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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 Music cutting out during a call.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen using the Spotify App I am experiencing issues with the music cutting out during a phone call. I have my music playing the background when on a phone call....

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue When using the Spotify App I am experiencing issues with the music cutting out durin...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't let me save to my SD card

I've followed the spotify storage instructions to save music to my SD card, but I don't have the option on my settings that spotify suggest I use...Tap Other, then Storage.'Other' appears as a heading with only the logout option underneath.My phone m...

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  • I've followed the spotify storage instructions to save music to my SD card, but I don't have the option on my settings that spotify suggest I use... Tap Other, then Storage. 'Other'...
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Superuser Contribution My Samsung 7 on a premium trial account downloads files to the device storage only

PlanPremiumCountryUK Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or Issue My Samsung Galaxy S7 on a premium trial account downloads files to the devicestorage onlyThe SDoption seems to be greyed out and doesn't respond to clicking but is registering th...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK    Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue  My Samsung Galaxy S7 on a premium trial account downloads files to the device storage o...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify hängt sich ständig auf

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLG thinkQOperating SystemAndroid Seit 3 tagen stürzt spotify ständig bei mir ab wenn ich entweder in meinen home screen gehe oder mein handy in den stand by modus versetzte. Ich hab fast alles schon ausprobiert wie app ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device LG thinkQ Operating System Android   Seit 3 tagen stürzt spotify ständig bei mir ab wenn ich entweder in meinen home screen gehe oder mein handy in d...
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Superuser Contribution Playlists de sertanejo que eu não ouço aparecendo nos meus recentes

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil Device(Xioami Mi Operating System(Android 9.) My Question or Issue Tenho notado que músicas de sertanejo estão aparecendo nas minhas recentes, sendo que eu já desloguei de todos os dispositivos e mudei a senha.O que é estranh...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device (Xioami Mi 😎 Operating System (Android 9.)   My Question or Issue   Tenho notado que músicas de sertanejo estão aparecendo nas minhas ...
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Superuser Contribution Lecture aléatoire

Bonjour.Est-il possible sur android d'effectuer une lecture aléatoire sur tous les albums de la bibliothèque?Merci!

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  • Bonjour. Est-il possible sur android d'effectuer une lecture aléatoire sur tous les albums de la bibliothèque? Merci!  
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Superuser Contribution Cuenta premium en mi PC pero no en mi Moto Z2 Force

PlanPremiumCountryMéxicoDeviceMoto Z2 ForceOperating System(Android 8.0.0) My Question or IssueActive en mi PC el plan PREMIUM, me conecto con mi cuenta de Facebook, en mi PC todo funciona bien con todas las caracteristicas Premium. Instale en mi Mot...

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  • Plan Premium Country México Device Moto Z2 Force Operating System (Android 8.0.0)   My Question or Issue Active en mi PC el plan PREMIUM, me conecto con mi cuenta de Facebook, en ...
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Superuser Contribution Difference between 'Remove' and 'Remove download' commands

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevice Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHi,I have just subscribed to Spotify Premium and have a question concerning the library and downloads on my Android mobile.What is the difference between the 'Remove' and 'Remo...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Italy Device   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hi, I have just subscribed to Spotify Premium and have a question concerning the libra...
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Phantom playlist keeps appearing

Premium account, galaxy s8For the past week this playlist called "mixedtape hits" keeps appearing in my playlists and high jacks my account. It automatically starts playing even when I am listening to other music. I never created this list, I can't d...

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  • Premium account, galaxy s8 For the past week this playlist called "mixedtape hits" keeps appearing in my playlists and high jacks my account. It automatically starts playing even when I am listening...
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motorola one XT1941-3 SD Card issues

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicemotorola oneOperating SystemAndroid Pie (9)My Question or IssueSo actually I have been getting this issue since my old SAMSUNG Galaxy Grand Prime Duos back in 2016, and each phone I owned after (lenovo Vibe K5, motorola ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device motorola one Operating System Android Pie (9) My Question or Issue So actually I have been getting this issue since my old SAMSUNG Galaxy Grand Prime ...
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Why the constant UI updates and why does my playlist keep re-dowloading songs?

PlanPremiumCountryUkDevicePixel 3, though the problem has migrated several phonesMy Questions and issuesI'm just getting quite frustrated to be honest- I've had Spotify for probably 6 years plus now and I don't understand firstly:Why there is the con...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uk Device Pixel 3, though the problem has migrated several phones My Questions and issues I'm just getting quite frustrated to be honest- I've had Spotify for probably 6 y...
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Superuser Contribution Download for offline settings. Android app on Chromebook

I am in the US and have the Premium plan. I just installed the android app onto my Chromebook (HP 360X 14) and was wondering how change the settings so nothing downloads for offline onto the chromebook. I still would like to be able to go on my phone...

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  • I am in the US and have the Premium plan. I just installed the android app onto my Chromebook (HP 360X 14) and was wondering how change the settings so nothing downloads for offline onto the chromebo...
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I need help syncing offline songs (campus WiFi)

Hello! I recently moved to a campus where there seems to be a restriction on their Wifi so spotify refuses to sync my local files from my PC to the phone. This is VERY frustrating, as I have a lot of local files that I want to sync. Surely there must...

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  • Hello!   I recently moved to a campus where there seems to be a restriction on their Wifi so spotify refuses to sync my local files from my PC to the phone. This is VERY frustrating, as I ha...
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Superuser Contribution Music menu laggy

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueSince the new UI for albums, artists and playlists appeared a few days ago, the Music menu is supper laggy.For example, when I select an album it takes 3 seconds t...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Since the new UI for albums, artists and playlists appeared a few days ago, the Music m...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify going extremely slow since a few weeks

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceWikoOperating SystemAndroid Hi thereI am having troubles with Spotify. Since a few weeks, app is very very slow when I try specially to go into my downloaded albums. The green circle keeps on rolling for a lot of time and...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device Wiko Operating System Android   Hi there I am having troubles with Spotify. Since a few weeks, app is very very slow when I try specially to go into...
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Superuser Contribution OFFLINE MUSIC TOO SLOW

Dear spotify community, I have an Huaweii P30 Lite with a Sandisk Ultra 32GB UHS-I/Class 10 memory card. The spotify app is just very slow on every aspect (opening, searching playlist, searching song) It just take forever to do everything. I have use...

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  • Dear spotify community,   I have an Huaweii P30 Lite with a Sandisk Ultra 32GB UHS-I/Class 10 memory card.  The spotify app is just very slow on every aspect (opening, searching play...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Android App crashes immediately after starting

Hey everyone.My Spotify app is not starting all of a sudden. As soon as I try to start the app it crashes and shows a message that "the application has stopped working". I tried restarting my phone, re-installing the app, clearing cache and data but ...

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  • Hey everyone. My Spotify app is not starting all of a sudden. As soon as I try to start the app it crashes and shows a message that "the application has stopped working". I tried restarting my phone...
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Superuser Contribution Playback stops on multiple devices

For the last few months I've been having this issue where Spotify will spontaneously stop playing music, including in the middle of a song. Information about my setup: Device Configurations:Connected devices: 1 - 3 desktop/PCs connected, 1 Google Hom...

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  • For the last few months I've been having this issue where Spotify will spontaneously stop playing music, including in the middle of a song. Information about my setup:   Device Configurations:...
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Superuser Contribution Battery Drain

Hey, I've already posted a note on this problem, but it's a big one so I'm try again to have some answers from the developper community. Why spotify eat my battery phone ? The App, even turned off and in offline mode, uses always 20 to 30 % of my bat...

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  • Hey,   I've already posted a note on this problem, but it's a big one so I'm try again to have some answers from the developper community. Why spotify eat my battery phone ? The App, even ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Since updating to android 10, music keeps randomly skipping and starting by itself

PlanPremium DuoCountryCurrently in Germany temporarly. Account created in ArgentinaDevicePixel 3aXLOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueThis is really annoying. In my Pixel 3a, Spotify is randomly skipping tracks (sometimes one or twice a d...

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  • Plan Premium Duo Country Currently in Germany temporarly. Account created in Argentina Device Pixel 3aXL Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue This is really annoying. &n...
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