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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 Can't share my Spotify song on Instagram Stories (Android)

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines DeviceSamsung Galaxy A50s Operating SystemAndroid 10, One UI 2.0 My Question or IssueI'm having trouble sharing my Spotify songs on IG stories for a long time now. At first I thought maybe it's because of my old HTC phon...

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines    Device Samsung Galaxy A50s   Operating System Android 10, One UI 2.0   My Question or Issue I'm having trouble sharing my Spotify s...
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Superuser Contribution Changing order of playlists (NOT tracks within playlist)

Is there a way for me to rearrange my playlists in the Android app? In the desktop version it works simply via drag and drop but in the app new playlists just get randomly ordered. Example: I make monthly playlists combining all the weekly mixes for ...

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  • Is there a way for me to rearrange my playlists in the Android app? In the desktop version it works simply via drag and drop but in the app new playlists just get randomly ordered. Example: I make mo...
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Superuser Contribution Trouble with account

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have spotify on my phone with a premium account. I just bought a fitbit and when I log in t...

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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 I have ...
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Android-ANR on Splash

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceGoogle Pixel 3aOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issue Yesterday, I was getting ANR when I click the settings icon. Today, I cleared 5 GB cache and didn't work. I reinstalled the app from scratch and now I am g...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Google Pixel 3a Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue   Yesterday, I was getting ANR when I click the settings ic...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution If there a quick way to delete the played Song from playlist

PlanPremiumOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have a Playlist with about 300 Songs, and sometime i would like to delete the played Song. Most of the Time i use Shuffle play and then i must search the entire Playlist to find the Song becaus...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have a Playlist with about 300 Songs, and sometime i would like to delete the played Song. Most of the Time i use Shuffl...
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Unable to find lyrics for songs

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceGalaxy s2 LTE, s3, s4, ASUS LaptopOperating SystemAndroid 5.0.1 My Question or IssueI am unable to find lyrics on any of my devices except my Amazon Fire Stick.Even my friend who has an iPhone 11 has this issue.

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Galaxy s2 LTE, s3, s4, ASUS Laptop Operating System Android 5.0.1   My Question or Issue I am unable to find lyrics on any of my devices except my Amazo...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to remove artists from Spotify

I know this maybe a stupid question to ask but how do you remove an artist from your artist page in the your music section. I just listened to a song and it added the artist to my artist and I'm not even following them.

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  • I know this maybe a stupid question to ask but how do you remove an artist from your artist page in the your music section. I just listened to a song and it added the artist to my artist and I'm not ...
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Superuser Contribution Song metadata not in sync using Android Auto and Spotify over car Bluetooth

Hi, I use Spotify on my phone to play music through a Bluetooth connection to my car's Bluetooth radio receiver. I have 2 cars, a VW Tiguan and a Ford Focus, both behave in the same way. When Spotify is active and playing music and Android Auto is of...

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  • Hi,   I use Spotify on my phone to play music through a Bluetooth connection to my car's Bluetooth radio receiver.  I have 2 cars, a VW Tiguan and a Ford Focus, both behave in the same wa...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Al encender o apagar la pantalla de mi Android, se adelantan las canciones 1 o 2 segundos

Desde la última actualización de Spotify, a la hora de encender o apagar la pantalla pulsando el botón de "bloquear pantalla" de mi ZTE Blade A6 Lite, las canciones se adelantan 1 o 2 segundos y es bastante molesto. He probado con los permisos de Spo...

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  • Desde la última actualización de Spotify, a la hora de encender o apagar la pantalla pulsando el botón de "bloquear pantalla" de mi ZTE Blade A6 Lite, las canciones se adelantan 1 o 2 segundos y es b...
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Daily mix change during playing

PlanFamily/PremiumCountryThe NeterlandsDevicePhoneOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI'm quite fan of listening to the daily mixes that spotify supplies. Recently I figured it is more and more changing my daily mixes during play time. For ex...

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  • Plan Family/Premium Country The Neterlands Device Phone Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I'm quite fan of listening to the daily mixes that spotify supplies. Recently I ...
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Can't share to IG stories

PlanPremiumCountryHungary Device(Samsung J8 2018) My Question or IssueCannot share to IG stories. I reinstalled spotify and updated my insta. Still can't share music.

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  •   Plan Premium Country Hungary   Device (Samsung J8 2018)   My Question or Issue Cannot share to IG stories. I reinstalled spotify and updated my insta. Still can't share mus...
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Songs on sd card are causing spotify online to slow down A LOT

I have all my songs saved on my sd card on my android. Whenever I use spotify online (either wifi or mobile data) it gets really slow. How can I fix this?

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  • I have all my songs saved on my sd card on my android. Whenever I use spotify online (either wifi or mobile data) it gets really slow. How can I fix this?
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Spotify Bluetooth doesn't work in Mini but Google Play Music works perfectly

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMoto Z4Operating SystemAndroid 9Spotify Version8.5.47.1006My Question or IssueSpotify over Bluetooth doesn't work at all in my 2015 Mini Cooper, but Google Play Music works fine. I've tried all the suggested troubleshooting...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Moto Z4 Operating System Android 9 Spotify Version 8.5.47.1006 My Question or Issue Spotify over Bluetooth doesn't work at all in my 2015 Mini Cooper, but G...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Shuffle is THE WORST

I just want to know why I'm listening to nothing but Panic at the Disco on a playlist that has other artists. Why am I listening to 30% of my playlist 90% of the time?

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  • I just want to know why I'm listening to nothing but Panic at the Disco on a playlist that has other artists. Why am I listening to 30% of my playlist 90% of the time?  
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Spotify devices list is different when going outside network

PlanPremiumCountryRomania DeviceSamsung Galaxy A70Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Issue:When logged inside my home network I'able to see a complete list of devices and listening on any of them. However, when going outside(like GSM mobile data), I'm able...

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  • Plan Premium Country Romania   Device Samsung Galaxy A70 Operating System Android 9   My Issue: When logged inside my home network I'able to see a complete list of devices and li...
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Lyrics only showing up when Spotify Connect is on

Spotify PremiumGalaxy S10 Android 10 So, the lyrics only showing up when I connect to my PC via Spotify Connect When Spotify Connect is on and I open Spotify in my phone, the lyrics is there (all songs)When I closed the PC and phone app, open the pho...

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  • Spotify Premium Galaxy S10  Android 10   So, the lyrics only showing up when I connect to my PC via Spotify Connect   When Spotify Connect is on and I open Spotify in my phone, t...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Android app freezes on login page

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceOPPOOperating System My Question or Issue I accidentally logged out of my account on my Spotify app on Android, and every time I try to press the log in button, the page just freezes. I've tried uninstalling and rei...

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines Device OPPO Operating System   My Question or Issue   I accidentally logged out of my account on my Spotify app on Android, and every time I try t...
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Superuser Contribution Android , Avoid using offline mode

AndroidSpotify PremiumSpotify logged me out after an update, I couldn't log back in due to being in offline mode , sound familiar ???The only way to avoid this issue altogether is to avoid using offline mode fullstop.Download a firewall for your devi...

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  • Android Spotify Premium Spotify logged me out after an update, I couldn't log back in due to being in offline mode , sound familiar ??? The only way to avoid this issue altogether is to avoid us...
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Queue broken

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceOnePlus 7 Pro (12GB/256GB)Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueAbout half a year ago I got this phone and since the beginning this issue has been bothering me. When I try to reorder the queue, it often gli...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device OnePlus 7 Pro (12GB/256GB) Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue About half a year ago I got this phone and since the beginning thi...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music library redownloads every time after restart

Device: motog6Android version: 9Plan: Premium family There are other posts about this, but the solutions do not work for me and the problem is persistent. Every time I restart my phone, all my downloaded songs redownload. This makes the app basically...

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  • Device: motog6 Android version: 9 Plan: Premium family   There are other posts about this, but the solutions do not work for me and the problem is persistent.   Every time I restart m...
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