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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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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Volume control on LG Soundbar jumps to 50%

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10, Iphone12 LG DSP11RAOperating SystemAndroid and IOS My Question or IssueHi,the issue i have is, that when i stream musk trough the app to the soundbar and than want to change the volume by using the m...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S10, Iphone12 LG DSP11RA Operating System Android and IOS   My Question or Issue Hi, the issue i have is, that when i stream musk tr...
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Superuser Contribution How to change download location to SD card

So, Spotify decided to delete all of my downloaded songs last night and tried automatically re-downloading all of them onto my phone's internal storage, completely filling it up. Is there any way I can change the download location back to my SD card?...

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  • So, Spotify decided to delete all of my downloaded songs last night and tried automatically re-downloading all of them onto my phone's internal storage, completely filling it up. Is there any way I c...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app is forcing me to play music I don't want to play

PlanPremiumGermany DevicePixel 4Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issue I'm trying to play music on my Spotify App through my SONOS speaker. I go to an album and try to play a song and Spotify is overriding my selection and forcing me to list...

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  • Plan Premium Germany   Device Pixel 4 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue   I'm trying to play music on my Spotify App through my SONOS speaker. I go to ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Swipe to Queue

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGalaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueSpotify has still not implemented a swipe to queue feature on android. This is absurd. People have been asking for this for almost 5 years. How much time c...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Spotify has still not implemented a swipe to queue feature on android. Thi...
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Easier queuing

I'm sure this must affect lots of users, hopefully this feature could be added easily. Essentially, I might be listening to a playlist and decide I want to listen to a few tracks next so I try and queue them. It's incredibly difficult to hit the "men...

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  • I'm sure this must affect lots of users, hopefully this feature could be added easily.   Essentially, I might be listening to a playlist and decide I want to listen to a few tracks next so I t...
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[android]User Interface

Premium - Samsung Galaxy S8There are a lot of features available on the iOS version of Spotify that I feel would benefit android users as well. For example, iOS users can swipe to add a song to their queue, and they can modify the order of songs in t...

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  • Premium - Samsung Galaxy S8 There are a lot of features available on the iOS version of Spotify that I feel would benefit android users as well. For example, iOS users can swipe to add a song to the...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify serving IOS more than android

It has been said thousands of times, please roll out the slide to add to queue and similar features to Android as well as IOS. PlanPremiumCountry DeviceOppo A9Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issueupdate android spotify

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  • It has been said thousands of times, please roll out the slide to add to queue and similar features to Android as well as IOS.  Plan Premium Country   Device Oppo A9 Operating System...
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Liked songs, question

PlanPremiumCountryUsaDevice Samsung Galaxy a20Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI like goin song to song and was wonderin why when i listen to liked songs it skips like 20 songs out of nowhere, and is there a way to have swipe to add to que...

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  • Plan Premium Country Usa Device  Samsung Galaxy a20 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I like goin song to song and was wonderin why when i listen to liked songs it s...
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Android app lacks basic features

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceOnePlus 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueThe Android app lacks basic features present on other platforms. I have used an iPhone for the past couple of years and when I made the switch to Android, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device OnePlus 7 Pro Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue The Android app lacks basic features present on other platforms. I have used an...
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Solved!! Will Android users get the refreshed UI that iOS users got?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceASUS ZenFone MaxOperating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or Issue I In late February last year, Spotify introduced a new UI design. I would like to know if Android users will get this UI update because it has been more than a y...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device ASUS ZenFone Max Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue I  In late February last year, Spotify introduced a new UI design. I would like t...
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Please! Make spotify more like the IOS app

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhy is the IOS app so much better? It's far better on my iPhone 6. I have a screenshot of both. The main features that are missing are:- Swiping right on a so...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Why is the IOS app so much better? It's far better on my iPhone 6. I have a screen...
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Why is the Android app so much behind the iOS app?

Okay, so before I start the rant, I'd like to say that I'm a big fan of Android and have been using Android since 2011, and I can't even imagine myself using iOS phone, but the iOS app is just much better than the Android app. For example,-in my opin...

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  • Okay, so before I start the rant, I'd like to say that I'm a big fan of Android and have been using Android since 2011, and I can't even imagine myself using iOS phone, but the iOS app is just m...
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Superuser Contribution When will we receive the UI update iOS got months ago on android?

As the title says, Android users are yet to get the UI update which we were promised months ago along with the basic swipe to queue feature. Apple Music for Android got the UI update before y'all could **bleep**. Please give a definitive answer, the ...

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  • As the title says, Android users are yet to get the UI update which we were promised months ago along with the basic swipe to queue feature. Apple Music for Android got the UI update before y'all cou...
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Solved!! [Android] Swipe to Queue a Track

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue

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Solved!! Add Swipe to Queue for Android

Add Swipe to Queue for Android

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Solved!! SWIPE TO QUEUE SWIPE TO QUEUE SWIPE TO QUEUE

PlanStudent DeviceGoogle Pixel 3 My Question or Issue I RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED THIS BUT ITS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT YOU'RE NOT CONSIDERING THIS RIGHT NOW. I REALLY DON'T THINK IT WOULD TAKE MUCH AT ALL TO ADD SWIPE TO QUEUE F...

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  • Plan Student   Device Google Pixel 3  My Question or Issue  I RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED THIS BUT ITS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT YOU'RE NOT CONSIDERING THIS RIG...
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Solved!! [Android] Reason why Swipe to Queue isn't a feature

DeviceGalaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid P My Question or IssueI've recently changed back to Android, and one thing that caught my attention was the spotify's UI. There is no swipe feature whatsoever. You can't easily add song to the queue or edit pla...

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  • Device Galaxy S10 Operating System Android P   My Question or Issue I've recently changed back to Android, and one thing that caught my attention was the spotify's UI. There is no swipe fe...
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Android queue doesn't work without internet anymore

PlanPremiumCountry HungaryDeviceOneplus 5tOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Before an Android update I was able to queue songs without being connected to the Internet. This morning when I tried to do it, it says I cannot open the acti...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Hungary Device Oneplus 5t Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Before an Android update I was able to queue songs without ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Swipe to queue

I come from iOS. The Android app isn't bad, but I'd love to have my favorite function back. Swipe (left or right, I forgot) to queue songs! It's a hastle making a list. Great app though!!!

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  • I come from iOS. The Android app isn't bad, but I'd love to have my favorite function back. Swipe (left or right, I forgot) to queue songs! It's a hastle making a list. Great app though!!!
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Solved!! Bring the Swipe option to queue songs in Android Version

Bring the Swipe option that queues the song that is in iOS Spotify to Android version too. It's lot more easier than touching the three dots and then adding to the queue.

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  • Bring the Swipe option that queues the song that is in iOS Spotify to Android version too. It's lot more easier than touching the three dots and then adding to the queue.
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