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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 [android] local Files not syncing or downloadingto mobile

PlanFamily PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy A50Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueEvery time I use my local files and put in a song then sync it into my phone it doesn't show up and I add it to one of my Playlists all it s...

SuicidalSector
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Plan Family Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy A50 Operating System Windows 8.1 My Question or Issue Every time I use my local files and put in a song then sync it i...
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Eni
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Superuser Contribution Download all music with one button?

Plan: PremiumCountry: US Device: Samsung Galaxy S21+Operating System: Android I installed spotify on my new phone and I'd like to download all my music as I have it on the old one. Is there a way to do this without going into each individual artist a...

Behemoose
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Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Samsung Galaxy S21+ Operating System: Android I installed spotify on my new phone and I'd like to downloa...
2021-02-11 10:39:10 PM
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Eni
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Superuser Contribution can't see song names in playlist

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevicecar’s media systemOperating SystemAndroidMy Question or Issuei can't see song names in playlistonl in Albums

liran250
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Plan Premium Country Israel Device car’s media system Operating System Android My Question or Issue i can't see song names in playlist onl in Albums
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Eni
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution play spotify on HK on other SSID

Plan PremiumCountry NLDevice Samsung S10 + HK citation oneOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHello all, I have a home network with multiple SSID's. for the simpel reason of security. All my trusted devices are on one SSID where guest are on ...

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Plan Premium Country NL Device Samsung S10 + HK citation one Operating System Android My Question or Issue Hello all, I have a home network with multiple SSID's. for the...
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Superuser Contribution Local files not syncing

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 9Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro / Android 10 My Question or IssueI'm having a lot of difficulty syncing local files from my laptop (Windows 10) to my phone. I've done it before once or twice, t...

knifedog
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Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Operating System Windows 10 Pro / Android 10 My Question or Issue I'm having a lot of difficulty syncing local files f...
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I lock my phone and music stops

I have a huwawi and everytime I lock my phone the music stops and app turns off. This has been happening for a week now. I've tired every awnser available on this Q&A nothing has worked. Everything for Spotify is enabled and tried reinstalling, hard ...

Dlasara
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I have a huwawi and everytime I lock my phone the music stops and app turns off. This has been happening for a week now. I've tired every awnser available on this Q&A nothing has worked. Everythi...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution marantz receiver not listed as device just on the app

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceOneplus XOperating Systemandroid 7.1 My Question or Issuei own a Marantz NR1605, with spotify connect. i can see it as a device where to play my music from every PC where the spotify app is installed, but every time i se...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Oneplus X Operating System android 7.1 My Question or Issue i own a Marantz NR1605, with spotify connect. i can see it as a device where to pl...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to play only selected podcast episodes?

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevicePixel 3aOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or Issue I'm trying to figure out how to play podcast episodes I select in chronological order. This seems like very basic podcast listening use case, but I haven't figured out...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device Pixel 3a Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue I'm trying to figure out how to play podcast episodes I select in chronological orde...
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Superuser Contribution How to disable behind the lyrics

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsungOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueWhy I can only see like the actual lyrics for like 15 seconds of the entire song, the rest are behind the lyrics **bleep** that I don't really care. Is there a way to...

shawnyuan123
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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue Why I can only see like the actual lyrics for like 15 seconds of the entire song, the rest...
2021-02-10 7:38:50 PM
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Eni
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist cover not visible on Instagram story

PlanFree DeviceHuawei P30 LiteOperating SystemEMUI 10.0.0 My Question or IssueThe covers of my playlists are not visible, when I share them on Facebook and Instagram. Could you please fix it? Playlist links:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fcSF4ZNM...

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Plan Free Device Huawei P30 Lite Operating System EMUI 10.0.0 My Question or Issue The covers of my playlists are not visible, when I share them on Facebook and Instagram. Coul...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot Play Songs, Queuing Songs Works Fine

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSongs will not play when trying to play a song within my 'Liked Songs' playlist. Taping on the song does nothing, tapping on other songs does nothing. When I tap on 'S...

Starworshipper
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Plan Premium Country US Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Songs will not play when trying to play a song within my 'Liked Songs' playlist. Tap...
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[iOS][Your Library] Stop making me "love" a track, just because I downloaded the album!

why on earth would you assume I want a song marked as a favorite, just because I downloaded the album it is on? Please, stop doing that, it is extremely annoying!

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why on earth would you assume I want a song marked as a favorite, just because I downloaded the album it is on? Please, stop doing that, it is extremely annoying!
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist not highlighted in green even when I'm playing songs inside that playlist

PlanPremium (Family)CountryAustraliaDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 8TANDChromebook C425TA-H50183Operating SystemRedmi: MIUI Global 12.0.1 StableChromebook: Chrome OS Version 88.0.4324.109 (Official Build) (64-bit) My Question or IssueAs said in title and sh...

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Plan Premium (Family) Country Australia Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T AND Chromebook C425TA-H50183 Operating System Redmi: MIUI Global 12.0.1 Stable Chromebook: Chrome OS Version...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't like songs on mobile.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8+Operating SystemAndroid 9 Hi, I've been unable to like any songs on the mobile version of Spotify. I have premium. I even performed a clean reinstall of the app. I'm sure.When I'm on a song that's playing, ...

TanorFaux
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Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy S8+ Operating System Android 9 Hi, I've been unable to like any songs on the mobile version of Spotify. I have premium. I even performed ...
2021-02-05 3:48:03 AM
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Superuser Contribution Progress Bar incorrectly displaying position

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating System(Android 10) My Question or IssueProgress bar when streaming to Amazon echo device incorrectly displays time progression. It always over reads so if you've only been listening for 10secs it says ...

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Plan Premium Country Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System (Android 10) My Question or Issue Progress bar when streaming to Amazon echo device incorrectly displays time progr...
2020-12-29 1:09:03 PM
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Superuser Contribution App shows wrong track

PlanPremiumCountryATDevicePixel 2Operating SystemAndroid (latest) My Question or IssueAt some point the app will run into the following issue. Just now it was when I had a paused podcast open and started to shuffle one of my private playlists:- The m...

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Plan Premium Country AT Device Pixel 2 Operating System Android (latest) My Question or Issue At some point the app will run into the following issue. Just now it was when I had a pa...
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Alex
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Superuser Contribution How do I COMPLETELY shut down Spotify and prevent it from automatically resuming music playback?

So I recently got a pair of Samsung's Galaxy Buds Pro to use with my Galaxy S20+, and I am having a problem with Spotify that I cannot find a solution to. Problem:Even if I close the Spotify app from my Galaxy S20's task manager so that it is no long...

VoodooEagle
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So I recently got a pair of Samsung's Galaxy Buds Pro to use with my Galaxy S20+, and I am having a problem with Spotify that I cannot find a solution to. Problem: Even if I close the Spot...
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Alex
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My Playlists keep re-downloading!!!!

PlanPremiumCountryEgyptDeviceXiomi Poco X1Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHey, I've recently got a new phone and my Playlists keep re-downloading every 3 days. I tried reinstalling the app and clearing its data/cache but nothing seems to ...

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Plan Premium Country Egypt Device Xiomi Poco X1 Operating System Android My Question or Issue Hey, I've recently got a new phone and my Playlists keep re-downloading every 3 da...
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Superuser Contribution Can't see the lyrics

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My Spotify Refuses to Load In Any Artist Pages

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7+Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueTo sum it up: ever since I've switched from a Huawei Mediapad to a Samsung Galaxy S7+, Spotify has been refusing to load in any artist pages at all. I...

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Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device Samsung Galaxy S7+ Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue To sum it up: ever since I've switched from a Huawei Mediapad to a Samsung...
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