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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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Size of songs?

I have a question to ask more like a comparison. Using spotify songs takes more storage than mp3? Or there is no difference between mp3 and spotify songs in the size? If you were to compare a same song or something.

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  • I have a question to ask more like a comparison.   Using spotify songs takes more storage than mp3? Or there is no difference between mp3 and spotify songs in the size?   If you were to...
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Android app keeps crashing

PlanPremium student with HuluCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueThe app keeps crashing. Itll play one song and just become unusable. Sometimes the app won't even load. Other times it just freezes where ...

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  • Plan Premium student with Hulu Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue The app keeps crashing. Itll play one song and just beco...
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Downloads from "Mix of the week"

Hello everybody,I have marked my "mix of the week"-playlist for download. What happens on Monday with the old songs, when they disappear from the mix of the week? Will they be automatically deleted from the phone memory, or will they stay in the phon...

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  • Hello everybody, I have marked my "mix of the week"-playlist for download. What happens on Monday with the old songs, when they disappear from the mix of the week? Will they be automatically deleted...
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Spotify won't download over wifi if mobile data is set to wrong sim card

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceOnePlus 6T A6013Operating SystemOxygenOS 9.0.11 My Question or IssueWhen I try to download over wifi Spotify asks me to enable downloading over cellular. I discovered that telling my phone to use my UK sim card for ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device OnePlus 6T A6013 Operating System OxygenOS 9.0.11   My Question or Issue When I try to download over wifi Spotify asks me to enable downloading ...
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Possibilità di vedere tutte le canzoni con un tasto

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceOne Plus 3tOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueSarebbe possibile aggiungere un tasto per permettere la visione di tutte le canzoni quando si cerca un artista/gruppo invece che aprire tutti gli album per cerc...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device One Plus 3t Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Sarebbe possibile aggiungere un tasto per permettere la visione di tutte le can...
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Swipe down to search gone?

PlanPremiumCountry Hong KongDeviceAsusOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue Swiping down to search songs is gone? I used to search by swiping down but it seems like it won't work now, it was such a nice feature, is there any way to enable ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Hong Kong Device Asus Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue  Swiping down to search songs is gone? I used to search by swiping dow...
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Single track repeat not working

PlanPremium Country GERDeviceSony Xperia XZ3Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue The repeat button changes from repeat all to off. Thus single track repeat unavailable. Spotifys latest version. Tested in several playlists and other environ...

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  • Plan Premium  Country  GER Device Sony Xperia XZ3 Operating System  Android 9   My Question or Issue  The repeat button changes from repeat all to off.  Thus ...
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[Bug] Album 'Recently Played' broken/ disordered

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceOneplus 3TOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issue Hi,When I filter my 'recently played' albums, they come up in a completely random order which does not correspond to the order I listened in.I know my account is not ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  UK Device Oneplus 3T Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue  Hi, When I filter my 'recently played' albums, they come up in a completely ran...
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Emojis in Playlist description not displayed (Android)

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Germany DeviceHuawei P20Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHey, I put emojis in my playlist desricption and it's well displayed on my desktop Spotify Version (Windows 10), but the icons...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Germany   Device Huawei P20 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hey, I put emojis in my playlist desri...
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App Crashes Immediately Upon Opening

PlanPremium - Family Country USA DeviceLG G6 Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI am attempting to run Spotify version 8.4.91.861. However, immediately after the app opens, it crashes. I have attempted several re-installs at this point, each...

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  • Plan Premium - Family   Country  USA   Device LG G6   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I am attempting to run Spotify version 8.4.91.861. However,...
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Android app problems

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceSamsung S9Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueMy playback is garbage Constantly stopping and starting songs while listening, even downloaded ones , takes forever to load any of the pages, (playlists, artis...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Samsung S9 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue My playback is garbage  Constantly stopping and starting songs while lis...
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Superuser Contribution Offline mode with Android Auto

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePixel (Original)Operating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or Issue As of Android Auto's 11/29 update, I can no longer control Spotify through Android Auto (A.A.) in offline mode. If I initiate it on my phone, either before o...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Pixel (Original) Operating System Android 9.0   My Question or Issue  As of Android Auto's 11/29 update, I can no longer control Spotify thro...
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Grey Songs on my phone

Hello Friends and Spotify Family So I had this problem last time and I don't remember how I fixed it.So I downloaded some songs from the web back when I didnt have premium. I have the songs on my computer and it plays but when I use it on my phone th...

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  • Hello Friends and Spotify Family So I had this problem last time and I don't remember how I fixed it. So I downloaded some songs from the web back when I didnt have premium. I have the songs on my c...
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Spotify is constantly deleting my downloads

Spotify is regularly (few times a month) deleting my downloaded albums. Today, it happened again, but when I want to download them, it also saves them to my songs. Any suggestions?

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  • Spotify is regularly (few times a month) deleting my downloaded albums. Today, it happened again, but when I want to download them, it also saves them to my songs. Any suggestions?
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"Songs" tab not visible on Android 8.4.91.861

PlanPremiumCountryPoland DeviceAlcatel PIXI 4 7''Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I am having issue with browsing My Library. I am using:1. Alcatel 7'' tablet with Android and Spotify version 8.4.91.8612. Xiaomi Mi A1 phone with Android a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland   Device Alcatel PIXI 4 7'' Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  I am having issue with browsing My Library. I am using: 1. Alcatel ...
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Can't share to Instagram

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy S9+ My Question or Issue Can't share my music to instagram, both accounts are linked to the same facebook. This is hapening since my previous phone, the J7 Pro. Please help, I just changed my phone just to flex my good...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Galaxy S9+   My Question or Issue  Can't share my music to instagram, both accounts are linked to the same facebook. This is hapening sinc...
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Music stop when msg notifications pop up

I have Spotify on my huawei p20 android and every time I receive a msg or some notifications (but not all notifications, as for Facebook and Instagram) the music stop and I have to press play to listen the music again and again... I've tried to reins...

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  • I have Spotify on my huawei p20 android and every time I receive a msg or some notifications (but not all notifications, as for Facebook and Instagram) the music stop and I have to press play to list...
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App automatically logs off while I'm listening

Spotify is logging off like every 10-15 minutes, even when I'm using it and listening to music, it's super annoying. Sometimes app stops working, and while trying to log me off, it just crashes. PlanPremiumCountry Lithuania DeviceHuawei mate pro 20Op...

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  • Spotify is logging off like every 10-15 minutes, even when I'm using it and listening to music, it's super annoying.  Sometimes app stops working, and while trying to log me off, it just crashes...
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How to use Mobile & Desktop...

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceGoogle Pixel XL 2 - HP LaptopOperating SystemAndroid 9 - Windows 10My Question or IssueI like to use my phone to listen to podcasts on my commute. I also like to use my laptop to listen to music while at work during the da...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device Google Pixel XL 2 - HP Laptop Operating System Android 9 - Windows 10 My Question or Issue I like to use my phone to listen to podcasts on my commute.&n...
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Shuffle play on version 29 Jan 2019 with Premium

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceSamsung Galaxy 7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSince updating to the latest version of the Spotify app on Android, I cannot change/remove the Shuffle play function; nothing happens when I press the selectio...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device Samsung Galaxy 7 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Since updating to the latest version of the Spotify app on Android, I cannot change...
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