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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 Home page always crashing

PlanFree, this happened on the 2nd day of me trying your app.CountryLebanonDeviceSamsung A10Operating SystemAndroidApp Version8.4.88.150 My Question or IssueHello, I'm having an issue with the app and I'm not able to opent he home page at all. I've a...

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  • Plan Free, this happened on the 2nd day of me trying your app. Country Lebanon Device Samsung A10 Operating System Android App Version 8.4.88.150   My Question or Issue Hello, I'm ha...
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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth Controls not working properly

PlanFamily PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueI have a UClear HBC200 HD bluetooth headset for my motorcycle and have always had no issues using the play/pause/skip track functionality of the he...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue I have a UClear HBC200 HD bluetooth headset for my motorcycle and have ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Lite ?!?!

My Question or Issue I was wondering why not doing a Lite version of the app for Spotify?Since months we are getting upgrades that indrocue bugs and lag. All this particular new design and stuff is just useless for who just want to listen the music.S...

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  •   My Question or Issue   I was wondering why not doing a Lite version of the app for Spotify? Since months we are getting upgrades that indrocue bugs and lag. All this particular new de...
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Superuser Contribution Logout when offline

PlanFamily CountryItaly DeviceBQ Aquaris X Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHi everyone. The app logged me out after an automatic update while i was in offline mode.Everytime I try to log in now (either using facebook, username or email), ...

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  • Plan Family   Country Italy   Device BQ Aquaris X   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hi everyone. The app logged me out after an automatic update while...
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Spotify only plays about 30 seconds of each song on Galaxy 8+

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSuddenly no matter what playlist I'm playing, Spotify moves to the next song after only 30 seconds or so. I've seen this topic posted from as far back as 2016, b...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Samsung Galaxy 8+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Suddenly no matter what playlist I'm playing, Spotify moves to the next song a...
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Superuser Contribution How do I shuffle all songs in my library. Feature is gone since update

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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  • 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  
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Superuser Contribution 'Partially' Premium

I have bought premium plan for about 8 euros, it end in August. When I'm log in on browser it shows Premium. In application I can listen to one song without shuffling or commercials, also skip songs.What I can't do is download song. Everytime I have ...

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  • I have bought premium plan for about 8 euros, it end in August. When I'm log in on browser it shows Premium. In application I can listen to one song without shuffling or commercials, also skip songs....
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Lecture ecran eteint

Bonjour, depuis une récente mise à jour, la lecture s'arrête lorsque le téléphone(Samsung S8+) passe en veille(écran noir) et reprend dès que je le sors de la veille. Quelle est la solution?

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  • Bonjour,   depuis une récente mise à jour, la lecture s'arrête lorsque le téléphone(Samsung S8+) passe en veille(écran noir) et reprend dès que je le sors de la veille.   Quelle est la ...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to search by artist in android auto

PremiumCountry DeviceMoto G4Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen connecting to my car using full link, I cannot search by artist, it doesn't do anything and times out. Searching by album is ok however. Any ...

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  •     Premium Country   Device Moto G4 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue When connecting to my car using full link, I c...
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Superuser Contribution Turning on the explicit filter in spotify app

Hi. It's great to be back in the community. I have something to ask. I like all kinds of music, and so does my mom. We'll pretty much listen to anything we want!! Unfortenely, she has a rule we're I can't play explicit tagged music on my Spotify, and...

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  • Hi. It's great to be back in the community. I have something to ask. I like all kinds of music, and so does my mom. We'll pretty much listen to anything we want!! Unfortenely, she has a rule we're I ...
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instagram I can not share in stories the music

I have 2 devices an android (samsung galaxy s9 +) and one ios (ipad 2017), in ios i can share the songs, already in android not, and wanted to solve the problem in android, already tried the solution to put 2 bills but it was temporary this solution....

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  • I have 2 devices an android (samsung galaxy s9 +) and one ios (ipad 2017), in ios i can share the songs, already in android not, and wanted to solve the problem in android, already tried the solution...
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Solved!! No songs and Playlists empty

PlanFreeCountryTurkeyDeviceLG G2Operating SystemAndroid Lollipop My Question or IssueAny playlist I click on is empty, I can't search for any songs, there is pretty much nothing on the app. I can only see a song if I open it on my computer and it sho...

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  •   Plan Free Country Turkey Device LG G2 Operating System Android Lollipop   My Question or Issue Any playlist I click on is empty, I can't search for any songs, there is pretty m...
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Solved!! No songs show up.

PlanPremiumDeviceLG G2Operating SystemAndroid Lollipop My Question or IssueI open the app and there are no songs, all the playlists say they are empty, when i try to search it says something went wrong. I can't access any song.I've tried reinstalling...

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  • Plan Premium Device LG G2 Operating System Android Lollipop   My Question or Issue I open the app and there are no songs, all the playlists say they are empty, when i try to search it sa...
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Update Introduced Lag

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid Version 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I'm running 8.4.95.785, and this update and the last have made loading times super slow. It used to be almost instant to go from menu to menu, o...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Version 8.0.0   My Question or Issue   I'm running 8.4.95.785, and this update and the last have mad...
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Recently played / favorites behavior

I'm using the Mac OSX desktop app on the free plan. Until recently, when I clicked "play" on an album in my recently played list, it only played the songs I had favorited on that album. Recently, though, when I click "play," it plays all songs on the...

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  • I'm using the Mac OSX desktop app on the free plan.   Until recently, when I clicked "play" on an album in my recently played list, it only played the songs I had favorited on that album.&nbsp...
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Song filtering hides last song

Galaxy s8+, Premium sub.Filtering my liked songs gives a list where the last song in the list is covered by the bar at the bottom of the app that shows the currently playing song. If I filter for a list and scroll to the bottom, it is always half cut...

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  • Galaxy s8+, Premium sub. Filtering my liked songs gives a list where the last song in the list is covered by the bar at the bottom of the app that shows the currently playing song. If I filter for a...
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'Library Full' error message - but my storage is nearly empty!

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI keep on getting an error message saying that my 'library is full' and that I 'need to remove more music' to continue downloading songs for usage offline. However, t...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I keep on getting an error message saying that my 'library is full' and that I 'need to re...
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Latest update from spotify on android

i find that the latest update for spotify premium on android sets the user interface back quite a bit and i think its trash. I have had songs randomly stop or start over. There is a long delay to try to do anything. One of my biggest issues is splitt...

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  • i find that the latest update for spotify premium on android sets the user interface back quite a bit and i think its trash. I have had songs randomly stop or start over. There is a long delay to try...
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Android: I can't Shuffle Everytime I chose a new song

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDevice(Samsung Galaxy 6+ Edge)Operating System(Android N) My Question or IssueI'm having problem whenever I chose a brand new song in the Liked Playlist. For example if I was scrolling for a song that I like I would just pre...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device (Samsung Galaxy 6+ Edge) Operating System (Android N)   My Question or Issue I'm having problem whenever I chose a brand new song in the Li...
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