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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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Crash when sorting by reversed personnalized order

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceOne Plus 7 Pro GM1913Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueMy app crash when I try to sort a playlist by reversed personnalized order. It happens on any type of playlist.Two of my friend, one with a OnePlus 6 and...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device One Plus 7 Pro GM1913 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue My app crash when I try to sort a playlist by reversed personnalized order. I...
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song going silent when paused

I have this ridiculously annoying bug where when my music is disrupted (eg. by a notification, by my pausing, or by something else playing) it continues to play silently. It goes back to normal volume when I skip a specific song or reset the spotify ...

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  • I have this ridiculously annoying bug where when my music is disrupted (eg. by a notification, by my pausing, or by something else playing) it continues to play silently. It goes back to normal volum...
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Music not interrupted by receiving incoming call

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHuawei p10Operating SystemAndroid v.9 My Question or IssueWhen listening to Spotify and i receive an incoming call, there is no interruption to the music to notify me of the call. So unless i happen to be looking at my phone...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Huawei p10 Operating System Android v.9   My Question or Issue When listening to Spotify and i receive an incoming call, there is no interruption to the ...
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Music stops

While I play music it keeps on stoping randomly. My software and app are up to date. I even tried uninstalling and installing the app again but with no helpPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceSamsung galaxy s10eOperating System Android 9

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  • While I play music it keeps on stoping randomly. My software and app are up to date. I even tried uninstalling and installing the app again but with no help Premium Country Romania Device Samsun...
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Solved!! How to download the n latest liked songs ?

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DeviceOneplus 6t androidOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Hi spotify, I would like to know how I can download the songs I liked but only the n latest ones ?Thanks Jaafar

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  •   Plan Premium Country France   Device Oneplus 6t android Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue   Hi spotify,   I would like to know how I ...
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Cover arts on Liked Songs section is no longer display

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceLeEco Le 2Operating SystemAndroid 6 My Question or IssueUntil September of 2019 all was OK, but when (I don't remember exactly which version) I updated my Spotify app and since cover arts on Liked Songs section is no longer dis...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Device LeEco Le 2 Operating System Android 6   My Question or Issue Until September of 2019 all was OK, but when (I don't remember exactly which version) I updated...
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Problem Between Google Maps & Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryAE DeviceHuawei 10 plusOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issuein googl maps when i press over spotify popup icon gives me this error ( To play music , you need to connect to spotify when it's safe to do so ) could someone hel...

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  • Plan Premium Country AE   Device Huawei 10 plus Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue in googl maps when i press over spotify popup icon gives me this error ( To play...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify downloading all songs new after new startup of android

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung A50Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueAfter a fresh restart of my mobile phone, Spotify starts re-downloading all songs new. My standard setup is thst the music gets saved on my external SD card. I ha...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung A50 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue After a fresh restart of my mobile phone, Spotify starts re-downloading all songs new....
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Superuser Contribution Different devices, same problems - slow to open, and app thinks it's offline

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy A3 and Nokia 4.2Operating SystemAndroid 8.1 (?) and 9 Takes insanely long to open app, like two or three minutes. And quite often the app says to go online despite actually streaming music at the same time. It's been l...

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  • Plan Premium Device Samsung Galaxy A3 and Nokia 4.2 Operating System Android 8.1 (?) and 9   Takes insanely long to open app, like two or three minutes. And quite often the app says to go...
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Superuser Contribution "song is unavailable"

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHuawei P20 proOperating System My Question or IssueWhen I go to play a certain artist I get the message that the song is unavailable. All others play fine and it worked fine earlier today. Tried clearing cache, uninstall and...

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  •   Plan Premium Country UK Device Huawei P20 pro Operating System     My Question or Issue When I go to play a certain artist I get the message that the song is unavailable. ...
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New Discography view is very inconvenient

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePixel 2XLOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issue A recent update to Spotify completely changed the Discography section in an artist page. It's now a single list, rather then the previous separation for albums, co...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada Device Pixel 2XL Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue   A recent update to Spotify completely changed the Discography section in...
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Android Widgets are automatically shuffled

PlanPremiumCountryUK>NIDevice(Huawei P9)Operating System(Android 7.0) My Question or IssueEvery widget link on my home screen (very few playlists - they're mostly full albums) automatically enables Shuffle as soon as it's pressed. Never starts on the...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK>NI Device (Huawei P9) Operating System (Android 7.0)   My Question or Issue Every widget link on my home screen (very few playlists - they're mostly full alb...
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Superuser Contribution When I click "Add to Homescreen" the spotify app crashes and the album isnt added.

Premium/USA/Samsung Galaxy 7I add the albums I download to my homescreen. I have 24 already, but about 2 weeks ago it quit working. Spotify crashes and the album isnt added.

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  • Premium/USA/Samsung Galaxy 7 I add the albums I download to my homescreen. I have 24 already, but about 2 weeks ago it quit working. Spotify crashes and the album isnt added.    
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Superuser Contribution "My Library" shows no Podcasts & Playlists

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHuawei P30liteOperating SystemAndroid 9 + Spotify Version 8.5.26.1031 My Question or IssueOn my new phone (also newly installed spotify app) I cant see my podcasts and music/playlist on the "My Library" tab. It's the ol...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawei P30lite Operating System Android 9 + Spotify Version 8.5.26.1031   My Question or Issue On my new phone (also newly installed spotify app) I ...
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Deleting offline files

Is there a way to download all of the offline music and podcasts? I see that you can delete the cache, but there doesn't seem to be an option for the offline files downloaded.

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  • Is there a way to download all of the offline music and podcasts? I see that you can delete the cache, but there doesn't seem to be an option for the offline files downloaded.
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Can't repeat a song

I recently switched from ios to andriod and I noticed how there's no repeat song button?????

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  • I recently switched from ios to andriod and I noticed how there's no repeat song button?????
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Music with gaps

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello,I have an album of classical music on my desktop (Local files) and I listen to it with ...

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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 Hello, ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Ordneransicht in der App

Ich habe meine Playlisten über die Desktop-App in Ordnern sortiert. Soweit so normal, jedoch zeigt die Android App diese Ordner in falscher Reihenfolge, teilweise leer und teilweise mit falschem Inhalt ab. Kriegt man das irgendwie gerichtet? Immerhin...

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  • Ich habe meine Playlisten über die Desktop-App in Ordnern sortiert. Soweit so normal, jedoch zeigt die Android App diese Ordner in falscher Reihenfolge, teilweise leer und teilweise mit falschem Inha...
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Solved!! [Android] Lock screen controls not working

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: Samsung Galaxy 9Operating System: Android 9 Pie I can't skip or pause tracks from my lock screen controls. I was having no problems until yesterday when I updated the app. I have tried erasing data and cache and uninst...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System: Android 9 Pie   I can't skip or pause tracks from my lock screen controls. I was having no problems until yest...
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