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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 Spotify closes when I connect to internet.

PlanPremiumCountryCosta RicaDeviceHuawei KII-L22Operating SystemAndroid version 5.1.1 My Question or IssueWhenever I'm listening to music (either downloaded or not) when my phone connects to a wifi or a data internet connection, Spotify suddenly clos...

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  • Plan Premium Country Costa Rica Device Huawei KII-L22 Operating System Android version 5.1.1   My Question or Issue Whenever I'm listening to music (either downloaded or not) when my p...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify redownloads music on phone restart, ignores SD card

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMoto G 5 PlusOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI recently had to move my music over to my SD card as my internal storage is getting completely full, there is NO WAY TO DO THIS IN APP so I had to reinstall the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Moto G 5 Plus Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I recently had to move my music over to my SD card as my internal storage is getting c...
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Superuser Contribution Huawei, Spotify crashes

PlanPremium DeviceHuawei p smart plus 2019 My Question or IssueThe app always crashes down as soon as I turn on the wifi. I have to open the app and close it again several times before I can use it and then it loads very long as if I would not have a...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Huawei p smart plus 2019   My Question or Issue The app always crashes down as soon as I turn on the wifi. I have to open the app and close it again severa...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Liked Songs not syncing

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceGalaxy S9, LaptopOperating SystemAndroid 9, Win10 x64 version 1903 My Question or IssueIt's been a while now that not all my platforms sync properly the list of liked songs.All the devices are connected to the internet a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device Galaxy S9, Laptop Operating System Android 9, Win10 x64 version 1903   My Question or Issue It's been a while now that not all my platforms sync prop...
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Superuser Contribution Dowloaded songs diasppear when i go offline

I have a premium plan on 3 different devices and they are all fine, except on an android tablet i have all my songs downloaded (over 500) and when im online theyre all there and show that they are dowloaded but when i go offline my songs go down to a...

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  • I have a premium plan on 3 different devices and they are all fine, except on an android tablet i have all my songs downloaded (over 500) and when im online theyre all there and show that they are do...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing after screen dims - S10 Galaxy

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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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps playing after being closed.

PlanFamily PremiumCountryCosta Rica DeviceHuawei P10 Lite Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have Spotify open and playing, then I decide to close all the apps, I see that Spotify slides and closes, but in the notification area, Spotify ke...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country Costa Rica    Device Huawei P10 Lite   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have Spotify open and playing, then I decide to cl...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps redownloading tracks

Plan: PremiumCountry: IndiaDevice: Samsung galaxy note 5 running android pieWhenever I download my songs in the app, it attempts to redownload them in intervals. All my 1000+ songs keep redownloading when I attempt to download them.Kindly look into t...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: India Device: Samsung galaxy note 5 running android pie Whenever I download my songs in the app, it attempts to redownload them in intervals. All my 1000+ songs keep redownl...
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Superuser Contribution Waiting for download on new phone

hi guys,i am a premium family member and i just changed my phone.its a xiami A3. i logged in and saw it wouldnt download all the songs i had downloaded on my old phone. i tried deactivating the firewall and giving the app all autkrizations but nothin...

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  • hi guys, i am a premium family member and i just changed my phone.its a xiami A3. i logged in and saw it wouldnt download all the songs i had downloaded on my old phone. i tried deactivating the fir...
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Superuser Contribution Music Randomly Pausing

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid 9.1 My Question or IssueMy music randomly pauses and when I turn the screen or unlock my phone, the music starts playing again. When the screen goes dark, the music stops agai...

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android 9.1   My Question or Issue My music randomly pauses and when I turn the screen or unlock my phone, the...
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Superuser Contribution Specific songs are not playing

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeOperating System(Android) My Question or IssueI cant play certain songs for no reason there is no error mesage or anything i just cant click to the specific songs they are not banned in my country...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Turkey Device (Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue I cant play certain songs for no reason there is no error mesage o...
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Superuser Contribution I just want to **bleep**ing download spotify to my man's phone

I subscribe to premium and have spotify on my own phone. My guy has a samsung s5 and I want to download the spotify app onto his phone. I want to use my account cuz i pay for it. My Question or Issue **bleep**This is so **bleep**ing frustrating. i ha...

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  •   I subscribe to premium and have spotify on my own phone. My guy has a samsung s5 and I want to download the spotify app onto his phone. I want to use my account cuz i pay for it.  My Qu...
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Superuser Contribution My music stops every time, my phone turns off

Dear Spotify-Community, I have this problem that my music stops playing almost every time I turn my phone off. As soon as I start it again it's going on. I mean I paid for some music and I would love to listen to it whilst im not always on the phone....

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  • Dear Spotify-Community,  I have this problem that my music stops playing almost every time I turn my phone off. As soon as I start it again it's going on. I mean I paid for some music and I wou...
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Superuser Contribution music cuts out

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuewhen ever im playing music with my speaker (altech lancing) as soon as i turn my off my phone...

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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 when ev...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stopping all the time having to listen on airplane mode

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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Choose widget is gone

Hello great feature issue In none and beta versions is music homescreen removed and can't add it back same in all launchers? What have you guys done, why destroy stuff instead of fix bugsPlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevice Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Q...

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  • Hello great feature issue In none and beta versions is music homescreen removed and can't add it back same in all launchers? What have you guys done, why destroy stuff instead of fix bugs😥 Plan Pr...
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Superuser Contribution On my android phone my downloads keep disappearing. When I try to reload it says 'waiting to downlo

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Solved!! Cannot get stereo audio in Android App

I have premium and everything downloaded in High quality but I get both audio tracks in both ears. A month or two back, the audio switched to stereo out of the blue and then back after a few days. I'm really not sure what's going on but would love a ...

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  • I have premium and everything downloaded in High quality but I get both audio tracks in both ears. A month or two back, the audio switched to stereo out of the blue and then back after a few days. I'...
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"Add song to playlist" - playlists unordered

Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen adding new song to a playlist, all the playlists are now completely out of order. I have 100+ playlists, which used to be in order of date created. Now when I want to add to a certain playlist, I have ...

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  • Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When adding new song to a playlist, all the playlists are now completely out of order.   I have 100+ playlists, which used to be in ord...
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Superuser Contribution Sorted liked songs reverse

PlanPremiumCountryMexico DeviceSony xa1Operating System(, Android My Question or IssueMy liked songs doesn't sorted byname in reverse i mean i can't listen from end to top.. It doesn't work to check the sorted option to do it on reverse

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  • Plan Premium Country Mexico  Device Sony xa1 Operating System (, Android   My Question or Issue My liked songs doesn't sorted byname in reverse i mean i can't listen from end to t...
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