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Solved!! 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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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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'Made for you' gone

PlanPremiumOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueThe made for you option is gone since the latest update. There's no daily mixes and weekly mixes. I searched in the app but couldn't find the option anywhere.

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  •   Plan Premium Operating System Android   My Question or Issue The made for you option is gone since the latest update. There's no daily mixes and weekly mixes. I searched in the app...
  • Bittencourt
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Artists/Albums not showing entries that correspond to songs inside my library

PlanPremiumIndia Device(Pixel 2 XL)Operating System(Android Pie) The first three screenshorts are from my Pixel 2 XL (Android Phone). If you see the first 2 screenshots, no Artists or Albums appear under their respective tabs. Meanwhile, if you check...

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  • Plan Premium India   Device (Pixel 2 XL) Operating System (Android Pie)   The first three screenshorts are from my Pixel 2 XL (Android Phone). If you see the first 2 screenshots, n...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play the next song

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueIf I search for an artist and open "all songs" and select the song I want to listen at. When the song has come to the end spotify just loop the selected s...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue If I search for an artist and open "all songs" and select the song I want to l...
  • Jemi
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Trouble with downloading

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceHuawei Y6 2018Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueI have problems with downloading music. I have a 128 GB SD card that should be more than enough for the music i want to download to it. The download settin...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device Huawei Y6 2018 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue I have problems with downloading music. I have a 128 GB SD card that sho...
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Why am i not able to play certain songs?

Premium Country India DeviceXiaomiOperating SystemAndroid Marshmallow My Question or IssueHi, i am a premium user from India. As soon as i got the news that spotify had just launched here i went straight to it, used it for a couple of days and then g...

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  •   Premium   Country India   Device Xiaomi Operating System Android Marshmallow   My Question or Issue Hi, i am a premium user from India. As soon as i got the news that...
  • xoholo
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Solved!! Can't play the song

As the picture there why i can't play the music in my spotify?

  • Newbie
  • As the picture there why i can't play the music in my spotify?
  • xoholo
  • Composer
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Account logged out and locked out afters battery dies

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceSony Z5 CompactOperating SystemAndroid latestMy Question or IssueAs in headline. After the battery dies, starting phone up again, no way to log in except after reinstalling the app. Apparently this is an old issue, but ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Sony Z5 Compact Operating System Android latest My Question or Issue As in headline. After the battery dies, starting phone up again, no way to log in exc...
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Unsave all the Song from an Album in One Click Doesn't Work Anymore

After the new update, when I delete my downloaded file (for example, an album, which automatically makes all songs from that album added to the Saved Song list), I cannot unsave all the songs except do it manually for each songs, previously I only ne...

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  • After the new update, when I delete my downloaded file (for example, an album, which automatically makes all songs from that album added to the Saved Song list),  I cannot unsave all the songs e...
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Corrupted bluetooth control after last update

Something got bad after the last spotify update: previously when establishing a bluetooth connection with my car the music automaticlly started. i was able to skip tracks forth and back with the car control keys instantly. now after the last update i...

  • Casual Listener
  • Something got bad after the last spotify update:   previously when establishing a bluetooth connection with my car the music automaticlly started. i was able to skip tracks forth and back with...
  • serkT21
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Spotify stops playing?

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHi all, Just recently, Spotify will sometimes stop playing. Sometimes when my phone locks, sometimes just out of the blue. So I have to hit play to resume ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia  Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue Hi all,   Just recently, Spotify will sometimes stop playing....
  • verflucht88
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Solved!! Google assistent

Hello premium user here in Sweden here I just got my new Samsung s10 plus and decided to start trying to use Google assistent with my spotify account. However i cant get it to start playing music it opens the app and search the artist and/or song nam...

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  • Hello premium user here in Sweden here   I just got my new Samsung s10 plus and decided to start trying to use Google assistent with my spotify account.   However i cant get it to start...
  • Daanne
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Which music service will you be switching to now that Spotify sucks?

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceSamsung Galaxy S6 My Question or IssueSpotify is pulling a snapchat. They went from one of my favorite apps to a steaming pile of garbage not worth paying for with this new update. Looks like I'll be finding another music ...

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  • Plan Premium Country U.S. Device Samsung Galaxy S6   My Question or Issue Spotify is pulling a snapchat. They went from one of my favorite apps to a steaming pile of garbage not worth pa...
  • Heyjerry
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Solved!! no app on galaxy watch?

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceGalaxy watchMy Question or IssueHelp! I can't find the spotify app in galaxy apps!? What am I doing wrong? Is it only in the US?

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Galaxy watch My Question or Issue Help! I can't find the spotify app in galaxy apps!? What am I doing wrong? Is it only in the US?
  • Mantisentil
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How to keep the Spotify notification permanently in the notification screen

PlanPremiumCountry France DeviceSamsung Galaxy S9 Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueHow to keep the Spotify notification permanently in the notification screen? Because my homescreen widget requires this to work properly. I whitelisted ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  France  Device Samsung Galaxy S9  Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue How to keep the Spotify notification permanently in the notif...
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Superuser Contribution No longer displays the artist I've downloaded.

My Question or IssueSo I normally download an album or two from a particular artist, then once I'm in offline mode, I'll search through downloaded artist and then listen to those albums. However the past two weeks, whenever I download something new, ...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Question or Issue So I normally download an album or two from a particular artist, then once I'm in offline mode, I'll search through downloaded artist and then listen to those albums. ...
  • Deadjim
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[Desktop] Headphone Play/Pause/Skip Buttons with Spotify

PlanPremium FamilyCountryAustralia DeviceSamsung Galaxy 7 / Samsung Note 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo / PieSpotify Version8.4.95.785 My Question or IssueMy wife and I both have Aftershokz Trekz headphones (Air and Titanium models respectivly) and in...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country Australia   Device Samsung Galaxy 7 / Samsung Note 9 Operating System Android Oreo / Pie Spotify Version 8.4.95.785   My Question or Issue My wife a...
  • Mantisentil
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Spotify shows wrong device name: " Listening on this phone" instead of Speaker's name when casting

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceNexus 7 Operating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 My Question or Issuephone: Spotify -> devices available ->Den speaker 14 google cast - is availableListening on this phone is highlighted Video is attached.

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Nexus 7  Operating System Android 7.1.1   My Question or Issue phone: Spotify -> devices available -> Den speaker 14 google cast - is av...
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Android TV distortion

CountryUSDeviceMI Box SOperating SystemAndroid TV Oreo 8.1 My Question or IssueThe MI Box S Oreo channel or homescreen widget's album artwork is really distorted. I uninstalled updates and cleared data. Nothing worked. It is like that on my brother's...

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  •   Country US Device MI Box S Operating System Android TV Oreo 8.1   My Question or Issue The MI Box S Oreo channel or homescreen widget's album artwork is really distorted. I uni...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Skip buttons on my car radio not working with Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom Device:Samsung galaxy s10 Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen connected to my car radio through Bluetooth none of the pause or skip buttons work and I have no control, does anyone have a solution

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom  Device: Samsung galaxy s10  Operating System Android    My Question or Issue When connected to my car radio through Bluetooth none o...
  • Peter
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Downloading without storage permission

PlanPremiumUnited Kingdom DeviceSamsung Galaxy 10 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 9 I have noticed that I haven't given the Spotify app any permissions including the storage permission. However I have more than 600 songs downloaded on my device and just ...

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  • Plan Premium United Kingdom   Device Samsung Galaxy 10 Plus Operating System Android 9   I have noticed that I haven't given the Spotify app any permissions including the storage...
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