transfers to my phone / headphones opposed to maintaining play on the ancillary device. This b...

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  • BUG REPORT - When listening to spotify on a device other than my phone, and I connect my bluetooth headphones to my phone (to answer a call, mainly), music transfers to my phone / headphones opposed ...
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Superuser Contribution AutoPlay not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 6 ProOperating System(Android 13 My Question or IssueA few days ago, AutoPlay stopped working. I now have to manually navigate the menu to start song radio to get it to continue past the one song I have started. Same ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 6 Pro Operating System (Android 13   My Question or Issue A few days ago, AutoPlay stopped working.  I now have to manually navigate the menu...
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Superuser Contribution I am unable to scroll through the genres in my liked playlist.

I have a galaxy S20 FE and I am currently unable to select genres in my liked playlist, as well as being unable to find certain artists or their music on the liked playlist too.

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  • I have a galaxy S20 FE and I am currently unable to select genres in my liked playlist, as well as being unable to find certain artists or their music on the liked playlist too.
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Superuser Contribution No internet connection

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung s10e Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen connected on mobile data (4G LTE at least) the app find 'no internet connection'. All titles and podcasts are in grey excepted for the ones downloaded previou...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung s10e  Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When connected on mobile data (4G LTE at least) the app find 'no internet connecti...
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Superuser Contribution spotify codes are not showing on my phone or laptop

I wonder if anybody can help me solve my problem. my app on android nor my desktop spotify will show codes is there a setting i should have checked to be able to see them? My camera works to be able to read a code but i am unable to generate one any ...

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  • I wonder if anybody can help me solve my problem. my app on android nor my desktop spotify will show codes is there a setting i should have checked to be able to see them? My camera works to be able ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Transferring offline songs between phone and laptop

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Asus ROG GL503Operating SystemAndroid Oreo(8.0)Windows 10 1809My Question or Issue I have downloaded a lot of playlists on my phone and I want the exact same playlists on my laptop but I don't want to dow...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Asus ROG GL503 Operating System Android Oreo(8.0) Windows 10 1809 My Question or Issue   I have downloaded a lot of playlists on m...
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