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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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Sharing to Instagram Stories opens camera

**This issue has finally been resolved for me! PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceLG Thinq G7Operating SystemAndroid version 9Spotify App Version8.5.33.831Instagram App Version122.0.0.29.238 When I try to share a song to Instagram Stories, it opens a blac...

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  • **This issue has finally been resolved for me!   Plan Premium Country Canada Device LG Thinq G7 Operating System Android version 9 Spotify App Version 8.5.33.831 Instagram App Versio...
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Car mode bluetooth device list

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI have a list of connected bluetooth devices that i'd like to set to work in car mode (By default they are not).I have a car aux by ugreen and my earbids that...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I have a list of connected bluetooth devices that i'd like to set to work in car m...
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Spotify starts automatically after being force stopped

PlanPremiumCountryFiDeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueFor a long time I have force stopped Spotify on my phone to prevent it displaying persistent notification when I listen to music on PC. Now it seems that Spotify won't ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Fi Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue For a long time I have force stopped Spotify on my phone to prevent it displaying persistent...
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Local files working on my laptop, but not working on my phone?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceASUS 4Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI can't for the life of me get my local files to play on my phone. I've done everything they said to ad nothing seems to work. I have the files on my laptop, I can...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device ASUS 4 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I can't for the life of me get my local files to play on my phone. I've done ev...
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How can I disable album art as a screensaver?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLG G8 ThinQOperating SystemAndroid Pie (9)My Question or IssueI have a new LG phone, and after installing Spotify the album art shows up as a screensaver. I've not seen this before. In my Android settings I have Screensaver...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device LG G8 ThinQ Operating System Android Pie (9) My Question or Issue I have a new LG phone, and after installing Spotify the album art shows up as a screensave...
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Music keeps stopping when my phone is locked

Every time my phone is locked, spotify stops playing after around 10 seconds of it being locked. Tried deleting it and re-downloading, checking my sleeping apps and so forth. It will play again when click the power button to light up the screen but w...

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  • Every time my phone is locked, spotify stops playing after around 10 seconds of it being locked. Tried deleting it and re-downloading, checking my sleeping apps and so forth. It will play again when ...
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Instagram stories not working

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceHuawei Nova LiteOperating SystemEMUI 8.0.0 My Question or IssueI can't post any songs in Instagram stories and this had never happened before. When I share it, my screen turns all black . Please fix this issue.

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  •   Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Huawei Nova Lite Operating System EMUI 8.0.0   My Question or Issue I can't post any songs in Instagram stories and this had never happened...
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Solved!! Can't post a song to instagram stories

Hi there When I try to share a song to instagram stories spotify opens instagram and I just get a blank page on instagram instead of the artwork for the song. I tried reinstalling spotify and instagram to see if that would fix the problem but it pers...

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  • Hi there   When I try to share a song to instagram stories spotify opens instagram and I just get a blank page on instagram instead of the artwork for the song. I tried reinstalling spotify an...
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Superuser Contribution Meldung "Verbindung mit Spotify wird hergestellt" wenn Handy mit Bluetooth verbunden wird

Seit kurzem bekomme ich jedes Mal, wenn ich mein Android/Samsung Smartphone mit einem Bluetooth-Gerät verbinde, die Meldung: Verbindung mit Spotify wird hergestellt. Auch wenn das BT-Gerät gar keine Medienwiedergabe aktiviert hat und die Spotify-App ...

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  • Seit kurzem bekomme ich jedes Mal, wenn ich mein Android/Samsung Smartphone mit einem Bluetooth-Gerät verbinde, die Meldung: Verbindung mit Spotify wird hergestellt. Auch wenn das BT-Gerät gar keine ...
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Superuser Contribution Starting the get very angry with Spotify. =(

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDeviceGalaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid 9 PieMy Question or IssueAbout a week ago I posted my issue here without any success and Spotify continue downloading random playlists. Tried everything so far without any success. Unins...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brasil Device Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android 9 Pie My Question or Issue About a week ago I posted my issue here without any success and Spotify continue downloading...
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Superuser Contribution Playback takes forever or doesn't work/freezes my phone

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceS7Operating SystemAndoroid 8 My Question or IssueMy library is hosted on an SD card which has good read write ability.Spotify takes forever to play a song when I click on it or sometimes it randomly stops playing or skips/...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device S7 Operating System Andoroid 8    My Question or Issue My library is hosted on an SD card which has good read write ability. Spotify takes f...
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Superuser Contribution connects automatically to other units

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceSony XperiaOperating System Android 8.0.0 My Question or IssueIt connects aut. to neighbours phone and starts playing their lists. Cant switch back for more then sec. Have empties cache, turned off and on other than loca...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Sony Xperia Operating System  Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue It connects aut. to neighbours phone and starts playing their lists. Cant swi...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect

Somehow my I'm getting disturbed by other Spotify Users. The case is this. I want to my music but when I'm online somehow my phone asks me if would change to another device listening this music. It's the same case when case when I'm at home and I'm c...

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  • Somehow my I'm getting disturbed by other Spotify Users. The case is this. I want to my music but when I'm online somehow my phone asks me if would change to another device listening this music. It's...
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Solved!! Cannot share Spotify music on Instagram.

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceHuawei P10 liteOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI cannot share Spotify Music on Instagram. When I press the "share on instagram" option, instagram shows me this screen:

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  •   Plan Premium Country Italy Device Huawei P10 lite Operating System Android    My Question or Issue I cannot share Spotify Music on Instagram. When I press the "share on in...
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Sharing music on Instagram Stories

I recently installed Spotify through my Facebook account and I can't share music on IG stories. I can do it on all the other options except IG stories. After choosing IG stories, it goes straight to the camera on IG but the screen in black and I can'...

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  • I recently installed Spotify through my Facebook account and I can't share music on IG stories. I can do it on all the other options except IG stories.   After choosing IG stories, it goes str...
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Superuser Contribution Album covers fail to download completely.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMoto G5s, Droid Maxx (dug it up to rule out the G5s)Operating SystemAndroid Oreo, Android 4.4.4 My Question or IssueSpotify staff, For around 3-4 weeks, nearly all of the album covers don't finish downloading. Happens when ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Moto G5s, Droid Maxx (dug it up to rule out the G5s) Operating System Android Oreo, Android 4.4.4   My Question or Issue Spotify staff,   ...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle and repeat buttons bug

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceOneplus 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid 10, Oneplus Open beta 4Spotify version8.5.29.828My Question or IssueShuffle and repeat button are not in main screen.I found those on three dot menu. You can't press those and you on...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device Oneplus 7 Pro Operating System Android 10, Oneplus Open beta 4 Spotify version 8.5.29.828 My Question or Issue Shuffle and repeat button are not in ...
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Broken song/cover images

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysia DeviceOppo F1s My Question or IssueSome of my songs have album/cover images that are partly whited out/broken. They are whited out to varying degrees. Spotify Desktop is working fine but the issue is with the mobile app. On...

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  • Plan Premium Country Malaysia   Device Oppo F1s   My Question or Issue Some of my songs have album/cover images that are partly whited out/broken. They are whited out to varying de...
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Crashing Mid-Song

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGalaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueMy app keeps crashing mid song every single time I play music. I have to close the app and re-launch again. It does it almost every time I switch playlist. It started hap...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Galaxy S8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue My app keeps crashing mid song every single time I play music. I have to close the app...
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Queue randomly disappears

Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Samsung Galaxy J8 My Question or Issue I made a queue with over 30+ songs and I kept adding as I was listening. I closed the app, came back like half an hour later to listen to music and my last played/paused song w...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Samsung Galaxy J8   My Question or Issue I made a queue with over 30+ songs and I kept adding as I was listening. I closed the app, came back l...
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