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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How does one toggle Shuffle Play on and off in the Android mobile app?

PlanFreeCountry - United States DeviceGoogle Pixel 3 XLOperating SystemAndroid 9Spotify mobile app version: 8.5.10.774 My Question or IssueHow does one toggle Shuffle Play on and off in the Android mobile app?The Support Page States:To turn Shuffle o...

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  • Plan Free Country - United States   Device Google Pixel 3 XL Operating System Android 9 Spotify mobile app version: 8.5.10.774   My Question or Issue How does one toggle Shuf...
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Spotify keeps disconnecting, other apps etc. keep working.

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevices9+Operating System My Question or IssueWhen im at home network everything is okay with spotify. But when im at work spotify keeps disconnecting from network. And yes only spotify disconnects, every other thing keeps wor...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device s9+ Operating System     My Question or Issue When im at home network everything is okay with spotify. But when im at work spotify keeps disconn...
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Plays the music for a few seconds and stops.

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevice Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeOperating SistemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueWhen i press play and im using the phone is everything fine, but i block the phone and plays the music a few seconds and stops. It's really frustr...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Argentina Device  Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Operating Sistem Android 7.0   My Question or Issue When i press play and im using the phone is everything fi...
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Plays first song in list instead of next song in list

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhenever I navigate to the artists tab or the album tab and I click on a song to play, instead of playing the next song in the list after the song is ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Whenever I navigate to the artists tab or the album tab and I click on a s...
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Android playlist folder order incorrect

Hey, it seems that the issue identified in this posthttps://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Spotify-playlists-folders-order-isn-t-synced-between-Windows/m-p/4694209 Doesn't have a solution now on the new Android app design. The only option at the to...

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  • Hey, it seems that the issue identified in this post https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Spotify-playlists-folders-order-isn-t-synced-between-Windows/m-p/4694209   Doesn't have a solutio...
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cant download playlist

PlanPremium [student]Devicelg g6 v8.5.11.762Operating Systemwin10 v1.1.9.383.g9f48828e(windows store edition) ive tried literally every possible option given on this site but nothing seems to fix my problem. whenever i try and download any playlist r...

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  • Plan Premium [student] Device lg g6    v8.5.11.762 Operating System win10  v1.1.9.383.g9f48828e(windows store edition)   ive tried literally every possible option given on ...
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Problemas con las Descargas

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceSamsung Galaxy J2 PrimeOperating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 My Question or IssueQuiero reportar un problema que me vino sucediendo hace unos días. Empecé a utilizar Spotify Premium, es decir, lo empecé a pagar dada las venta...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime Operating System Android 6.0.1   My Question or Issue Quiero reportar un problema que me vino sucediendo hace unos...
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Mover Spotify para Cartão SD

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceLenovo Motorola Moto G4Operating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or IssueRecentemente formatei meu Cartão SD para expandir a memória interna do meu celular, este é um recurso nativo do Android, com ele posso mover alguns apl...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Lenovo Motorola Moto G4 Operating System Android 7       My Question or Issue Recentemente formatei meu Cartão SD para expandir a memória...
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Musicas do celular em ordem errada

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceMotorola G6Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueMy playlist in the phone is in wrong order, but i dont did this. All the albuns changed the songs order, but in my desktop is in the right order!

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Motorola G6 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue My playlist in the phone is in wrong order, but i dont did this. All the albuns ...
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Podcasts Resuming in the Wrong Place

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of America DeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid version 8.0.0 My Question or IssueHey y'all, I listen to tons of podcasts, and lately I notice that they no longer begin where I left off, it's almost like they...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States of America  Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Android version 8.0.0   My Question or Issue Hey y'all,        I lis...
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Songs stop all of a sudden

PlanFamily PlanCountryUnited StatesDevice(Galaxy s10Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueWhen I am playing songs, both wirelessly via bluetooth or in my car via AUX cable, songs will suddenly stop playing. If I tap my screen on my phone o...

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  • Plan Family Plan Country United States Device (Galaxy s10 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue When I am playing songs, both wirelessly via bluetooth or in my car ...
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Not all Podcast Episodes are Being Shown

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 3Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueMy list of episodes has hidden two of the last three episodes released for my favorite podcast. I only found out today after going to the 'Shows' tab and drilling down...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 3 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue My list of episodes has hidden two of the last three episodes released for my favorite podc...
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What happens to Daily Drive downloaded songs when they are removed from the playlist?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Pixel 2)Operating System(Android.) My Question or IssueWhen I set my daily drive playlist to download, it automatically downloads songs as they get added to the playlist, but what happens to the songs that get removed f...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (Pixel 2) Operating System (Android.)   My Question or Issue When I set my daily drive playlist to download, it automatically downloads songs as...
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Artist view. Why ruin it? Customers like alphabetical libraries. Tidal is now an option.

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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Track Information On Car Display Is Out Of Sync

HiI'm streaming music from the spotify app on my android phone via bluetooth to my VW car. The sound is streaming just fine and i can change between tracks on the stearing buttons etc. The track information is shown on the screen in the car.But the p...

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  • Hi I'm streaming music from the spotify app on my android phone via bluetooth to my VW car. The sound is streaming just fine and i can change between tracks on the stearing buttons etc. The track in...
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Can't View Downloaded Artists

PlanPremiumCountry: UK DeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12.3.1 My Question or IssueAm I losing my head or has the Spotify app decided I can't view artists I've downloaded in my library anymore? Instead, I can only view artist I've 'liked.' If its tr...

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  • Plan Premium Country: UK   Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue Am I losing my head or has the Spotify app decided I can't view artists I've download...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution App crashing when I attempt to play a few select songs

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 9 (Pie) My Question or IssueWhen I go to play a select few songs on the app on my phone, the app completely crashes. Every time this happens, I've had to go into my settings an...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 9 (Pie)   My Question or Issue When I go to play a select few songs on the app on my phone, the app com...
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Bluetooth, wrong metadata/metadata

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(Huawei P20 Pro)Operating System(Android 9) My Question or IssueHello, I am facing an issue and I beleive I am not the only one. When playing a song in my car (2016 Vw Jetta), the track informations are not updated corre...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device (Huawei P20 Pro) Operating System (Android 9)   My Question or Issue Hello,   I am facing an issue and I beleive I am not the only one. &nbsp...
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New App Artists Page

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePixel 2XLOperating SystemAndroid latest My Question or IssueBefore the update I only ever saved albums that I liked to my library - pretty much never used the follow function. The artists for those albums would show up in my ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Pixel 2XL Operating System Android latest   My Question or Issue Before the update I only ever saved albums that I liked to my library - pret...
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Daily mixes appears on Android app but the content is missing

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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