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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 Frozen Album Art Bug

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(Samsung Galaxy 9)Operating System(Android Oreo) My Question or Issue When I open a song link from Facebook messenger, the original song that was playing in the apps album art (shuffle previous pause/play next repeat ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Australia Device (Samsung Galaxy 9) Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue   When I open a song link from Facebook messenger, th...
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Superuser Contribution Song is s stuck

PlanPremiumCountryArgentina DeviceXiaomi Redmi note 7Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSong showcase is stuck

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina  Device Xiaomi Redmi note 7 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Song showcase is stuck
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Superuser Contribution Multiple issues with the app

PlanPremium trialCountryIsraelDeviceGalaxy s20 My Question or Issue I'm experiencing multiple issues with the app. First, in the library, I can't see a list of.my songs, but only a Playlist of the songs that I've liked. Second, the "currently playing...

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  •   Plan Premium trial Country Israel Device Galaxy s20   My Question or Issue  I'm experiencing multiple issues with the app. First, in the library, I can't see a list of.my so...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops randomly and doesn't show correctly the currently played song/artist

PlanPremium (fmialy)CountryHungaryDeviceSamsung Galaxy s10Operating System(Android 10- ) My Question or IssueSpotify stops randomly, and start playing again when I open the app. Neyt to this issue my app doesn't show the current playing artist nor so...

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  • Plan Premium (fmialy) Country Hungary Device Samsung Galaxy s10 Operating System (Android 10- )   My Question or Issue Spotify stops randomly, and start playing again when I open the a...
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Superuser Contribution Can't log in from my app

PlanFreeCountryNetherlands DeviceHuawei Mate 10 ProOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen I try to log in via Facebook at my Spotify account, it gives an error message which I am not even allowed to screenshot. I also try using the email ad...

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  • Plan Free Country Netherlands    Device Huawei Mate 10 Pro Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When I try to log in via Facebook at my Spotify account, it gives ...
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Superuser Contribution How to I empty the favorites list?

PlanPremium DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8 My Question or IssueHow do i empty the whole favorites list? I can remove them one by one but there are thousands, and each one requires confirmation "are you sure?", so by hand I will never do it. But to empty it ...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Samsung Galaxy S8   My Question or Issue How do i empty the whole favorites list? I can remove them one by one but there are thousands, and each one requir...
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Superuser Contribution App doesn't show current artist/song

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicesamsung S10+Operating Systemadnroid My Question or IssueMy App doesn't show the current playing artist nor song. It shows an other Album I listened to any time before and also stops playing for no obvious reason. The Pl...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device samsung S10+ Operating System adnroid   My Question or Issue My App doesn't show the current playing artist nor song. It shows an other Album I list...
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Superuser Contribution Ads missing up

I keep getting ads where it says "watch this ad for 30 minutes of uninterrupted listening" followed by more ads. I just started my playlist with a ad for 30 minutes free followed by more ads then another 30 minutes free add followed again by more ads...

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  • I keep getting ads where it says "watch this ad for 30 minutes of uninterrupted listening" followed by more ads. I just started my playlist with a ad for 30 minutes free followed by more ads then ano...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Avoiding auto-scrolling while adding songs to a playlist

PlanFreeCountryFranceDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHello everyoneI have a huge playlist "A" which contains a lot of songs. I want to take the best of these songs to put them in a playlist "B". Thus, I click on t...

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  •   Plan Free Country France Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hello everyone I have a huge playlist "A" which contains a lot of songs. I ...
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Superuser Contribution Android multiple save locations

Hello, it appears I may have been overzealous with a new phone purchase, and I'm trying to see if there's a workaround. Finally upgraded to a phone (Motorola G8) with decent storage space, and shelled out for a decent SD card. But I discovered today,...

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  • Hello, it appears I may have been overzealous with a new phone purchase, and I'm trying to see if there's a workaround.   Finally upgraded to a phone (Motorola G8) with decent storage space, a...
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Superuser Contribution Issues

Hello. I've been a Premium User for nearly three years now and a couple of days ago I noticed a kind of bug it seems on my Galaxy s10+, when I play a song it does but when I change to artist or another song, the one that was playing stays the same in...

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  • Hello. I've been a Premium User for nearly three years now and a couple of days ago I noticed a kind of bug it seems on my Galaxy s10+, when I play a song it does but when I change to artist or anoth...
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Superuser Contribution Please give us a toggle for Car View/Car Play for non-Bluetooth (AUX cable) users

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLG V60 ThinQOperating SystemAndroid 10.0My Question or IssueI do not listen to music with Bluetooth. The audio quality is unacceptable to me, and I have a phone with a built in HiFi DAC and headphone jack. I plug my phone i...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device LG V60 ThinQ Operating System Android 10.0 My Question or Issue I do not listen to music with Bluetooth. The audio quality is unacceptable to me, and I h...
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Superuser Contribution Tuggling shuffle on curated playlists

When playing curated playlists like discover weekly, the button to toggle shuffle is replaced with a "like" button. How do I toggle shuffle in this scenario? Premium planAndroid ver 9

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  • When playing curated playlists like discover weekly, the button to toggle shuffle is replaced with a "like" button. How do I toggle shuffle in this scenario?   Premium plan Android ver 9
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Phone Audio Control locked by Spotify Connect

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceRedmi 9Operating SystemAndroid 10, MIUI Global 11.0.8 My Question or IssueIt is impossible to adjust the volume of the device (notifications, applications, alarms), the volume control panel does not come out, it changes ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device Redmi 9 Operating System Android 10, MIUI Global 11.0.8   My Question or Issue It is impossible to adjust the volume of the device (notifications, ap...
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This beta version is absolutely terrible

It hangs up while playing the current podcast but let me go back and start a new one without replacing the pictures on the first one it is playing when it says it is paused and paused when it says it is playing and I pause the old one showing and it ...

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  • It hangs up while playing the current podcast but let me go back and start a new one without replacing the pictures on the first one it is playing when it says it is paused and paused when it says it...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not register as running on my android and causes some odd interactions (detailed).

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceGalaxy S20 Ultra (T-Mobile)Operating SystemAndroid 10Spotify Version (Most recent)8.5.75.766 My Question or IssueFrequently, my Spotify app will not show as if it is running on my phone, even though it is. I will hear musi...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Galaxy S20 Ultra (T-Mobile) Operating System Android 10 Spotify Version (Most recent) 8.5.75.766   My Question or Issue Frequently, my Spotify...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution status bar inside app doesnt change song info

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI don't know why it happens but sometimes status bar inside the app just froze and even though music keep playing in status bar displays one song and the same tim...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I don't know why it happens but sometimes status bar inside the app just froze and eve...
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Superuser Contribution Cant load after import

PlanPremiumCountryUkraineDeviceasus zenfone 6Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAdter importing 2500 tracks its not loading in app. From web all is ok

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  • Plan Premium Country Ukraine Device asus zenfone 6 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue Adter importing 2500 tracks its not loading in app. From web all is ok
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Superuser Contribution No Suffle.

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceLG V30+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHi. Some playlist created by spotify cannot be shuffled. And not all the songs show in my mobile compare to when I'm in desktop. There's only an option to play songs individual...

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  • Plan Free Country US Device LG V30+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hi. Some playlist created by spotify cannot be shuffled.  And not all the songs show in my mob...
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Superuser Contribution can't login on my phone, getting message 'You're offline' while not

hey, I'm trying to login on my huawei p20-lite phone to free spotify through the app. it just won't let me. when i try to log in i get the error message that 'I'm offline. try to connect to the internet' something amongst these lines. I'm online, so ...

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  • hey, I'm trying to login on my huawei p20-lite phone to free spotify through the app. it just won't let me. when i try to log in i get the error message that 'I'm offline. try to connect to the inter...
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