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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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Superuser Contribution Queue line up not in the order I put them in and shuffles when I move them

I have a specific order I put songs into my queue, before the update I could add 6 songs and then look in the queue to find them in the order that I added it. Now, when I add those songs they are reversed or shuffled around in the queue list. Also, l...

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  • I have a specific order I put songs into my queue, before the update I could add 6 songs and then look in the queue to find them in the order that I added it. Now, when I add those songs they are rev...
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Superuser Contribution Samsung's Modes and Routines integration not working with Spotify anymore

I love to use Modes and Routines on my Samsung phone, I like to use it to play lo-fi songs while I'm on study mode. Since last week, the integration is broken. I can configure the routine, but the song doesn't play. I need to directly open the Spotif...

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  • I love to use Modes and Routines on my Samsung phone, I like to use it to play lo-fi songs while I'm on study mode. Since last week, the integration is broken. I can configure the routine, but th...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot play spotify on 2 devices at the same time anymore

I used to be connect and play a same songs in 2 headsets at the same time (So I and my partner can enjoy our own headset of choice). But lately whenever my phone (S22 Ultra) connect to 2 Bluetooth headsets at the same time, Spotify will only play mus...

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  • I used to be connect and play a same songs in 2 headsets at the same time (So I and my partner can enjoy our own headset of choice). But lately whenever my phone (S22 Ultra) connect to 2 Bluetooth he...
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Superuser Contribution Galaxy Flip 5 Cover Screen Behaviour Changed [Working in Old Version - 8.8.80.599]

The behaviour of Spotify on the small screen on the flip 5 has been changed recently, and due to this I have lost a lot of useful functionality like shuffle, lyrics, view queue, etc.This was all fine when the phone first released and the app just sca...

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  • The behaviour of Spotify on the small screen on the flip 5 has been changed recently, and due to this I have lost a lot of useful functionality like shuffle, lyrics, view queue, etc. This was all fi...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't see songs in albums

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceAndroid A20 My Question or IssueHello! Whenever I search/go into an album, I can't see any songs, meaning no preview option, and the and more text doesn’t open anything or react in any way. Playlists give me a preview optio...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Android A20   My Question or Issue Hello! Whenever I search/go into an album, I can't see any songs, meaning no preview option, and the and more text does...
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Superuser Contribution Re: Spotify takes forever to load and stops

Every single time I try to select a song it pauses for like 15-20 seconds. I've tried uninstalling, clearing the cache, doing both and making sure battery saver is off, nothing works. I know it's not my internet or my phone, as if I instead queue a s...

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  • Every single time I try to select a song it pauses for like 15-20 seconds. I've tried uninstalling, clearing the cache, doing both and making sure battery saver is off, nothing works. I know it's not...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Downloads on SD card gets deleted after reeboot

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy A52 Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueSpotify Downloads on SD card gets deleted after reeboot or phone startupThe spotify storage is changed automatically from SD card to the device storageAnd I have to re...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Galaxy A52  Operating System Android 12    My Question or Issue Spotify Downloads on SD card gets deleted after reeboot or phone startup T...
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Superuser Contribution Google Casting to Smart Speakers constantly interrupted/stopped for no reason

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceGoogle Pixel 6 ProOperating SystemAndroid 14App Version8.8.92.700 My Question or IssueSince there is no specific place for feedback/issues about Assistant/Google Casting integration I will put it here: Since a whil...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device Google Pixel 6 Pro Operating System Android 14 App Version 8.8.92.700   My Question or Issue Since there is no specific place for feed...
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Album art no longer showing in Widget

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S24+Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueI am using a 3rd party media player widget by Stellio Soft and recently the album art stopped showing for Spotify. There has been no issues up until 3/9 and ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S24+ Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue I am using a 3rd party media player widget by Stellio Soft and recently the album...
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Skipping playback

Playback has been skipping for the past several weeks as if it were a scratched CD - it makes no difference if I'm on WiFi, mobile network, downloaded or streaming. Starts off OK then starts skipping getting progressively worse. I've deleted cache an...

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  • Playback has been skipping for the past several weeks as if it were a scratched CD - it makes no difference if I'm on WiFi, mobile network, downloaded or streaming. Starts off OK then starts skipping...
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Superuser Contribution New Spotify UI - very slow responsiveness

I have the same problem. Android 13 Reno lite 5, all apps updates in the last year have been the same also with android 12 and other phones. It's not the phone, it's not the app version, it's on Spotify's side. Only when I install an old APK it gets ...

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  • I have the same problem. Android 13 Reno lite 5, all apps updates in the last year have been the same also with android 12 and other phones. It's not the phone, it's not the app version, it's on Spot...
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Superuser Contribution Don't see option to download to SD card

I opened the app this morning and all of my downloaded songs were gone. This is no big deal, it happens every once in a while, but when I went to check my storage, I didn't see the option to download songs to my SD card. It doesn't even show up as an...

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  • I opened the app this morning and all of my downloaded songs were gone. This is no big deal, it happens every once in a while, but when I went to check my storage, I didn't see the option to download...
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Download to mobile not working

I have tracks in library and tap the Green arrow which then appears next to the track but I can't see download as an option just share

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  • I have tracks in library and tap the Green arrow which then appears next to the track but I can't see download as an option just share
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Spotify doesn't play stream in 24 Kbit/s installed on a AOSP custom Android 14 ROM

Hi there,i have an issue using Spotify on a Samsung device using Lineage OS (it's an AOSP Android (14) custom ROM).The support has offered me manny things i should try. Clean reinstall log on/off, try a test account an so on. Nothing helped.So if i s...

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  • Hi there, i have an issue using Spotify on a Samsung device using Lineage OS (it's an AOSP Android (14) custom ROM). The support has offered me manny things i should try. Clean reinstall log on/off...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Starts playing the second i open

My Question or Issuerecently I had to replace my phone due to some component issues, ever since I got my replacement and redownloaded all apps, whenever I open Spotify, it instantly starts playing the song I was last listening to.I usually use 2-3 mu...

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  • My Question or Issue recently I had to replace my phone due to some component issues, ever since I got my replacement and redownloaded all apps, whenever I open Spotify, it instantly starts playing ...
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Superuser Contribution Android: Spotify Alarm Silent w/Smart Shuffle On

When using a Spotify playlist as an alarm using Google Clock app, the alarm is silent if Smart Shuffle is turned on for that playlist. If Smart Shuffle is turned off, the alarm plays at the set alarm volume.

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  • When using a Spotify playlist as an alarm using Google Clock app, the alarm is silent if Smart Shuffle is turned on for that playlist. If Smart Shuffle is turned off, the alarm plays at the set alarm...
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Superuser Contribution tiktok and Spotify won't link

when iam on tiktok and want to add song to library i want to do that but first i need to link Spotify to tiktok but it won't .

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  • when iam on tiktok and want to add song to library i want to do that but first i need to link Spotify to tiktok but it won't .
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Starts Playing Random Playlists When I Open the App When Connected to Car Bluetooth.

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S22Operating SystemAndroid 14 (One UI 6.0) My Question or IssueThis issue started happening about a month ago, after an update. Whenever Spotify is connected to my car's bluetooth, everytime I open the app...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S22 Operating System Android 14 (One UI 6.0)   My Question or Issue This issue started happening about a month ago, after an update. ...
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Superuser Contribution Audio constantly cuts out.

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceTCL 20 proOperating SystemWhat ever the current android version is My Question or IssueI've been using your app for 2 years with no issues until this weekend. The audio cuts out at random intervals but it shows on screen that...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device TCL 20 pro Operating System What ever the current android version is   My Question or Issue I've been using your app for 2 years with no issues until...
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