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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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April 9th update is crashing and rebooting my Google Pixel 3

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGoogle Pixel 3XLOperating SystemAndroid 9 Pie My Question or IssueI have used and loved Spotify for years and years. And when I say "use", I mean I REALLY use Spotify. It is playing on my phone about 9 hours a day...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Google Pixel 3XL Operating System Android 9 Pie   My Question or Issue I have used and loved Spotify for years and years. And when I say "use"...
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Spotify Insanely Slow on Specific Device

Hello, I am on a Premium Family Plan in Canada. When using spotify on my Asus Zenfone 4 Pro running Andriod 8.0.0 My Issue is that IT is painfully slow to boot up and load Menus, songs and playlists. Music often skips in both my car (on 4g network an...

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  • Hello, I am on a Premium Family Plan in Canada. When using spotify on my Asus Zenfone 4 Pro running Andriod 8.0.0     My Issue is that IT is painfully slow to boot up and load Menus, son...
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Downloading all saved albums

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid (latest) My Question or IssueI can no longer find a way to download all saved albums, is there a way to do it now that not everything is added to saved songs? I'm having this problem ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK  Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android (latest)    My Question or Issue I can no longer find a way to download all saved albums, is there a...
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Can't stop downloading songs automatically

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung A5Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHello. So I keep having the same problem regarding my Library song's automatically downloading, even though I have disabled that function. Can't seem to find any solution ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung A5 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hello. So I keep having the same problem regarding my Library song's automatically...
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Playlists and folders displayed in wrong order on Android

Hi everybody, I have a problem with the order of my playlists and folders on my Android smartphone. The right order I set on Desktop does not appear when I press on "Playlists" on my phone, but it only appears when I want to add a song to a Playlist....

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  • Hi everybody, I have a problem with the order of my playlists and folders on my Android smartphone. The right order I set on Desktop does not appear when I press on "Playlists" on my phone, but it on...
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Certain local files won't download to my Samsung S6 edge

I am trying to put some songs that I have that aren't available on spotify onto my phone, most of them download albeit with a lot of convincing for some of them (having to make a new playlist just to download one song, changing the names of the files...

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  • I am trying to put some songs that I have that aren't available on spotify onto my phone, most of them download albeit with a lot of convincing for some of them (having to make a new playlist just to...
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Other] Persistent download every day

Every day, at least once a day, I get a notification that Spotify is downloading something. It never progresses and never finishes I've checked to see what may be trying to download but can't see anything that needs to complete or start downloading. ...

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  • Every day, at least once a day, I get a notification that Spotify is downloading something.    It never progresses and never finishes    I've checked to see what may be trying...
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Lock-Screen Buttons not responsive

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemOne UI version 1.0Adroid version 9 My Question or IssueThe on-screen buttons (lock-screen) are not working any more. I'm not sure if it just stoped working or maby related with an Androi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System One UI version 1.0 Adroid version 9   My Question or Issue The on-screen buttons (lock-screen) are not working a...
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working, android pie.

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceGalaxy S8(G950FD) Operating SystemAndroid Pie (9)My Question or Issue: Autoplay works at random, and most of the time doesn't work at all. After the song I searched for is over, it just stops the music and not playing si...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device Galaxy S8(G950FD)  Operating System Android Pie (9) My Question or Issue:  Autoplay works at random, and most of the time doesn't work at all.&nb...
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Can't find Release Radar and Daily Mixes

PlanPremiumCountryFinland, but account is DutchDeviceHonor 5COperating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or IssueWhy I don't find my music library and Release Radar and Daily Mixes.

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  •   Plan Premium Country Finland, but account is Dutch Device Honor 5C Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue Why I don't find my music library and Release Radar and D...
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Downloaded music randomly removed, have to re download them all the time

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceHTCOperating SystemAndroid 5 My Question or IssueI have quite a few playlists donwloaded. But from time to time, and rather frequently, Spotify decides to remove them, and I have to re-download them. It always gets me by...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device HTC Operating System Android 5   My Question or Issue I have quite a few playlists donwloaded.  But from time to time, and rather frequently, Sp...
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Facebook connection not working

PlanFamily premiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceXiaomi Mi 8 LiteOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue I cannot link my facebook account to my Spotify account. I click on "connect facebook" and nothing happens (photo below). Some solutions?

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  • Plan Family premium Country Slovakia Device Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue   I cannot link my facebook account to my Spotify account. I clic...
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Playlist not playing one specific artist.

PlanPremiumCountryPortugal DeviceXiaomi MI 5XOperating SystemMIUI 9.5 My kpop playlists refuse to play one artist, (G)I-DLE.Tried deleting everything, creating new playlists, restarting and resetting my phone, nothing works.Tried starting the playlis...

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  • Plan Premium Country Portugal   Device Xiaomi MI 5X Operating System MIUI 9.5   My kpop playlists refuse to play one artist, (G)I-DLE. Tried deleting everything, creating new p...
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Playing on phone, but skips between Echo devices

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 9Operating SystemAndroid OneUI (Pie) My Question or IssueWhile mowing my lawn the other day, I had Spotify set to play only on my phone. After a few minutes, it stopped playing. I checked, and I found th...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Operating System Android OneUI (Pie)   My Question or Issue While mowing my lawn the other day, I had Spotify set to play only on ...
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SD Card Problem

I bought a Micro SD card just so I can download songs on Spotify. It was completely problem-free and I used it for almost a year. Now I've switched to a newer phone and I used the same SD Card for almost a month. But suddenly 2 days ago I got an erro...

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  • I bought a Micro SD card just so I can download songs on Spotify. It was completely problem-free and I used it for almost a year. Now I've switched to a newer phone and I used the same SD Card for al...
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[Android] have to download whole spotify songs over and over again.

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(Samsung Galaxy Note Operating System(Android 9) My Question or IssueIt happened now quite a few times that I have to download my whole music on spotify for playing offline. Seems to happen randomly. It is very annoying...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device (Samsung Galaxy Note 😎 Operating System (Android 9)   My Question or Issue It happened now quite a few times that I have to download my whole ...
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Media Controls Not working On Lock Screen

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy 10+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueThe Media Controls displayed on my phones lock screen do not work at all. Once I unlock my phone, I am able to change the songs just fine in both the Spotify ap...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy 10+ Operating System Android 9    My Question or Issue The Media Controls displayed on my phones lock screen do not work at all. Once...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify spinnt

Guten Morgen, ich habe seit 2 Tagen das Problem das mein Huawei P20 im Mini Clubman 2018 zwar die Lieder abspielt, ich kann aber weder ein Lied vor noch zurück seppen. (Bei anderen Handys z.B S7 geht es). Ich wollte jetzt mein Handy an mein Laptop pe...

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  • Guten Morgen,   ich habe seit 2 Tagen das Problem das mein Huawei P20 im Mini Clubman 2018 zwar die Lieder abspielt, ich kann aber weder ein Lied vor noch zurück seppen. (Bei anderen Handys z....
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Android data usage

Issues resolved by chatting to support. Thanks 

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Behind the Lyrics & BT Problem

Hello, I've had issues with my Spotify since the last app update.1. The "Behind the Lyrics" setting can not be disabled. The point is no longer in the menu. Is that a mistake or normal?2. Since the last update, the app does not automatically open and...

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  • Hello,   I've had issues with my Spotify since the last app update. 1. The "Behind the Lyrics" setting can not be disabled. The point is no longer in the menu. Is that a mistake or norma...
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