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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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Google Assistant not playing personal playlist despite linked Premium-Subscription

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(Samsung Galaxy 9)Operating System(Android Oreo) My Question or IssueWhen I'm asking Google Assistant to play a specific personal Playlist it just starts playing random stuff depsite in the Google Assitant settings it s...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device (Samsung Galaxy 9) Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue When I'm asking Google Assistant to play a specific personal Playlist...
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Google Assistant not playing personal playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHi, For some reason whenever I ask google to play my spotify playlist it plays a random playlist of the same name. I have tried many different iterations of playlist ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hi,    For some reason whenever I ask google to play my spotify playlist it pl...
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[Android] Spotify plays random song while playing

Really frustrated with Spotify. While listening to my playlists on my android phone after a minute or two it will start randomly playing songs from the same album I have never listened to before. I have changed password uninstalled and reinstalled an...

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  • Really frustrated with Spotify. While listening to my playlists on my android phone after a minute or two it will start randomly playing songs from the same album I have never listened to before. I h...
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Superuser Contribution I Cant hear "TKKG" or "Die drei ???"

PlanPremium CountryGermany DeviceXiaomi Mi 9 liteOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI Cant hear "TKKG" or "Die drei ???". Everytime i Swatch for those Albums the Whole App cant be used anymore. I deleted the Cache and reinstalled the App....

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  • Plan Premium  Country Germany  Device Xiaomi Mi 9 lite Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I Cant hear "TKKG" or "Die drei ???". Everytime i Swatch for th...
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Superuser Contribution Playlists perdidas

Tive que desinstalar o app do meu celular Android e quando fui reinstalar perdi todas minhas playlists. No computador continua funcionando. O plano é Premium e o pagamento é em cartão de crédito. Quero minhas playlist de volta no celular. Aguardo ret...

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  •   Tive que desinstalar o app do meu celular Android e quando fui reinstalar perdi todas minhas playlists. No computador continua funcionando. O plano é Premium e o pagamento é em cartão de créd...
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Problem playing songs on Samsung Galaxy Watch

PlanPremiumCountry CyprusDeviceSamsung Galaxy WatchOperating SystemTizen 4.0.0.1 My Question or Issue Hello,The problem I have is that I downloaded a playlist on my smartwatch so I can listen to it offline while I am at the gym. On the app it shows t...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Cyprus Device Samsung Galaxy Watch Operating System Tizen 4.0.0.1   My Question or Issue  Hello, The problem I have is that I downloaded a playlist on ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Memory available Galaxy Watch 3

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceGalaxy Watch 3Operating SystemTizen 5.5.0.1 My Question or IssueHi, I recently bought the Galaxy Watch 3 and I'm still learning how to use and play with it.I installed Spotify on it, but I have a problem downloading mus...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device Galaxy Watch 3 Operating System Tizen 5.5.0.1   My Question or Issue Hi, I recently bought the Galaxy Watch 3 and I'm still learning how to u...
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Superuser Contribution Android Spotify stops playlist when it runs into local file while playing via Chromecast

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGoogle Pixel 5Operating SystemAndroid 11My Question or IssueI have some playlists that are a mix of local files and non-local files. The local files are on my PC. My Android phone has the playlist downloaded. If I play the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Google Pixel 5 Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue I have some playlists that are a mix of local files and non-local files. The local files are o...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Android] Autoplay does not work

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid Version 10 My Question or IssueAutoplay doesn't work on mobile, i already tried reinstalling and made sure i am on the newest version. On desktop it works

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android Version 10   My Question or Issue Autoplay doesn't work on mobile, i already tried reinstalling and m...
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Superuser Contribution Behind the lyrics and Song Identification

I know a lot of users prefer to include behind the lyrics, but I wish there is an option that will let some users like me to able to disable it! It just doesn't display correctly on other devices like Google nest hub. It takes over the entire screen ...

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  • I know a lot of users prefer to include behind the lyrics, but I wish there is an option that will let some users like me to able to disable it! It just doesn't display correctly on other devices lik...
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Superuser Contribution letras

Buen día.El motivo es que no he podido ver la letras de las canciones incluso cuando están disponibles en esa canción,lo digo porque he intentado con 2 cuentas diferentes poniendo la misma canción y en mi cuenta no me aparece.siempre me han dicho que...

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  • Buen día. El motivo es que no he podido ver la letras de las canciones incluso cuando están disponibles en esa canción,lo digo porque he intentado con 2 cuentas diferentes poniendo la misma canción ...
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The song never starts

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy s8+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've been trying to use spotify but it doesn't work, when I try to play a song it stays an 0:00, never moves, I have downloaded the songs, tried using other intern...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy s8+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've been trying to use spotify but it doesn't work, when I try to play a ...
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Your Library] Fix Local File Playback on Android Devices

I'm currently able to download all of my local files on my Android phone (OnePlus 8 Pro) without any problems. The songs playback as expected, and sound just fine. However, on my Kindle Fire tablet, these same exact songs are unlistenable. The playba...

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  • I'm currently able to download all of my local files on my Android phone (OnePlus 8 Pro) without any problems. The songs playback as expected, and sound just fine.   However, on my Kindle Fire...
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Superuser Contribution Sale que se está reproduciendo pero no sé escucha.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCastellónDeviceXiaomi MI A3Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueHola, cuando conecto Spotify mediante bluetooth a un dispositivo (altavoz, coche, intercomunicador moto) hay veces que sale como que se está reproduciend...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Castellón Device Xiaomi MI A3 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Hola, cuando conecto Spotify mediante bluetooth a un dispositivo (altavoz, co...
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Superuser Contribution A lot of issues at once

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Note20 Ultra 5gOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSpotify will continue to play after Bluetooth is disconnectedIt'll preview one song but play the others in the backgroundcontrols don't workwidget doesn't...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Note20 Ultra 5g Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Spotify will continue to play after Bluetooth is disconnected It'll preview o...
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Superuser Contribution Player Notification disappears very quick

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceXiaomi Mi 9TOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI pause a song and the notification disappears in a minute or less. That's very annoying. I used Yandex.Music before Spotify and don't had that issue

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device Xiaomi Mi 9T Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I pause a song and the notification disappears in a minute or less. That's very annoy...
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Superuser Contribution Remove podcast sections from home screen

i don’t listen to podcasts and would rather not see them on the Home Screen. Podcasts currently take up two thirds of my Home Screen. Please provide a method for removing podcasts from the Home Screen.

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  • i don’t listen to podcasts and would rather not see them on the Home Screen. Podcasts currently take up two thirds of my Home Screen. Please provide a method for removing podcasts from the Home Scree...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files Won't Download

Hi, I'm having issues getting local files to play on Spotify on Android. I have Spotify premium, and I have old mp3s on my computer that I imported to a playlist. I have enabled Local Files to play on my Spotify settings, as well as "shown" Spotify t...

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  • Hi,   I'm having issues getting local files to play on Spotify on Android. I have Spotify premium, and I have old mp3s on my computer that I imported to a playlist. I have enabled Local Files ...
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Superuser Contribution Downloads gone

So the last 3 times I've opened my Spotify from closed, my previously downloaded playlists are all "waiting to download" and are not downloaded anymore.This is extremely frustrating as most of my playlists are downloaded so the amount of data im usin...

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  • So the last 3 times I've opened my Spotify from closed, my previously downloaded playlists are all "waiting to download" and are not downloaded anymore. This is extremely frustrating as most of my p...
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