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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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0x8EFABE4E
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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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Solved!! Spotify closes entirely after sound from another app like Instagram, intervenes the playback.

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemLatest Android version My Question or IssueHey,Hope you're having a great day I was hoping you could help me with my issue:Before, I could play music, hop to Instagram an scroll down and cli...

Joodd
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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Latest Android version My Question or Issue Hey, Hope you're having a great day 🙂 I was hoping y...
2019-09-04 11:56:50 PM
2019-09-08 4:08:45 AM
Noah
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Unable to Access Playlist Radio

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLG G7 ThinqOperating SystemAndroid 9 Pie My Question or IssueI have a playlist that I like, and I would listen to the playlist radio to find new songs to add that I liked. Recently, I haven't been able to play tha...

NatMatt
Regular
Plan Premium Country United States Device LG G7 Thinq Operating System Android 9 Pie My Question or Issue I have a playlist that I like, and I would listen to the playlist radio to f...
2019-09-08 1:19:47 AM
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Solved!! no playback possible on my new phone

Plan: PremiumCountry: DEDevice: moto z2 forceOperating System: Android Oreo After loggin in, no last played songs are displyed.Performing a search leads to an infinite loading circle.The same happens if you start to play a playlist. What I have alrea...

holyq
Casual Listener
Plan: Premium Country: DE Device: moto z2 force Operating System: Android Oreo After loggin in, no last played songs are displyed. Performing a search leads to an infinite loadi...
2019-07-06 3:34:10 PM
2019-09-07 12:48:36 AM
holyq
Casual Listener
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Downloaded Podcasts Play When App is Closed

I'm on a Galaxy S8, running Oreo. I download podcasts regularly, and didn't have issues until about two months back. Since then, my podcast will keep playing despite me pausing it and then closing Spotify. It used to run through all of my podcasts, b...

Maggieebrownies
Visitor
I'm on a Galaxy S8, running Oreo. I download podcasts regularly, and didn't have issues until about two months back. Since then, my podcast will keep playing despite me pausing it and ...
2019-09-07 11:01:02 PM
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Superuser Contribution Spotify "not installed" on home screen

PlanPremiumCountryUkDeviceSamsung note 9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Since a week or so ago whenever I try to launch Spotify from my home screen my launcher says Spotify isn't installed. Tried multiple reinstalls but nothing seems to ...

randomtime
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Uk Device Samsung note 9 Operating System Android My Question or Issue Since a week or so ago whenever I try to launch Spotify from my home screen my l...
2019-08-21 9:05:04 PM
2019-09-07 4:34:28 PM
randomtime
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Playlists don't sort after time added anymore?

Hi guys Since some weeks ago my playlists have been a mess. They used to be sorted by the date they were created but now I don't even know in what way they sort themselves. I have changed the option to "newly added" but it makes no difference. Anyone...

Bauhausfashion
Newbie
Hi guys Since some weeks ago my playlists have been a mess. They used to be sorted by the date they were created but now I don't even know in what way they sort themselves. I have changed th...
2019-07-18 4:36:05 PM
2019-09-07 3:58:51 PM
Rene01
Community Legend
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auto start play

PlanFree/PremiumCountryisraelDevicecat s60Operating System Android My Question or Issuewen i log in on my fhone the app start to play avrey time i end a call on my ere piceand i jast log in dont start it to play and i dont here it and it draen my bat...

ILANARBEL
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country israel Device cat s60 Operating System Android My Question or Issue wen i log in on my fhone the app start to play avrey time i end a call on ...
2019-09-07 10:10:21 AM
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Problem connecting Spotify Connect using Play-Fi

PlanPremium Operating SystemiOS 12.4.1 and Android Pie Both the Klipsch Gate and Phorus PR5 Play-Fi devices does not connect with Spotify Connect when playing recently saved albums in the Spotify account library but able to play album saved before Au...

HelpPlayFi
Visitor
Plan Premium Operating System iOS 12.4.1 and Android Pie Both the Klipsch Gate and Phorus PR5 Play-Fi devices does not connect with Spotify Connect when playing re...
2019-09-07 4:53:52 AM
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Album cover near track title in playlist when podcast is added in playlist

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 plusOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueWhy is this happening? Can it be like bottom picture but without podcast in the playlist?This is before podcast is addedThis is after podcast is added

roko23
Newbie
Plan Premium Device Samsung Galaxy S10 plus Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue Why is this happening? Can it be like bottom picture but without podcast in the play...
2019-09-06 10:04:57 PM
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Radio station of my checkmarked artists?

My Question or IssueSorry for the probably-often-asked question. I am finding the Spotify user interface on Android to not be intuitive. I have checkmarked 100-200 artists. How do I listen to them like a radio station drawn from songs from them? Song...

user-removed
Visitor
My Question or Issue Sorry for the probably-often-asked question. I am finding the Spotify user interface on Android to not be intuitive. I have checkmarked 100-200 artists. How do I listen to them ...
2019-09-06 9:37:14 PM
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The difference between Free Plan and Premium Plan cover art

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesia DeviceAsus Zenfone 3 MaxOperating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.1.0 My Question or IssueSo i saw my friend's screenshot of her playing a song on Spotify called Beautiful goodbye by CHEN with a fullscreen Artwork so i went to check ...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Asus Zenfone 3 Max Operating System Android Oreo 8.1.0 My Question or Issue So i saw my friend's screenshot of her playing a song o...
2019-09-06 7:45:24 PM
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Album covers showing in gallery

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceHonor View 10Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAlbum covers are showing in my pictures gallery and in Google photos Gallery. I tried to desinstall Spotify but pictures are still here. I can't bulkdelete them as th...

Nina211
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device Honor View 10 Operating System Android My Question or Issue Album covers are showing in my pictures gallery and in Google photos Gallery. I tri...
2019-05-28 4:33:11 PM
2019-09-06 6:36:50 PM
emetz55
Newbie
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Superuser Contribution The "Downloads" filter doesn't work for my albums in library

DeviceGalaxy A7 2017Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or IssueI have the latest version of app and android available for my phone. Every other filter in every other section is working just fine except this one! And it can get quite annoying sin...

Mahmoud_Mrf
Casual Listener
Device Galaxy A7 2017 Operating System Android 8.0 My Question or Issue I have the latest version of app and android available for my phone. Every other filter in every o...
2019-09-04 12:57:40 PM
2019-09-06 6:19:02 PM
Mahmoud_Mrf
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Superuser Contribution Android app opens repeatedly while listening via desktop client

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid 9? My Question or IssueI listen to Spotify using the desktop client for Mac on a regular basis, and it frequently and repeatedly opens the app on my Android phone despite the app being...

ericamklein
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android 9? My Question or Issue I listen to Spotify using the desktop client for Mac on a regular basis, and ...
2019-08-22 11:48:25 PM
2019-09-06 5:12:17 PM
ericamklein
Music Fan
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Superuser Contribution Search Button

One update this year has moved the search button to the 3 button menu on favorite songs. I find that design choice bad as it worked very well before. I currently have >2000 songs saved and whenever I want to listen to a specific song that I've downlo...

multisofteis
Casual Listener
One update this year has moved the search button to the 3 button menu on favorite songs. I find that design choice bad as it worked very well before. I currently have >2000 songs saved and wheneve...
2019-09-05 7:40:56 PM
2019-09-06 2:57:53 PM
multisofteis
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Superuser Contribution the "local files"-button

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceRedMi 5, Acer Chromebook C83-431Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIs the local files"-button respectively the opportunity to play songs from your storage with spotify no longer ...

thelowkow
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Austria Device RedMi 5, Acer Chromebook C83-431 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Is the local file...
2019-09-05 8:46:28 PM
2019-09-06 2:09:48 PM
Guido
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Instagram story option

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndia Instagram story no option Device(Redmi 4a)Operating System( Android novgat ) My Question or IssueAfter latest Spotify has stopped Instagram stories option plz try to recover that problem as soon as you can

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Harsh___mali
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country India Instagram story no option Device (Redmi 4a) Operating System ( Android novgat ) My Question or Issue After latest Spotify has stopped...
2019-09-05 9:19:51 PM
2019-09-06 1:32:46 PM
Guido
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Playlist switches

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI renamed all my playlist about half a year ago. However, I noticed that my playlist will constantly switch between the old one and the new one (old being th...

AChai8
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue I renamed all my playlist about half a year ago. However, I notice...
2019-08-29 11:59:46 AM
2019-09-05 12:40:28 AM
AChai8
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Spotify cuts out on my bluetooth in my 2018 jeep cherokee

Just recently Spotify stops playing on my vehicle's bluetooth - I have to press play to get it to continue. It happens about every 1 - 2 minutes. Super freaking annoying to the point I don't want to even turn it on. My phone is a Samsung 7. I don't h...

DawnaO
Visitor
Just recently Spotify stops playing on my vehicle's bluetooth - I have to press play to get it to continue. It happens about every 1 - 2 minutes. Super freaking annoying to the point I do...
2019-09-05 5:10:25 PM
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Bluetooth cutting out

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Discord Status not showing

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueDiscord does not show songs i am listenning. I connected my Spotify account, enabled Device Broadcast Status, enabled Show Discord Status, rebooti...

HantubaNokta
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue Discord does not show songs i am listenning. I connected my Spotify ac...
2019-09-05 12:33:42 PM
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