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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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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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New update with lyrics doesn't work with Android

PlanPremiumCountryThailand DeviceHuawei p20 My Question or Issue The latest update of spotify has given me an option to view lyrics of many selected songs. However, that only works on my iPhone 6 but not Huawei p20, eventhough they both show the same...

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  • Plan Premium Country Thailand   Device Huawei p20   My Question or Issue  The latest update of spotify has given me an option to view lyrics of many selected songs. However, t...
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Superuser Contribution Vodafone + Spotify

Vodafone saçma güzel 8 tarifesine geçtim ücretsiz olarak 4 gb spotfy premium üyeliği sunuldu ancak spotfy hesabımı bir türlü tanımlayamadım spotfy premium üyelik hatası veriyor

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  • Vodafone saçma güzel 8 tarifesine geçtim ücretsiz olarak 4 gb spotfy premium üyeliği sunuldu ancak spotfy hesabımı bir türlü tanımlayamadım spotfy premium üyelik hatası veriyor
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Superuser Contribution Greyed songs in Liked songs

The songs in my liked playlist have been greyed out because I accidentally pressed this buttonNow I can't play the song out of my phone in the liked playlist but can still play it on the artist's/album page. However the song hasn't been greyed out in...

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  • The songs in my liked playlist have been greyed out because I accidentally pressed this button Now I can't play the song out of my phone in the liked playlist but can still play it on the artist...
  • Mario
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    Greyed out songs
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Superuser Contribution Android App Keeps Crashing and is Unusable

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceLG G7 ThinQOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSpotify Premium has been great for me until last week when the app on my phone started acting up. Almost nothing loads, including songs, album art, the actual...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device LG G7 ThinQ Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Spotify Premium has been great for me until last week when the app on my phone sta...
  • Ivan
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Superuser Contribution Lock screen timeout galaxy s10e

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy s10eOperating System My Question or IssueWhen music is paused and the screen times out, the spotify controls disappear from the lock screen. Is there a way to pause spotify, walk away for a few minutes, come ...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy s10e Operating System     My Question or Issue When music is paused and the screen times out, the spotify controls disappear fr...
  • Ivan
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps playing the same queue

I have got this problem for a couple of weeks now. My Spotify keeps playing the same 8 or 9 songs I queued weeks ago. I have deleted the queue so many times and even played the full queue several times but after I restart Spotify again, the same queu...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have got this problem for a couple of weeks now. My Spotify keeps playing the same 8 or 9 songs I queued weeks ago. I have deleted the queue so many times and even played the full queue several tim...
  • 1chord
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Solved!! Podcasts won't play!

For the past week every time I go on to listen to a podcast it won't play. I'll press on it and it appears as though it is about to play but then Spotify just closes itself. Bizarrely, music plays as normal. It does this for every podcast I listen to...

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  • For the past week every time I go on to listen to a podcast it won't play. I'll press on it and it appears as though it is about to play but then Spotify just closes itself. Bizarrely, music plays as...
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Deleted Thread - Zero Help - Frustrated

Premium account, cancelled once before because of these issues, will cancel again if not resolved. Have tried uninstalls, clearing cache/data, and other "solutions" provided by the dismissive staff on these forums. Issue 1: I'm running into constant ...

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  • Premium account, cancelled once before because of these issues, will cancel again if not resolved. Have tried uninstalls, clearing cache/data, and other "solutions" provided by the dismissive staff o...
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Repeat Issues with Queue and Continuous "Radio" After Queue Expires

Premium account, cancelled once before because of these issues, will cancel again if not resolved. Have tried uninstalls, clearing cache/data, and other "solutions" provided by the dismissive staff on these forums. Issue 1: I'm running into constant ...

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  • Premium account, cancelled once before because of these issues, will cancel again if not resolved. Have tried uninstalls, clearing cache/data, and other "solutions" provided by the dismissive staff o...
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Add files on mobile

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHuawei p30liteOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issue How do I add music Files I have already stored on my phone?

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawei p30lite Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue   How do I add music Files I have already stored on my phone?  
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Superuser Contribution Casting to Google Home Speaker Group, Android app stops running in background after 3-5 minutes

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceGoogle Pixel 2Google Home (original)Google Home mini (1st gen) Operating SystemAndroid 10 - April 5th 2020 security patch My Question or IssueUsing Spotify Connect to cast music to a Google Home speaker group, I am able t...

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  • Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Google Pixel 2 Google Home (original) Google Home mini (1st gen)   Operating System Android 10 - April 5th 2020 security patch   ...
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Superuser Contribution White dot in the song slider missing

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceLenovo Vibe K5Operating System Android 6.0.1 My Question or Issue After some updates, that little dot which helps sliding the bar and choosing the part you like on the music, doesn't show anymore, I already reinstalled, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Lenovo Vibe K5 Operating System  Android 6.0.1    My Question or Issue  After some updates, that little dot which helps sliding the ba...
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Device connect

my laptop and my mobile doesn't connect with each other...if i play a song on mobile i find my laptop doesn't catch it and reverse..i have tried many solutions as reinstall the app on both of them and changing to google dns and it doesn't work either...

  • Casual Listener
  • my laptop and my mobile doesn't connect with each other...if i play a song on mobile i find my laptop doesn't catch it and reverse..i have tried many solutions as reinstall the app on both of them an...
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Superuser Contribution Add more songs button playlist missing

PlanPremium CountryBelgium Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen I want to create a new playlist or add more songs to an existing playlist, I can only see my most recent liked songs. The '+' symbol is gone, to see more of my liked songs to...

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  •   Plan Premium   Country Belgium   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When I want to create a new playlist or add more songs to an existing playlist, I can...
  • Ivan
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Transaction failed but money was deducted

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceRedmi note 8 proOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI tried to upgrade to one month premium of 119 rs/month using my Airtel debit card but it said transaction failed. Money has been deducted and no refund has been in...

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  •   Plan Free Country India Device Redmi note 8 pro Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I tried to upgrade to one month premium of 119 rs/month using my Airtel debit ca...
  • Mario
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Superuser Contribution Issues login in offline mode

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid 8.8 Before Spotify upgraded I did not have an issue logging in w...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Andr...
  • Ivan
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Superuser Contribution Moving songs from "Next from" to "Queue" causes track text to freeze on screen

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceOnePlus 7T ProOperating SystemOxygen OS 10.0.9 My Question or IssueFor some reason when I shuffle a playlist and drag a song from the list into my "Queue", the song title and artist text of the song I'm dragging duplicates, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device OnePlus 7T Pro Operating System Oxygen OS 10.0.9   My Question or Issue For some reason when I shuffle a playlist and drag a song from the list into my ...
  • Mario
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Superuser Contribution Albums Won't Play

(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI can no longer listen to my downloaded albums offline while using Spotify Premium. I have no issues with my playlists, only the albums. When I try to play an album, I get a message saying "...

  • Casual Listener
  •   (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I can no longer listen to my downloaded albums offline while using Spotify Premium.  I have no issues with my ...
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Superuser Contribution I don't listen to "The Journal" or "The Daily" podcasts

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Note 8, Windows PCOperating SystemAndroid, Windows My Question or IssueI honestly don't think I have ever listened to a minute of either of these shows but they are listed as my "Top Podcasts" and they are taking up...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Note 8, Windows PC Operating System Android, Windows   My Question or Issue I honestly don't think I have ever listened to a minute of either of...
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Spotify keeps disconnecting after 30-50 seconds when casting via Google Chrome

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceSamsung Galaxy A50Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps disconnecting after 30-50 seconds when casting via Google Chrome. I've reinstalled Spotify after deleting all data first and that helps only once...

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  •   Plan Premium Country NL Device Samsung Galaxy A50 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps disconnecting after 30-50 seconds when casting via Google Chr...
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