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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 How can i fix my spotify display bar?

My spotify display bar (which displays which song is playing, is right under the notification bar on Android) is stuck on one sone. And it shows a different slide additionally whenever i play a new song (sorry if that's too confusing)

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  • My spotify display bar (which displays which song is playing, is right under the notification bar on Android) is stuck on one sone. And it shows a different slide additionally whenever i play a new s...
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Superuser Contribution “Liked songs” on android auto stuck on “loading Content”

I recently bought a new vehicle that has android auto. I have downloaded and installed the Spotify app, which generally works fine, with one exception. The “liked songs” playlist just says “loading content”. I’ve let it sit for 30 minutes, and nothin...

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  • I recently bought a new vehicle that has android auto. I have downloaded and installed the Spotify app, which generally works fine, with one exception.   The “liked songs” playlist just says “...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify isn't playing on mobile data on android. It will only play on Wifi.

Spotify will not play any music or podcasts on android devices while being on mobile data. It will only play correctly on wifi. I've cleared my cache through the app, restarted the app, and deleted and reinstalled the app and the problem still isn't ...

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  • Spotify will not play any music or podcasts on android devices while being on mobile data. It will only play correctly on wifi. I've cleared my cache through the app, restarted the app, and deleted a...
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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 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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Solved!!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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How to remove a song from liked songs.

I am trying to remove songs from liked songs

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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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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 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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Changing playlist picture on Chromebook

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung ChromebookOperating SystemChrome OSMy Question or IssueIs there a way to change the playlist cover photo on a Chromebook? I've heard other people say you need to have a desktop computer to change the picture, but I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Chromebook Operating System Chrome OS My Question or Issue Is there a way to change the playlist cover photo on a Chromebook? I've heard other people ...
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Superuser Contribution Samsung TV App - TV model #QN75QN90BAFXZC

Spotify randomly stopped working on my brand new Samsung TV. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, logging out and back in, hard reset of TV and WiFi. My TV firmare, iPhone, iOS Spotify, and Samsung TV Spotify are all up-to-date. I press play on ...

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  • Spotify randomly stopped working on my brand new Samsung TV. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, logging out and back in, hard reset of TV and WiFi. My TV firmare, iPhone, iOS Spotify, and Sams...
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Spotify app turns phone on and off

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines My Question or IssueWhenever I open spotify my phone would suddenly constantly turn on and off and make it unusable. I'd have to restart my phone so I can use it again. I've tried clearing cache, storage, and even reinst...

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines    My Question or Issue Whenever I open spotify my phone would suddenly constantly turn on and off and make it unusable. I'd have to restart my phone ...
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Superuser Contribution Album art become blur

The album art from spotify on my custom widget become very blur after the latest beta update. I need to reverse to previous version to fix this issue. I hope in future releases, this issue will be gone.

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  • The album art from spotify on my custom widget become very blur after the latest beta update. I need to reverse to previous version to fix this issue. I hope in future releases, this issue will be go...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Loading podcasts very slow

Plan PremiumCountry NetherlandsDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7 My Question or IssueLoading or browsing through my podcasts takes forever. It doesn't matter whether I am on wi-fi or on 4G; it will take at least one minute to be able to see my podcasts. (The l...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Samsung Galaxy S7     My Question or Issue Loading or browsing through my podcasts takes forever. It doesn't matter whether I am ...
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