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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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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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Google Smart Lock is blocking my Spotify app in my smartphone

Since yesterday when I try to acess Spotify in my smartphone (Galaxy S8) the app opens in a constant loop and I can't use it. At the bottom of the screen appears a blue banner with an email logo (an envelop) and "Google Smart Lock" written in it. I h...

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  • Since yesterday when I try to acess Spotify in my smartphone (Galaxy S8) the app opens in a constant loop and I can't use it. At the bottom of the screen appears a blue banner with an email logo (an ...
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Gapless keeps turning off after a while

I noticed that Gapless keeps reverting back to off after I turn it on after a while. Is this a system glitch? I also have Crossfade on, could it be because of that? Were they not supposed to be used the same time? 0I have free subscription an a Vivo ...

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  • I noticed that Gapless keeps reverting back to off after I turn it on after a while. Is this a system glitch? I also have Crossfade on, could it be because of that? Were they not supposed to be used ...
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Song radio wont load

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid version 8.0 My Question or IssueWhen I press "Go to Song Radio" after selecting a song, its radio page does not appear. It just stays loading forever.

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Android version 8.0   My Question or Issue When I press "Go to Song Radio" after selecting a song, its radio page doe...
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sd card

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issuehello i install a sd card on my samsung galaxy s9 and on my setting i am able to change the destination of storage from internal to my sd card but when i ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue hello i install a sd card on my samsung galaxy s9 and on my setting i am able ...
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App crashes when phone connects to WiFi

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S4Operating SystemAndroid 5.0.1My Question or IssueSometime around July 7-13, my Spotify app started crashing whenever my phone connects to WiFi. I can play a downloaded album offline, but if I enter a WiF...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S4 Operating System Android 5.0.1 My Question or Issue Sometime around July 7-13, my Spotify app started crashing whenever my phone connects...
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How to save downloads to sd card

PlanFree/Premium : PremiumCountry: canada Device : LG K4 smart phone(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System : android 6.0.1(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI Have an sd card in my phone, i would ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium : Premium Country: canada   Device : LG K4 smart phone (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System : android 6.0.1 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, W...
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URI de ma playlist

Bonjour. J'aimerai savoir L'URI de ma playlist à partir de l'URL. Si quelqu'un pourrait m'aider s'il-vous plaît.L' URL : https://open.spotify.com/user/m7odt4n99of1gg7cobonte94j/playlist/3knyouzowzCvomEkZGT0uC?si=3zW8UR98Qn-_onHJWChFUACordialement

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  • Bonjour. J'aimerai savoir L'URI de ma playlist à partir de l'URL. Si quelqu'un pourrait m'aider s'il-vous plaît. L' URL : https://open.spotify.com/user/m7odt4n99of1gg7cobonte94j/playlist/3knyouzowzC...
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Playlists aren't working?

Hi. I love spotify a lot, but I am having a problem with the playlists I have made. I am a premium user, on my android, and I live in the U.S. Everytime I tried to listen to my personal playlists, a screen pops up saying, that something went wrong an...

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  • Hi. I love spotify a lot, but I am having a problem with the playlists I have made. I am a premium user, on my android, and I live in the U.S. Everytime I tried to listen to my personal playlists, a ...
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Android 9 on pixel 3xl, heart button but no dislike?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGoogle pixel 3 XLOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen playing a song or artist radio I am able to see the heart icon, but the dislike icon is nowhere to be found. I would really like to be able to fine tune th...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Google pixel 3 XL Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue When playing a song or artist radio I am able to see the heart icon, but the...
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Superuser Contribution Downloads won't play in poor\weak data areas

I have numerous songs and podcasts downloaded to my phone for offline use. Whenever I'm driving in poor data areas Spotify won't play my downloads and even has issues opening the app and showing my playlists/podcasts. If I'm already listening when pa...

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  • I have numerous songs and podcasts downloaded to my phone for offline use. Whenever I'm driving in poor data areas Spotify won't play my downloads and even has issues opening the app and showing my p...
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Can't download from Google PM

PlanFreeCountryVietnamDeviceSamsung Galaxy 10Operating System My Question or IssueHey, guys. I use Spotify Web all the time, yesterday I tried to download app from GPM just to look at it, hmm, I see red and - not available in your country. What?I liv...

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  • Plan Free Country Vietnam Device Samsung Galaxy 10 Operating System   My Question or Issue Hey, guys. I use Spotify Web all the time, yesterday I tried to download app from GPM jus...
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How can I check how mang songs are in my playlists

Since the latest update the number of songs in each playlist is no longer displayed on the playlist page. I'd really like to know how many songs are in each of my playlists and I was wondering if there was still a way to find this information on mobi...

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  • Since the latest update the number of songs in each playlist is no longer displayed on the playlist page. I'd really like to know how many songs are in each of my playlists and I was wondering if the...
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Search Function not working properly

My playlist consist of 600 songs, and sometimes I dont want to listen to the whole playlist but rather specific artists. Using the search function I used to be able to search for certain artists and their songs in the playlist and only listen to thei...

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  • My playlist consist of 600 songs, and sometimes I dont want to listen to the whole playlist but rather specific artists. Using the search function I used to be able to search for certain artists and ...
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Shuffling song among filtered results in a playlist

Before, I could type in a artist in my Playlist and press shuffle to shuffle among the filtered results. That doesn't work anymore. Shuffling result in a shuffle of all the songs in the Playlist. Same thing with just playing the first song and lettin...

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  • Before, I could type in a artist in my Playlist and press shuffle to shuffle among the filtered results. That doesn't work anymore. Shuffling result in a shuffle of all the songs in the Playlist. Sam...
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Solved!! Android Auto not showing spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceOnePlus 6tOperating System(Android Pie) My Question or IssueHello all, So got a new phone today to replace my Nokia 8 Sirocco, which was running Android pie, with a OnePlus 6t running Android Pie. I can't for th...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United Kingdom  Device OnePlus 6t Operating System (Android Pie)   My Question or Issue Hello all,   So got a new phone today to replace my Nok...
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Shuffle all songs gone?

Since the (or a) update, the possibilty to shuffle all songs seems gone?Is this coming back, or am i overlooking something? thnx! david Spotifiy PremiumNetherlandsSamsung Galaxy s7

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  • Since the (or a) update, the possibilty to shuffle all songs seems gone? Is this coming back, or am i overlooking something?   thnx!   david     Spotifiy Premium Netherla...
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In-Playlist search/find doesn't work when song has focus

PlanPremiumCountryIE / UK DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen searching for a song within a playlist (Ctrl + F) you can normally search for a song within a playlist, which is a useful feature for large playlists. However,...

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  • Plan Premium Country IE / UK   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When searching for a song within a playlist (Ctrl + F) you can normally search fo...
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Hudl 2 - latest Spotify version won't open

About a month ago the Spotify app on my Hudl 2 Android tablet stopped working. I've tried updated to the latest version on the Google Play Store but that did not resolve the situation. What happens is when the app opens it gets stuck loading. The goo...

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  • About a month ago the Spotify app on my Hudl 2 Android tablet stopped working. I've tried updated to the latest version on the Google Play Store but that did not resolve the situation. What happens i...
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data plan

PlanPremiumCountrynetherlands/spainDevice(Samsung Galaxy Note 8Operating System(Android Oreo.) My Question or IssueYesterday, while on holiday, i updated the app using WiFi. however when leaving the WiFi spot the spotify app changed to the dataplan a...

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  •   Plan Premium Country netherlands/spain Device (Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Operating System (Android Oreo.)   My Question or Issue Yesterday, while on holiday, i updated the app...
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Sort playlist

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUsDevice lg g6(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System android(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueYour instructions for sorting and filtering playlist does not work. When I sel...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Us Device lg g6 (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System android (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issu...
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