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Solved!! 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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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Superuser Contribution Problems Connecting from Desktop to Andriod

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceOnePlus 8 Pro, PCOperating SystemOxygen Os 11, Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhen trying to transfer music from one device to the other, an issue I face is going from my computer to my phone, when I open Spotify ...

  • Music Fan
  • Plan Premium Country United States Device OnePlus 8 Pro, PC Operating System Oxygen Os 11, Windows 10   My Question or Issue When trying to transfer music from one device to the other,...
  • Ivan
  • Spotify Legend
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  • andriod
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    Windows 10
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Superuser Contribution No Lyrics Option

PlanPremium StudentCountrySloveniaDeviceSamsung Galaxy s20Operating SystemAndroid 11, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI have switched from Deezer to Spotify, because of the student discount. I really miss the lyrics option and as far as I know it shou...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Student Country Slovenia Device Samsung Galaxy s20 Operating System Android 11, Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have switched from Deezer to Spotify, because of the st...
  • Ver
  • Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Trouble playing Offline after recent update(s)

PlanFamilyCountryUSADeviceGalaxy Note 20 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 11.0Spotify Version8.6.18.720My Question or IssueAfter the two most recent updates, I'm not able to play any offline media. I live where there is no connectivity of any kind such a...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Family Country USA Device Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Operating System Android 11.0 Spotify Version 8.6.18.720 My Question or Issue After the two most recent updates, I'm not able to play an...
  • Ivan
  • Spotify Legend
  • 387 Views
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Superuser Contribution Spotify used up all my mobile data

Plan: PremiumCountry: NorwayDevice: Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite (up to date)OS: Android 11My Question or IssueSpotify used up the remaining 500MB of my data plan while I wasn't actively using the phone or Spotify. I can only assume it was downloading som...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan: Premium Country: Norway Device: Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite (up to date) OS: Android 11 My Question or Issue Spotify used up the remaining 500MB of my data plan while I wasn't actively using t...
  • Ivan
  • Spotify Legend
  • 484 Views
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Superuser Contribution Lag/Crash, App impossible to use

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceRealme 7iOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueYesterday (14/04/2021), everything was fine, since this morning (15/04/2021) the app doesn't work anymore... It is extremely laggy and crash anytime I try to play a so...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country France Device Realme 7i Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Yesterday (14/04/2021), everything was fine, since this morning (15/04/2021) the app doesn'...
  • Novy
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle only plays songs in one section of playlist

Plan: FreeCountry: USADevice: Samsung Galaxy Tab E tablet For example, if I sort my playlist alphabetically by song name and click a song that begins with the letter "G" and shuffle, it will continue playing only songs beginning with "G."If my playli...

  • Music Fan
  • Plan: Free Country: USA Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab E tablet   For example, if I sort my playlist alphabetically by song name and click a song that begins with the letter "G" and shuffle...
  • Elena
  • Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Spotfiy Connect Sits On Connecting...

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung S21+Operating SystemAndroid version 11 My Question or IssueI recently got a new mobile phone.Spotify Connect shows both my Sonos one speaker and my Denon AVR in the list of devices to connect to, but when I hi...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung S21+ Operating System Android version 11   My Question or Issue I recently got a new mobile phone. Spotify Connect shows both my ...
  • Jeremy
  • Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution volume

PlanPremiumCountry Brasil DeviceMotorola Moto One ActionOperating SystemAndroid One Sempre que bloqueio a tela o volume do spotify diminui.

  • Visitor
  •   Plan Premium Country Brasil   Device Motorola Moto One Action Operating System Android One   Sempre que bloqueio a tela o volume do spotify diminui.  
  • Elena
  • Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Music Randomly pausing on Android

PlanNo registered planCountryUnited States of AmericaDevice(Samsung Galaxy S20 5GOperating System(Android) My Question or IssueMy music is still randomly pausing on my Android. I have cleared the caches/data, but I am still experiencing the same issu...

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  • Plan No registered plan Country United States of America Device (Samsung Galaxy S20 5G Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue My music is still randomly pausing on my Androi...
  • Jeremy
  • Spotify Legend
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Some podcasts and shows not showing new episodes.

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceRedmi k30 ultraOperating System(Android 10, MIUI 12) My Question or IssueHi,I've come across this wierd bug with my phone that has only appeared recently. I've noticed new episodes from some of the shows i follow don'...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country Australia Device Redmi k30 ultra Operating System (Android 10, MIUI 12)   My Question or Issue Hi, I've come across this wierd bug with my phone that ha...
  • bnflx-_mtnliq
  • Casual Listener
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  • not updating
    podcast
    Shows
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Playlists] Missing shuffle and repeat buttons

Listening to music today and noticed my playlist was shuffling automatically (I had turned it on shuffle a couple days ago and picked it up where it left off). However to my dismay I realized I cannot turn off the shuffle on this playlist because the...

  • Casual Listener
  • Listening to music today and noticed my playlist was shuffling automatically (I had turned it on shuffle a couple days ago and picked it up where it left off). However to my dismay I realized I canno...
  • Jeremy
  • Spotify Legend
  • 1816 Views
  • 8 replies
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  • Android
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution Current song playing doesn't show in the current song window

Plan. Premium CountryViệt Nam DeviceBlackBerry Operating System. Android My Question or IssueSuddenly the now playing pane pane has stopped updating to display the current song playing. On my Windows 10 PC I was earlier listening to Lana Delray, and ...

  • Music Fan
  •   Plan. Premium  Country Việt Nam  Device BlackBerry  Operating System. Android    My Question or Issue Suddenly the now playing pane pane has stopped updating ...
  • ECMalcolm
  • Regular
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics don't show up anymore.

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceAndroid My Question or IssueSo until yesterday, lyrics on songs showed up automatically. Now lyrics do not show up at all. I went back to shows where the lyrics did show up yesterday, and now they do not display. There i...

  • Music Fan
  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Android       My Question or Issue So until yesterday, lyrics on songs showed up automatically. Now lyrics do not show up at all. I went ba...
  • Eni
  • Moderator
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Wrong title for playing song is displayed

PlanPremiumCountryUkraineDeviceOnePlus 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid 10, Oxygen OS 10.3.4.GM21AAApplication version8.5.78.909 My Question or IssueThe song name and picture are not matched with actually playing song. Please take a look at attached scre...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ukraine Device OnePlus 7 Pro Operating System Android 10, Oxygen OS 10.3.4.GM21AA Application version 8.5.78.909   My Question or Issue The song name and picture...
  • Mihail
  • Spotify Legend
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  • 9 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 'And more' button on albums and artist pages not working on premium?

PlanPremium (Trial)CountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or Issue I've just started the one month trial for Premium and I can't open song lists on any album or artist pages? I can open individual songs on playlists ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium (Trial) Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue  I've just started the one month trial for Premium and I can't open s...
  • CarlosE
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Android leaves shuffle on after alarm

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Google Pixel 3aOS: Android Issue: After a Google Clock alarm activates that plays a playlist in shuffle mode, shuffle will remain enabled. Later in the day, when playing music, I have to remember to turn off shuffle, e...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Google Pixel 3a OS: Android   Issue:   After a Google Clock alarm activates that plays a playlist in shuffle mode, shuffle will remai...
  • CarlosE
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Superuser Contribution Battery drain on Android (Samsung Galaxy A52)- April 2021

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceSamsung Galaxy A52Operating SystemAndroid 11, One UI 3.1 My IssueNoticed a massive battery drain on the new Samsung A52 device. Earlier I thought it was my old iPhone's battery hence moved to a new phone. Tried following ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country India Device Samsung Galaxy A52 Operating System Android 11, One UI 3.1   My Issue Noticed a massive battery drain on the new Samsung A52 device. Earlier I th...
  • Eni
  • Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Local files wont transfer to phone from desktop.

I'm trying to sync local files to my phone with spotify, to merge them into my playlists, but note it no longer works. It worked fine before. My phone and desktop pc find each other fine over my network. i can control music on either device for the o...

  • Music Fan
  • I'm trying to sync local files to my phone with spotify, to merge them into my playlists, but note it no longer works. It worked fine before.   My phone and desktop pc find each other fine ove...
  • CarlosE
  • Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps randomly playing music on a device - without being open

Yet another showstopping bug from the stupid cunts at Spotify. When I try to play Spotify on another device - like my old iPhone - it'll play for a moment then switch to my Android. When I do things with my Android phone - like disconnecting/connecti...

  • Roadie
  • Yet another showstopping bug from the stupid cunts at Spotify.   When I try to play Spotify on another device - like my old iPhone - it'll play for a moment then switch to my Android. When I d...
  • CarlosE
  • Moderator
  • 512 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • 512 Views
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