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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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Long loading times while loading playlists

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDevice(Huawei P20 Lite)Operating System(Android EMUI 9.1) My Question or IssueHello Spotify, When I want to listen to music and show my playlist its very often that I wait a long time for opening. Most of its like stuck a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device (Huawei P20 Lite) Operating System (Android EMUI 9.1)   My Question or Issue Hello Spotify,   When I want to listen to music and show my ...
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Moving SD Card to new Brand New Phone

Hello Community, I have made several playlists available offline via downloading to my SD card on my old phone. I have moved my SD card to my new phone. Now that I have a new phone, I noticed I have to re-download all of my playlists to my SD card ag...

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  • Hello Community,   I have made several playlists available offline via downloading to my SD card on my old phone.  I have moved my SD card to my new phone.  Now that I have a new pho...
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Hide a song in a playlist

PlanThe S8 Free and the S7 PremiumCountrySwedenDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7 and S8Operating SystemThe S7 android 8.0 and the S8 android 9.0 My Question or IssueI wonder why it's possible to hide songs in playlists on the S8 phone and not the S7?It's the s...

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  • Plan The S8 Free and the S7 Premium Country Sweden Device Samsung Galaxy S7 and S8 Operating System The S7 android 8.0 and the S8 android 9.0   My Question or Issue I wonder why it's p...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Huawei p30 & Spotify connect

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi all, recently upgraded my phone to huawei p30. I've linked my Spotify account to it. My is...

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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 Hi all,...
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Can't remove downloaded songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMoto Go PowerOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issue I would like to delete some songs that I downloaded phone without removing them from my library. If each song on an album is downloaded, but the album itself isn't...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Moto Go Power Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue   I would like to delete some songs that I downloaded phone without removing them ...
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Liked Songs

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemOne UI My Question or IssueI'm not a huge fan of the new "liked songs" system.When i download full albums, they don't show up in that playlist, so i would need to like every song on it'...

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  • Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System One UI   My Question or Issue I'm not a huge fan of the new "liked songs" system. When i download full albums, ...
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can't find songs

PlanPremium CountryIsrael DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi,I can't find some song on Spotify and wanted to know if I can upload the songs that I can't find from my phone? if so, how do I do it? Thank you

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  • Plan Premium   Country Israel   Device Samsung Galaxy 9   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I can't find some song on Spotify and wanted to know...
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Download only some songs of an album

Is there a way to download certain albums only partially without using a playlist. The albums should then be displayed in the library, but only partially downloaded. Thank you

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  • Is there a way to download certain albums only partially without using a playlist. The albums should then be displayed in the library, but only partially downloaded.   Thank you
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Back button not available on headset or wear OS

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLG G6Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueWhen listening to music, the back button is disabled on both bluetooth headset and the wear OS controls when listening to either the first song in the playlis...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device LG G6 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue When listening to music, the back button is disabled on both bluetooth headset and...
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[Chromecast] Spotify interrupting other casts

PlanStudentCountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galaxy s10Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Android Oreo? My Question or IssueWhenever I cast Spotify to my Chromecast then I cast another app afterwards like YouTube or Netflix etc. ...

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  •   Plan Student Country United States   Device Samsung Galaxy s10 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Android Oreo?   My Question or Issue Wheneve...
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Account possibly hacked, liked songs and playlists gone.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceOneplus 6TOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI use spotify a lot on my nightshifts whilst I work and recently random songs started playing on my account as I was listening to my usual playlists. When I get home I tr...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Oneplus 6T Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I use spotify a lot on my nightshifts whilst I work and recently random songs started playing ...
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Solved!! Can't save more songs, even though I haven't saved 10,000 songs

PlanPremium My Question or IssueI know there's a 10,000 song limit per playlist. But even though I have 9274 songs in my liked songs list, whenever I try liking a new song, Spotify says my library is totally full.Wasn't I supposed to still be able to...

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  • Plan Premium   My Question or Issue I know there's a 10,000 song limit per playlist. But even though I have 9274 songs in my liked songs list, whenever I try liking a new song, Spotify says ...
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Superuser Contribution Huawei MediaPad SOLUTION NEEDED!!!

Can you please fix this issue NOW? Spotify on my $400 MediaPad M5 behaves as if installed on my phone!!! this is especially stupid while using it in my car as landscape only device when it force-switches to vertical mode in song view! This occured si...

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  • Can you please fix this issue NOW?   Spotify on my $400 MediaPad M5 behaves as if installed on my phone!!!   this is especially stupid while using it in my car as landscape only device ...
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audio settings for multiple bluetooth devices

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung s10+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have a samsung s10+ with a set of sony wh1000mx3 headphones and a full sound system in my truck that has audio eq set to my device on a flat band. For my phone and d...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung s10+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have a samsung s10+ with a set of sony wh1000mx3 headphones and a full sound system in my...
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Continue song and view album doesn't work without internet connectivity.

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceMoto G5+Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or IssueIn Germany we have poor mobile internet, so this is a very annoying problem for me: (The error occures when I have no or very bad internet connectivity.)1. I op...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Moto G5+ Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue In Germany we have poor mobile internet, so this is a very annoying problem f...
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Can't Play Artist

PlanStudent PremiumCountryUSA DeviceMoto Z Play DroidOperating SystemAndroid Oreo, Windows 10 I can't play any music by The Notorious B.I.G. I have explicit content enabled. On my desktop, it says "We can't play this until you allow this artist in th...

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  • Plan Student Premium Country USA   Device Moto Z Play Droid Operating System Android Oreo, Windows 10   I can't play any music by The Notorious B.I.G. I have explicit content...
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Please restore Recently Played to its previous functionality

My Question or Issue Hello, I may not be posting this in the correct forum. But please restore Recently Played to its previous functionality. Having it on the Home screen is not the same, not just because it looks different, but because it actually g...

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  • My Question or Issue   Hello,    I may not be posting this in the correct forum. But please restore Recently Played to its previous functionality. Having it on the Home screen is n...
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Daily mixes are not updating

PlanFree Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or issue I've been experiencing this issue for almost a month, the daily mixes keep the same tracks, even though I use them frequently I don’t know what to do. Thanks for the help.

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  • Plan Free   Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or issue   I've been experiencing this issue for almost a month, the daily mixes keep the same tracks, even though ...
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Shy has the shuffle all songs option been removed from the iOS app? Still available on other devices

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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Chromecast takes ages to start a song

PlanPremiumCountryNzDeviceSamsung j6Operating android 9 My Question or Issue I have a new chromecast ultra. And the latest play store spotify and Google home app.The song wont play or takes forever. Sending it to the chromecast works and the album ar...

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  • Plan Premium Country Nz Device Samsung j6 Operating  android 9   My Question or Issue   I have a new chromecast ultra. And the latest play store spotify and Google home app. ...
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