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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 Adds playing after every song

PlanFree/PremiumCoamsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAs i said above there's an add playing after every single song

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  • Plan Free/Premium Coamsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Android    My Question or Issue As i said above there's an add playing after every single song 
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Superuser Contribution How to remove downloads from a broken phone

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 6 and Galaxy s10Operating SystemiOS 15 and latest android version My Question or IssueHi I am a daily spotify user, I have recently broken 2 phones ( dead screen and operating system dead) that both have a lot ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 6 and Galaxy s10 Operating System iOS 15 and latest android version    My Question or Issue Hi I am a daily spotify user, I ha...
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Superuser Contribution Songs keep pausing automatically every 10/30 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceSamsung A51, AlexaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy songs keep pausing every 10/30 seconds without any reason, this keeps happening while I drive and my phone is connected to my Bluetooth speaker, when I p...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device Samsung A51, Alexa Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My songs keep pausing every 10/30 seconds without any reason, this keeps happeni...
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Inaccessible Queue

Hey all! I've been unable to access my queue for the past two days; every time I go to "Now Playing" it will show the icon for the queue (bottom right corner for Android, looks like a few horizontal lines in a row) but compared to all the other icons...

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  • Hey all! I've been unable to access my queue for the past two days; every time I go to "Now Playing" it will show the icon for the queue (bottom right corner for Android, looks like a few horizontal ...
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Superuser Contribution Playback of music speed slowed down

I have a problem with the play backusiof streaming music in spotify.A couple 9f weeks ago I noticed that the speed of the music noticeably slowed down as though it Is a record playing and the speed has slowed down. I have uninstalled and reinstalled ...

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  • I have a problem with the play backusiof streaming music in spotify.A couple 9f weeks ago I noticed that the speed of the music noticeably slowed down as though it  Is a record playing and the ...
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Missing slider??

I'm using an S22 ultra. Several updates ago the slider in my like songs folder disappeared. Now I have to manually scroll to find somgs. Anyone else having this trouble? Extremely frustrating and time consuming to find my music

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  • I'm using an S22 ultra. Several updates ago the slider in my like songs folder disappeared. Now I have to manually scroll to find somgs. Anyone else having this trouble? Extremely frustrating and tim...
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Spotify take ~5min for start

PlanPremium DeviceRedmi Note 8 ProOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueEach time I start spotify on my phone it takes an eternity to start.I disconnect reconnect, restart the phone, test without sd card, without vpn, cleared cache, reinstallat...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Redmi Note 8 Pro Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Each time I start spotify on my phone it takes an eternity to start. I disconnect reconnect,...
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Superuser Contribution It doesn't allow me to listen to the music I want in Android

PlanFreeCountryPerúDevice(LG K9)Operating System(Android 7.1.2) My Question or IssueThere is a pretty serious problem with the player on Android cell phones, It has also happened to my sister and me with my old account, I thought it was because it wa...

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  • Plan Free Country Perú Device (LG K9) Operating System (Android 7.1.2)   My Question or Issue There is a pretty serious problem with the player on Android cell phones, It has also happ...
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    It also does not allow me to listen to my playlist of I like you
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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...
  • AlejaR
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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...
  • Alex
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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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