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Solved!! 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...

Amay
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2023-07-11 7:43:36 PM
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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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Sumit_Ghosh
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Spotify Connect does not work with Alexa

PlanPremiumCountry US DeviceGalaxy Note 10 plus and S9 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueApp version 8.5.21.754 betaWhen you choose Echo from the Spotify Connect menu stays stuck on connecting. Tried to unlink Spotify from Alexa app a...

ThaSnapDragon
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Plan Premium Country US Device Galaxy Note 10 plus and S9 Plus Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue App version 8.5.21.754 beta When you choose Echo from the Spoti...
2019-09-08 6:16:12 AM
2019-12-02 10:53:36 PM
ooblix
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Alexa
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Spotify Conect

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Bluetooth issue

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceOnePlus 6When I connect this phone to my car's Bluetooth Spotify doesn't play through the car. The phone shows it as playing but the car doesn't display that it's playing and there is no sound coming from the car or phone. ...

wizwheeler
Visitor
Plan Premium Country UK Device OnePlus 6 When I connect this phone to my car's Bluetooth Spotify doesn't play through the car. The phone shows it as playing but the car doesn't di...
2019-12-02 9:19:57 PM
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Filtering Music on Android

PlanStudent PremiumCountryUSADeviceOnePlus 6T My Question or IssueSo I used to be able to go into my liked songs and, for example, type Bradio into the "find in liked songs" box and it would only play Bradio songs, whether I have it on shuffle or not...

Kamidoga
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Plan Student Premium Country USA Device OnePlus 6T My Question or Issue So I used to be able to go into my liked songs and, for example, type Bradio into the "find in liked son...
2019-12-02 8:26:57 PM
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The New UI Sucks

I've been using spotify for almost 4 years now and it's been great. Then this new update with the change in UI came out. It's been a couple months and I hated it at first but I thought I'd try it. A couple months of this and I still hate it. The libr...

Ampz
Regular
I've been using spotify for almost 4 years now and it's been great. Then this new update with the change in UI came out. It's been a couple months and I hated it at first but I thought I'd try it. A ...
2019-08-13 2:28:06 PM
2019-12-02 6:43:54 PM
whbale
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Downloading Premium Music

DeviceMotorola Supra E5 My Question or IssueSo, I have looked at a few forums before, but everything I've tried leads me to dead ends. I've given the app Storage permissions, and it works up until I actually want to download songs. It gets stuck in a...

Ayemdee
Visitor
Device Motorola Supra E5 My Question or Issue So, I have looked at a few forums before, but everything I've tried leads me to dead ends. I've given the app Storage permissions, and it work...
2019-12-02 11:07:31 AM
2019-12-02 3:48:13 PM
Luan
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Bad Sound Quality Jacques Loussier Trio plays Satie (on Telarc)

Hi Spotify team, The album "Jacques Loussier Trio plays Satie (on Telarc)" has a terrible "timbre" overlayed on all tracks. Would you please check encoding? The problem is on Adroid as well as when streaming to Chromecast Audio. All other music is pl...

Joerg1959
Music Fan
Hi Spotify team, The album "Jacques Loussier Trio plays Satie (on Telarc)" has a terrible "timbre" overlayed on all tracks. Would you please check encoding? The probl...
2019-07-21 2:41:44 PM
2019-12-02 2:43:50 PM
Joerg1959
Music Fan
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Podcast filter

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceNokia 7 plusOperating SystemAndroid 9My Question or IssueAdd option to filter podcast on unfinished. unplayed is useless when you want to continue where you last stopped.

Hasse76
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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Nokia 7 plus Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue Add option to filter podcast on unfinished. unplayed is useless when you want to continue wher...
2019-12-02 8:58:26 AM
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Spotify randomly plays music on its own

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid Pie/Android 10 My Question or IssueBack in May 2019 I noticed Spotify would start randomly blasting music through my phone's speaker out of nowhere. Typically this will happen anywh...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android Pie/Android 10 My Question or Issue Back in May 2019 I noticed Spotify would start randomly blasting music...
2019-12-02 8:54:08 AM
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Check if song already in playlist

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore.DevicePixel 2XLOperating SystemAndroid 10. My Question: Is there a way to determine in the mobile version if a song is already in an existing playlist as you add it? If you try to add a song and it's already in the 'same' ...

davegball
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Singapore. Device Pixel 2XL Operating System Android 10. My Question: Is there a way to determine in the mobile version if a song is already in...
2019-12-02 4:40:15 AM
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Post Malone refuses to play

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(Moto X4, Amazon Echo, Google Home Hub, Windows 10 Browser)My Question or IssueTitle, none of Post Malone's library will play across my devices. I've tried several. If I click/tap any song in his library nothing happens. Eve...

jawolph
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US Device (Moto X4, Amazon Echo, Google Home Hub, Windows 10 Browser) My Question or Issue Title, none of Post Malone's library will play across my devices. I've tri...
2019-12-02 2:55:27 AM
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Button "Filter" in my library does not work

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceXiaomi Pocophone F1Operating SystemMIUI Global 11.0.5 Stable 11.0.5.0 (PEJMIXM)Spotify Version: 8.5.2.759 My Question or Issue"Filter" button in my library above can be seen, but it can not be tapped. When I tap on it, ...

Irreversibler
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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Operating System MIUI Global 11.0.5 Stable 11.0.5.0 (PEJMIXM) Spotify Version: 8.5.2.759 My Question or Issue "Filter" butt...
2019-12-02 1:19:07 AM
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chopped

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung S10eOperating SystemAndroid 9My Question or IssueWhen I try to share a song on IG's stories, the font of the picture is chopped/blurry, like really low detail. Tried uploading with and without wifi, same problem.

tomasperotti1
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Device Samsung S10e Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue When I try to share a song on IG's stories, the font of the picture is chopped/blurry, like re...
2019-12-01 9:24:11 PM
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App will not connect without phone restart

Plan PremiumFree/PremiumCountry USA Device OnePlus 6T(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Android(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI stream over two devices - a Sony BluRay player at home and F...

KillerIsMe
Visitor
Plan Premium Free/Premium Country USA Device OnePlus 6T (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Android (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) ...
2019-12-01 4:25:27 PM
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Spotify opening music alone

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceS10+My Question or Issue Hi! In the last couple of weeks, spotify started showing musics playing by youself. When i not using the app, some random music appears to be playing on spotify web. I'm already changed the passw...

davidsudre
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device S10+ My Question or Issue Hi! In the last couple of weeks, spotify started showing musics playing by youself. When i not using the app, some ...
2019-12-01 3:30:32 PM
2019-12-01 4:01:41 PM
Emilia_8
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How do I disable "download liked albums"?

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceHonor 6Operating SystemAndroid 6 (Marshmallow) My Question or IssueI noticed recently that spotify now automatically downloads any liked albums, which is really annoying, because there's no option to turn this off. If I ...

Twinrehz
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Norway Device Honor 6 Operating System Android 6 (Marshmallow) My Question or Issue I noticed recently that spotify now automatically downloads any liked albums,...
2019-11-30 12:16:20 AM
2019-12-01 11:18:10 AM
Twinrehz
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[MOBILE][BUG] Followed artists not loading

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceLG G7 ThinQOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueThe issue is that followed artists don't load in the artists screen, depeding on connection. What I see is one of three things, based on my context:1 - (on Wifi, bu...

baleeds
Regular
Plan Premium Country US Device LG G7 ThinQ Operating System Android Pie My Question or Issue The issue is that followed artists don't load in the artists screen, depeding on ...
2019-08-09 4:24:31 PM
2019-11-30 5:35:11 PM
Stringyman
Casual Listener
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Solved!! App on google playstore corrupted my SD card

I downloaded the Spotify app from the Google Playstore on my Xperia Phone,As i do so, my Sandisk SD card became corrupt and had to be wiped to fix this, will this happen again in the future? i lost alot of photos and app data so this has been extemel...

dmodblackwolf
Casual Listener
I downloaded the Spotify app from the Google Playstore on my Xperia Phone, As i do so, my Sandisk SD card became corrupt and had to be wiped to fix this, will this happen again in the future? i lost...
2017-06-15 6:28:42 PM
2019-11-30 3:42:57 PM
ReinardHarmse
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Spotify songs pause when i open a pin in the pinterest app. I am on an android when this happens.

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

rhythmandblues
Visitor
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
2019-11-30 9:39:08 AM
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Spotify and pinterest malfunction

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Solved!! Spotify connect downloads songs at startup

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHuawei P smartOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueHi everyone. Every time I turn on Spotify connect on my phone, it downloads 50 songs. Why is this possible? I have activated "Very good quality". Can that spil...

melmag
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawei P smart Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue Hi everyone. Every time I turn on Spotify connect on my phone, it downloads...
2019-11-28 7:43:44 PM
2019-11-30 4:41:30 AM
dinomight
Spotify Star
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Randomly downloads albums and playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid Oreo I don't use the "download" feature but Spotify is forcing it on me.When I launch the app, a random album or playlist I recently played will attempt to be downloaded. It only occurs when...

tokery
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android Oreo I don't use the "download" feature but Spotify is forcing it on me. When I launch the app, a random album or p...
2019-11-29 8:35:59 AM
2019-11-29 10:01:05 PM
Testiedegekste
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