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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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Download when offline

PlanPremiumCountryIreland DeviceHuawei Y6 2018Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Up until the most recent update I was able to click the download button for albums and podcasts with the do not download over cellular option selected in setti...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Ireland   Device Huawei Y6 2018 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   Up until the most recent update I was able to click the downl...
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Handy startet sich wegen Spotify immer wieder neu

Hallo erstmal,seit gut 2 Wochen startet mein Handy sich immer wieder neu,nach ungf 30 Sekunden. Erst als ich Spotify gelöscht habe hat es wieder normal funktioniert. Danach habe ich Spotify wieder heruntergeladen (es hat sich wieder die ganze Zeit ne...

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  • Hallo erstmal, seit gut 2 Wochen startet mein Handy sich immer wieder neu,nach ungf 30 Sekunden. Erst als ich Spotify gelöscht habe hat es wieder normal funktioniert. Danach habe ich Spotify wieder ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify va in pausa da solo

Samsung S8PremiumSalve a tuttiSpotify va in pausa da solo dopo 2 canzoni. Per far ripartire la musica devo staccare e riattacare i dati.Funziona solo su WIFI. Il problema me lo dà solo da poco tempo, probabilmente dopo l'aggiornamento di sistema. Ho ...

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  • Samsung S8 Premium Salve a tutti Spotify va in pausa da solo dopo 2 canzoni. Per far ripartire la musica devo staccare e riattacare i dati. Funziona solo su WIFI. Il problema me lo dà solo da poc...
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Problem with the Android app

Plan: Premium for StudentsCountry: ItalyDevice: Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeOperating System: Android Oreo 8.0 Hi, I have an issue with the last versions of Spotify. After the update of the app, a lot of songs that I saved in "Favorite song" disappeared. B...

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  • Plan: Premium for Students Country: Italy Device: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Operating System: Android Oreo 8.0   Hi, I have an issue with the last versions of Spotify. After the update of th...
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Remove possibility to save duplicate songs

PlanPremiumCountryGermany My Question or IssueIt is currently possible to like a song on radio even if the album of that song is already saved to my library. After that, I have that song saved twice, once as the album version, once as single song. Th...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   My Question or Issue It is currently possible to like a song on radio even if the album of that song is already saved to my library. After that, I have that ...
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Spotify no longer working with in car bluetooth controls

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceOneplus 3TOperating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or IssueI updated to Andriod 9.0 on Saturday, and have reinstalled and updated all of my apps on a clean install. Since installing the latest version of Spotify on android 9 ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Oneplus 3T Operating System Android 9.0   My Question or Issue I updated to Andriod 9.0 on Saturday, and have reinstalled and updated all of my apps on a...
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Bluetooth headphones won't play Spotify songs

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

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2 Spotify accounts on the same phone, both updated but with totally different libraries. Please help

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Samsung Galaxy Note 9)Operating System(Android Oreo) My Question or IssueSo I started a Spotify account and it wouldn't allow me to link with my facebook, apparently I had an older account already linked so I renewed that ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (Samsung Galaxy Note 9) Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue So I started a Spotify account and it wouldn't allow me to link with...
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Spotify with Chromecast

PlanPremium Family PlanCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 plusOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, I have always used Google Chromecast to cast my Spotify to my television/speakers from both my computer or my smartphone. Well, C...

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  • Plan Premium Family Plan Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy 9 plus Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So, I have always used Google Chromecast to cast my Spoti...
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Having trouble downloading songs on mobile app

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceLenovo Vibe K5Operating SystemAndroid 6 Marshmallow My Question or IssueI'm attemping to download an album which is saved on my library, but everytime i flip the download switch it tells me to "Go to settings to download...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Lenovo Vibe K5 Operating System Android 6 Marshmallow   My Question or Issue I'm attemping to download an album which is saved on my library, but eve...
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Random beeping when locking/unlocking since last update

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid PieSpotify Version8.5.9.737 My Question or IssueEver since updating yesterday, every time the phone is locked or unlocked, phantom notifications are causing an irritating...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android Pie Spotify Version 8.5.9.737   My Question or Issue Ever since updating yesterday, every ...
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Sync between devices is broken and app cant handle big data

PlanUnimportantCountryUnimportantDeviceUnimportantOperating SystemUnimportant My Question or IssueSyncing your saved songs between devices, especially between different operating systems, is totally broken. If I save a song while using the desktop ve...

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  • Plan Unimportant Country Unimportant Device Unimportant Operating System Unimportant   My Question or Issue Syncing your saved songs between devices, especially between different oper...
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Superuser Contribution Problem with Spotify and bluetooth car radio

Plan PremiumPremiumCountry ItalyDevice Huawei P9 LiteOperating System AndroidMy Question or IssueFor about a month when I listen to Spotify (Premium) with the car radio (Alfa Romeo Giulietta 5" display) through the bluetooth of the mobile the listeni...

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  • Plan Premium Premium Country  Italy Device Huawei P9 Lite Operating System  Android My Question or Issue For about a month when I listen to Spotify (Premium) with the car radio (...
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Spotify blocks all other audio apps from being controlled via bluetooth

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueJust switched back to Spotify Premium from another service and really regretting it after installing it on my phone. It has cometely taken over my phone and overrides ...

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  • Plan Premium Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Just switched back to Spotify Premium from another service and really regretting it after ...
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Certain albums not showing up in app but available via weblink

I've noticed when I select an artist in the app, sometimes certain albums don't appear. It's still possible to get them using web and selecting them via a web link for the said album on Spotify using Google. I wanted to know why this is the case and ...

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  • I've noticed when I select an artist in the app, sometimes certain albums don't appear. It's still possible to get them using web and selecting them via a web link for the said album on Spotify using...
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Solved!! Offline mode for Samsung S8

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueBefore the new update, on my phone I could easily switch to offline mode by just clicking off...

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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 Before ...
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Intrusive unclosable ads

Recently, I get unclosable ads on the Android app that lead me back to the song title whenever I close it. And it keeps getting stuck in a loop. HELP!!! Life sucks as a free user!

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  • Recently, I get unclosable ads on the Android app that lead me back to the song title whenever I close it. And it keeps getting stuck in a loop. HELP!!! Life sucks as a free user!
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spotify connects to non existing devices

Plan premium Country Italy Device mate 10 pro huaweiOperating SystemPie My Question or IssueSpotify switches to unknown devices even if wify is off and connection is restricted to local devices. Additionally it jumps to the next track before the end ...

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  • Plan premium   Country Italy   Device mate 10 pro huawei Operating System Pie   My Question or Issue Spotify switches to unknown devices even if wify is off and connecti...
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Can't hide last played radio

It's possible to hide last played playlist, song, artist on the app,but I can't hide radiostations. On the desktop version it's possible to hide radio stations. But unfortunately there is no synchronization between app and desktop version, so a menu ...

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  • It's possible to hide last played playlist, song, artist on the app,but I can't hide radiostations. On the desktop version it's possible to hide radio stations. But unfortunately there is no synchron...
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Open Mixtapes fails

Opening the "my Mixtapes" fails with error message "something went wrong. Please try again later." Internet connection is available and I can open every other other Playlists songs - also the nozdownloaded ones.

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  • Opening the "my Mixtapes" fails with error message "something went wrong. Please try again later." Internet connection is available and I can open every other other Playlists songs - also the nozdown...
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