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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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Superuser Contribution cant turn off widget when listen music on pc

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevice(Poco F3)Operating System(Xiaomi HyperOS) My Question or IssueWhen i play music on my PC, I see an annoying widget on my phone lockscreen. Can't turn it off.

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary Device (Poco F3) Operating System (Xiaomi HyperOS)   My Question or Issue When i play music on my PC, I see an annoying widget on my phone lockscreen. Can'...
  • Yeti419Hun
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Superuser Contribution The Spotify app could seriously be better

I use an android and the amount of seemingly obvious features that make no sense being removed are being removed. Why is it not possible to see entire albums while free? The ONLY reason i can think of is to just make the app more inconvenient and les...

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  • I use an android and the amount of seemingly obvious features that make no sense being removed are being removed. Why is it not possible to see entire albums while free? The ONLY reason i can think o...
  • Sp0tifyIsMakingMeMad
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Superuser Contribution The app keeps trying to play random songs when I'm listening to a playlist

When I first open the app and sometimes when I have already started playing a song from a playlist, the app will change to a random song in a random playlist from my library. I've gone through all my settings to make sure every kind of shuffle and au...

  • Visitor
  • When I first open the app and sometimes when I have already started playing a song from a playlist, the app will change to a random song in a random playlist from my library. I've gone through all my...
  • Bobbi_Leesburg
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Superuser Contribution Disable Video in Search Tab

How do I disable this unnecessary garbage? Waste of data, waste of space, waste of CPU!

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  • How do I disable this unnecessary garbage?   Waste of data, waste of space, waste of CPU!
  • Huskers12321
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Superuser Contribution Stop auto play when connected to Bluetooth

Come on Spotify. How long do we need to wait for this simple fix? It is unbelievably annoying to have Spotify autostart in my car. 'oh, we can't control that that's an Android issue blah blah blah blah blah...' oh yeah it is an Android issue but ther...

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  • Come on Spotify. How long do we need to wait for this simple fix? It is unbelievably annoying to have Spotify autostart in my car. 'oh, we can't control that that's an Android issue blah blah blah bl...
  • GaryP66
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Superuser Contribution Website doesn't work in desktop mode in phone browser

When opening the Spotify website on my phone browser it loads normally and let's me play music, but if I turn on the desktop mode the page just keeps reloading in a loop. Turning off the desktop mode loads the page, but it doesn't let me do anything ...

  • Casual Listener
  • When opening the Spotify website on my phone browser it loads normally and let's me play music, but if I turn on the desktop mode the page just keeps reloading in a loop. Turning off the desktop mode...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Missing buttons and icons

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceXiaomi Mi 11 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 12, MIUI 13.0.6 My Question or IssueThis happened to me a while ago. One day I opened the app and buttons and some icons were missing. I didn't care much because I knew where so...

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  • Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite Operating System Android 12, MIUI 13.0.6   My Question or Issue This happened to me a while ago. One day I opened the app and but...
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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth stutters for half a second at the end of every song, even with Gapless turned on

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S21Operating System My Question or IssueThis only happens when Bluetooth is turned on from my phone and connected to headphones/speakers; the desktop app doesn't seem to have an issue. I reset my WiFi-Bluetoot...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy S21 Operating System     My Question or Issue This only happens when Bluetooth is turned on from my phone and connected to headphones...
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Superuser Contribution The Spotify app causes my phone (Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 pro 4G) to reboot.

When I open the Spotify app (any versions newer than 8.10.9.722) it causes my phone to reboot. I have tried reinstalling it and clearing the data but it still does that whenever I open it. Same thing happens with older versions but only when I play m...

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  • When I open the Spotify app (any versions newer than 8.10.9.722) it causes my phone to reboot. I have tried reinstalling it and clearing the data but it still does that whenever I open it. Same thing...
  • AlejaR
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Superuser Contribution Spotify disappears from android media controls when not playing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S24 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 14, One UI 6.1 My Question or IssueWhen I use Spotify or other media players, they appear in the Android Media Controls Notification Bar as expected. When I pause music from most oth...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S24 Ultra Operating System Android 14, One UI 6.1   My Question or Issue When I use Spotify or other media players, they appear in the Android M...
  • djc2002us
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Superuser Contribution Something went wrong, Have another go?

FreeCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceSamsung A50Operating SystemAndroid 11For the past few weeks my Samsung A50 has had this error show up every time I try to do anything. I can see my home page, but even just opening my playlists gives the error...

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  • Free Country United States of America Device Samsung A50 Operating System Android 11 For the past few weeks my Samsung A50 has had this error show up every time I try to do anything. I can s...
  • AlejaR
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Artist pages don't load

All of a sudden Artist pages refuse to load. I click on "View artist". After a couple seconds of loading, it says "Something went wrong - Have another go? Try again". 9/10 artist pages are like this. 1/10 seem to randomly work. Artist pages are still...

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  • All of a sudden Artist pages refuse to load. I click on "View artist". After a couple seconds of loading, it says "Something went wrong - Have another go? Try again". 9/10 artist pages are like this....
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution Fast-forward podcast until end starts next one part-way through or skips it

I often fast-forward (via the skip ahead 15 seconds button) through podcasts (ads, redundant intro, etc). I've noticed that more often than not, if I'm doing this until podcast ends, the next podcast starts at the end time of the previous podcast. IE...

  • Casual Listener
  • I often fast-forward (via the skip ahead 15 seconds button) through podcasts (ads, redundant intro, etc). I've noticed that more often than not, if I'm doing this until podcast ends, the next podcast...
  • AlejaR
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution saved songs disappearing from liked songs

This looks to be coming from songs from albums, I've hit "add to library" but only a couple show up, and some of my old songs has disapeared from my liked songs, but are showing up as download when I open the album.

  • Casual Listener
  • This looks to be coming from songs from albums, I've hit "add to library" but only a couple show up, and some of my old songs has disapeared from my liked songs, but are showing up as download when I...
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Superuser Contribution spotify App cannot be downloaded (Spotify uygulamasını indiremiyorum)

Aşağıdaki bilgilerin hiçbiri gerekli değildir. Ancak, ne kadar çok bilgi verirseniz, size yardımcı olmaya çalışmamız o kadar kolay olacaktır.PlanFreeÜlkeTürkiye/TurkeyCihaz(Oppo A15s)İşletim Sistemi(Android 10) Soru veya SorunumEn:Spotify app cannot ...

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  • Aşağıdaki bilgilerin hiçbiri gerekli değildir. Ancak, ne kadar çok bilgi verirseniz, size yardımcı olmaya çalışmamız o kadar kolay olacaktır. Plan Free Ülke Türkiye/Turkey Cihaz (Oppo A15s) İş...
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Superuser Contribution Recover previously downloaded songs from SD card

Hi, I had a phone with a SD card and Spotify, downloaded all my music to the SD card because I changed the location of the music. The phone broke so I took the SD card to a new phone, connected to the same account and selected the SD card as the stor...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I had a phone with a SD card and Spotify, downloaded all my music to the SD card because I changed the location of the music. The phone broke so I took the SD card to a new phone, connected to th...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution You're still connected . . .

How do i stop this notification popping up every time i silence it. I control my music using my phone, so closing the app isn't a solution. I'm fully aware I'm listening on another device because that's my intent.

  • Casual Listener
  • How do i stop this notification popping up every time i silence it. I control my music using my phone, so closing the app isn't a solution. I'm fully aware I'm listening on another device because tha...
  • kptjrn
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Superuser Contribution Song restarts when moved to new playlist

If I move a song from the current playlist to a new playlist... the song restarts. It didn't do this before. I was able to edit playlists on the fly. Like if I felt a song fit better in "Blue Rock for Saturdays" instead of "Old School Thursday Rock a...

  • Casual Listener
  • If I move a song from the current playlist to a new playlist... the song restarts. It didn't do this before. I was able to edit playlists on the fly. Like if I felt a song fit better in "Blue Rock...
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Superuser Contribution History isn't working

I tried logging off two times, reinstalling, clearing cache, turning the offline mode on and off, but nothing works. My history just randomly stops registering songs, and sometimes it goes on for days. When I opened spotify from my laptop, the histor...

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  • I tried logging off two times, reinstalling, clearing cache, turning the offline mode on and off, but nothing works.  My history just randomly stops registering songs, and sometimes it goes on ...
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Locating audio effects

Okay, I have a HTC One Max and it lost the Beats settings, and I've seen a lot of things that say Spotify has an equalizer type audio effects. I may be one of a million people asking this, but where are the effects located? I absolutely can not figur...

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  • Okay, I have a HTC One Max and it lost the Beats settings, and I've seen a lot of things that say Spotify has an equalizer type audio effects. I may be one of a million people asking this, but where ...
  • BoyCott
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