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New Android Feature: Swipe to queue songs

Android users voiced their feedback and Spotify has listened. This feature was previously only available in the iOS app. You can now swipe to queue songs in the Android app! This new feature is currently rolling out to Premium users so you should see...

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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!! Now Playing screen changes when connected to a Bluetooth transmitter

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Album Art Andoid

Spotify Premium, Andoid album art has disappeared. Now all I get is this...

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Problems with logging on while offline

I think I have found a glitch while logging on to Spotify when it was previously offline.On my mobile phone, I use Spotify in offline mode to save on my mobile data while listening to Spotify in the car. Now the app did log out and I cannot log in ag...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs added to a playlist at the same time are in the wrong order

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceHuawei Honor 8 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue If I add one or more whole albums they appear in alphabetical order and not sorted by album and song order (according to the album added). I have the pl...

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PlanPremiumCountryUS Happening on both android and windows On the way home I was listening to Spotify on my android phone. It went to an album called Volunteer by Old Crow Medicine show and keeps starting and repeating the early parts of songs. I had...

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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGalaxy S8+Operating SystemOreo My Question or IssueSuddenly when I connect to BT on my aftermarket Sony car stereo, the song screen (artwork and ability to swipe to next/prev song) changes to some screen without artwork and...

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USAPREMIUM GOOGLE PIXEL 2ANDROID 8.1 When receiving a phone call while music is playing on Spotify, the maximum volume changes (lower). Only way to correct it is by restarting the phone

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Solved!! App crashes when I press the search button

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Solved!! Search doesn't work correctly

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