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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...

Amayy
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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...

Daniel
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Daniel
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
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Alex
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Song's options

When i click options song it didn't work, screen getting a little bit darker and that's all and i must go away and remove all apps witch i use because even if i close spotify app music is still playing and i can't stop it or play next song. I tried u...

justyna-li
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When i click options song it didn't work, screen getting a little bit darker and that's all and i must go away and remove all apps witch i use because even if i close spotify app music is still playi...
2019-10-31 11:09:56 PM
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Bluetooth controls not working for JVC KD-X340BTS

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid Oxygen My Question or IssueThe Bluetooth controls skip/pause do not work for my car stereo. I tried another music streaming platform Google play music and it works perfectly. I have tried r...

Rocket09
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Plan Premium Country U.S. Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android Oxygen My Question or Issue The Bluetooth controls skip/pause do not work for my car stereo. I tried another ...
2019-10-31 7:53:38 PM
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Spotify randomly pauses and resumes on its own.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy Note9Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueI recently (last 3-4 days) started having a problem where while listening to Spotify the music will randomly pause and if left for about 30-45 seconds it w...

melee1313
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy Note9 Operating System Android Pie My Question or Issue I recently (last 3-4 days) started having a problem where while listening to Sp...
2019-10-24 10:29:23 PM
2019-10-31 5:53:46 PM
melee1313
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Dislike missing from Daily Mix

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe ability to dislike songs in the daily mix playlist is mostly missing. Most of the time th...

Dorfer52
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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 The ability ...
2019-10-22 6:18:27 PM
2019-10-31 5:05:34 PM
Dorfer52
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App froze after pressing the more menu on a track

PlanFree CountryIndonesia Device(Xiaomi Redmi 6A) Operating System(Android Pie.) My Question or IssueI've been using the app since 2017, but i got to actively use it as of June 2019. Pressing the "More" menu on a playlist or a track always went great...

jullian_jeremy
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Plan Free Country Indonesia Device (Xiaomi Redmi 6A) Operating System (Android Pie.) My Question or Issue I've been using the app since 2017, but i got to act...
2019-10-31 10:18:57 AM
2019-10-31 2:57:23 PM
Luan
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Android
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tracks

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Randomly stops

For some reason over the last month, my spotify likes to just pause until I pull my phone out my pocket. At first I thought maybe my bluetooth headphones were broken but it works perfectly so long as my screen is on then it stops. It likes to pause r...

ClaudioAlves
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For some reason over the last month, my spotify likes to just pause until I pull my phone out my pocket. At first I thought maybe my bluetooth headphones were broken but it works perfe...
2019-10-30 9:39:45 PM
2019-10-31 11:48:53 AM
ClaudioAlves
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Solved!! how to jump to a middle of a track ??

how to jump to a middle of a track ?? where is the slider to move to a middle of a track ? how to pause the track ??? (yes, i can do that from my phones) PlanPremiumCountry Devicesamsung a40Operating Systemand9

razorre
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how to jump to a middle of a track ?? where is the slider to move to a middle of a track ? how to pause the track ??? (yes, i can do that from my phones) Plan Premi...
2019-10-30 8:53:53 AM
2019-10-31 4:49:37 AM
Luan
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Playlist order

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung A20Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI have noticed recently that the look of the lists of playlists in the Android app has changed. It looks bigger and less aesthetically pleasing. About the sa...

musicalhaggis
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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung A20 Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue I have noticed recently that the look of the lists of playlists in the Andro...
2019-10-29 12:05:10 AM
2019-10-30 12:59:09 AM
osornios
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Songs stop playing when phone screen locks

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhile playing songs on my phone, as soon as the screen times out - and locks (screen goes dark) - the song stops playing. Then I have to wake up the screen/pho...

BooksAreLife
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue While playing songs on my phone, as soon as the screen times out - and locks (scree...
2019-10-30 7:20:25 AM
2019-10-30 12:55:15 AM
osornios
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Android
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Song stops playing after 10 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGoogle Pixel 3aOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSongs stop playing after 10 seconds. This seems to be random which songs play normally and which only play for 10 seconds. I logged out and logged back in, resta...

serioussean
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Google Pixel 3a Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Songs stop playing after 10 seconds. This seems to be random which songs play normall...
2019-10-30 9:26:43 PM
2019-10-30 12:52:03 AM
osornios
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Not seeing any artists discography on my samsung A50 as of pm 28/10/2019

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

eyeosphere
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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
2019-10-29 10:14:21 PM
2019-10-30 8:26:33 PM
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No discographies on artists pages

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Superuser Contribution Premium change to shuffle only on android

So I've had Premium for Students for ages and today something stange happened, suddently i'm able to play on shuffle mode only everything I haven't downloaded, even stranger when i enter an artist page it's all blank except for the big green button s...

philHosopher
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So I've had Premium for Students for ages and today something stange happened, suddently i'm able to play on shuffle mode only everything I haven't downloaded, even stranger when i enter an a...
2019-10-29 10:11:09 PM
2019-10-30 1:39:50 PM
Guido
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Shuffle is the only option

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy A50Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueOn certain artists, albums and playlists the Shuffle button is the only option. I can toggle the Shuffle icon on the playing now screen but it has no effect. I h...

umfufu
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Plan Premium Country Device Samsung Galaxy A50 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue On certain artists, albums and playlists the Shuffle button is the only option. ...
2019-10-29 10:14:48 PM
2019-10-29 10:57:40 PM
Yakubecek
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Solved!! [solved] Shuffle play only

Hello everyone, at first, let's start with the basic infos;PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceHuawei p30 liteOperating SystemAndroid 9 Now for the problem: since the 28/10, I can't select the music I want to listen anymore. On every album, artists and Pla...

Azaberym
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Hello everyone, at first, let's start with the basic infos; Plan Premium Country France Device Huawei p30 lite Operating System Android 9 Now for the problem: since the 28/10, I can'...
2019-10-29 10:46:22 PM
2019-10-29 10:57:09 PM
Azaberym
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Artist Page Doesn't Load in New UI

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceOnePlus 3TOperating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueThe new UI is horrible. Not only is it less intuitive and less functional, it is not easy to use and is way buggier than the old. Some of us have absolutely n...

Koolstr
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Plan Premium Country US Device OnePlus 3T Operating System Android, Windows 10 My Question or Issue The new UI is horrible. Not only is it less intuitive and less functional, it is n...
2019-06-19 4:45:27 PM
2019-10-29 10:05:04 PM
more-characters
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Finding unlisted podcasts

PlanFree/Premium PremiumCountry USA Device Samsung Galaxy S7(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I am attempting to transistion from another Podcast player to...

spet67
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Plan Free/Premium Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S7 (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) &...
2019-10-29 8:10:55 PM
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Spotify home screen shows a black page on new Pixel 3a Phone

CountryPortugalDevice(Google Pixel 3a)Operating System(Latest Android 10) My Question or Issue Hello, I just switched to a new Google Pixel 3a smartphone and my Spotify shows a blank black page after loggin in on the Home tab. I've reinstalled, tryin...

Robintolle
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Country Portugal Device (Google Pixel 3a) Operating System (Latest Android 10) My Question or Issue Hello, I just switched to a new Google Pixel 3a smartphone an...
2019-10-29 4:23:39 PM
2019-10-29 7:46:13 PM
nevermore1845
Newbie
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Syncing with pc

My Question or Issue: Hello there. So I've added a ton of playlists on my pc lately and put them in a folder. Then I sorted them manually by their name. The problem is that on my phone they are completely shuffled and sometimes I play a song from a P...

Parsa_Khaz
Casual Listener
My Question or Issue: Hello there. So I've added a ton of playlists on my pc lately and put them in a folder. Then I sorted them manually by their name. The problem is that on my phon...
2019-10-25 4:52:04 PM
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Parsa_Khaz
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Saving Spotify files to SD card on Fiio M9

I have a Fiio M9 and have a Sandisk 256GB SD card inserted. I can see this drive in the file management app on the Fiio, everytime I go into Settings on Spotify and choose this drive, it starts but then fails. Any suggestions to fix this?Plan Premium

mountainsun
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I have a Fiio M9 and have a Sandisk 256GB SD card inserted. I can see this drive in the file management app on the Fiio, everytime I go into Settings on Spotify and choose this drive, it starts but t...
2019-10-29 6:35:39 PM
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Spotify keeps restarting Firestick

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbo ok Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen I play my Spotify account through my FS, after about 5-10mins, it will turn off and res...

Mercury2622
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Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbo ok Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue When I...
2019-10-29 5:28:55 PM
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