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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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PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndia Device(One Plus 5 )Operating System(Android) My Question or Issue So I've been listening to podcasts on Spotify USA and they had.5x 1x 2x variation for playback speed. However, since I've switched to India Spotify I don't...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country India  Device (One Plus 5 ) Operating System (Android)    My Question or Issue   So I've been listening to podcasts on Spotify USA and...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes on android when pressing the three dots

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMoto G3Operating SystemAndroid Pixel 9 My Question or Issue I've seen other posts where people have had the same issue but it appears as if an update in February sorted it for them. However, for me, whenever I open Spotify i...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Moto G3 Operating System Android Pixel 9   My Question or Issue   I've seen other posts where people have had the same issue but it appears as if a...
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Internet issue bug

I had the bug or problem with Spotify. My version is 8.5.82.894, on rog phone 3 with android 10. It said my Spotify has no internet connection available. However my phone work fine with the internet, it even can connect to Facebook through the app. W...

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  • I had the bug or problem with Spotify.  My version is 8.5.82.894, on rog phone 3 with android 10. It said my Spotify has no internet connection available. However my phone work fine with the in...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Albums wont show on android

PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDevice(Samsung Galaxy S8+)Operating System(Android 9.0 "Pie") My Question or IssueI can't save albums on my android device, also when I go under the "Albums" tab in library there are none of the albums I've saved previously. ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Croatia Device (Samsung Galaxy S8+) Operating System (Android 9.0 "Pie")   My Question or Issue I can't save albums on my android device, also when I go ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Reinstalled, now app crashes on startup.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceAndroid LG K7Operating SystemAndroid Lollipop My Question or IssueI was just looking to fix a small bug and one solution said to reinstall the app, so I did just that. I was only able to log in to the app again, n...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Android LG K7 Operating System Android Lollipop   My Question or Issue I was just looking to fix a small bug and one solution said to reinstal...
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Superuser Contribution my local files won't play on my phone

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicemorola g7 playOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issuei could play normally all my local files both in my computer and my phone, but yesterday i tried downloading a new song, it played normally on my pc but it didn't...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device morola g7 play Operating System Android   My Question or Issue i could play normally all my local files both in my computer and my phone, but yesterd...
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Superuser Contribution Offline mode is broken

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMotorola G6Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSpent a good hour selecting music and downloading it to an Android Motorola G6 phone. Set it to offline mode and went on a trip. About 30 minutes into the t...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Motorola G6 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Spent a good hour selecting music and downloading it to an Android Motorola G6 p...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't showing 'Lyrics feature'

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceMi 9 LiteOperating SystemMIUI 12, Android 10 based My Question or IssueThe 'Lyrics' option which appears in some songs are hidden in my device, I've tried deleting app cache, restart my device and this didn't do any chan...

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  • Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Mi 9 Lite Operating System MIUI 12, Android 10 based   My Question or Issue The 'Lyrics' option which appears in some songs are hidden in my device, ...
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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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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   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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Superuser Contribution Tracks Pause, App Closes, "Currently Playing" Indicator Frozen

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceSamsung Galaxy s10eOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueStarting recently (it may have begun after the latest system update), the app has displayed a host of issues. This is after years of not having a problem. The m...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Samsung Galaxy s10e Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Starting recently (it may have begun after the latest system update), the app...
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Superuser Contribution App keep crashing every 10 minutes

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicDeviceSamsung S10, S8, Samsung tabletOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHey I am having an issue since last update. My app keep crushing every 10 minutes on all my devices (phone, tablet). Same issue has my hu...

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  • Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device Samsung S10, S8, Samsung tablet Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hey I am having an issue since last update. My app keep crush...
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Superuser Contribution Song Speed got changed by itself

PlanPremium FamilyCountryIndonesiaDeviceOPPO F1Operating SystemAndroid 5.1 My Question or Issuemy song speed got increased by itself,ive tried finding way in YT but nothing seems helping it

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  • Plan Premium Family Country Indonesia Device OPPO F1 Operating System Android 5.1   My Question or Issue my song speed got increased by itself,ive tried finding way in YT but nothing s...
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Superuser Contribution Won't play full album unless all songs are individually liked in album

Premium user, Huawei P30, suddenly playlists with 1000s of songs, or albums saved, if user goes to play album, full album won't play unless all songs are individually liked. This is very difficult to do with 1000s of things saved. Everything was work...

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  • Premium user, Huawei P30, suddenly playlists with 1000s of songs, or albums saved, if user goes to play album, full album won't play unless all songs are individually liked.  This is very diffic...
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Superuser Contribution Log in issues on Android

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating System( Android 10.) My Question or IssueI recently changed my Spotify account password using my Windows 10 desktop. I can log into the Web player just fine using that. After changing the password, wh...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System ( Android 10.)   My Question or Issue I recently changed my Spotify account password using my Windows 10 desktop. I can l...
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Android phone unable to play anything

PlanFamily PremiumCountryIceland DeviceAndroid samsung a8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssuePhone is unable to play any music, opens a track but stays still at 0:00 no matter what. I can use the same account on my android tablet and pc wit...

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  •   Plan Family Premium Country Iceland  Device Android samsung a8 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Phone is unable to play any music, opens a track but stays...
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Superuser Contribution Play very quietly

Hello I use spotify to play music on a Bose speak from an iphoneX. Sometimes the music plays at normal volume, but sometimes it play very quietly. When its playing quietly I can have the volumes turned up to max on the speaker AND max on spotify and ...

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  • Hello   I use spotify to play music on a Bose speak from an iphoneX. Sometimes the music plays at normal volume, but sometimes it play very quietly. When its playing quietly I can have the vol...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not play music on my phone, only on the Web Player (on my laptop)

Plan: Premium (free trial - 3 months)Country: BrasilDevice: Motorola E4Operating System: Android My Issue: Spotify doesn't play music on my phone, only on the Web Player (on my laptop). When I enter the browser, I can hear the songs over there, howev...

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  • Plan: Premium (free trial - 3 months) Country: Brasil Device: Motorola E4 Operating System: Android   My Issue: Spotify doesn't play music on my phone, only on the Web Player...
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Superuser Contribution Not being able to skip my music

I've been trying to skip my music, but everytime I press the skip button, I only get ads for Spotify premium.I don't know if I have to wait for 1 hour and get my 6 free skips, but I've already tried it!PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy j3 ...

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  • I've been trying to skip my music, but everytime I press the skip button, I only get ads for Spotify premium.I don't know if I have to wait for 1 hour and get my 6 free skips, but I've already tried ...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files Not Playing on My Phone

Ok, I'm tired of scouring outdated and repetitive articles for this answer. I currently have two songs in my local files. One plays on my phone, one doesn't (it was recently added). They both play fine on my computer. I have the playlists downloaded ...

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  • Ok, I'm tired of scouring outdated and repetitive articles for this answer. I currently have two songs in my local files. One plays on my phone, one doesn't (it was recently added). They both play fi...
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