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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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Spotify starts playing randomly on my locked android

PlanPremium CountrySweden DeviceOnePlus 6 Operating SystemOxygenOs 9.0.3 My Question or IssueMy phone starts playing seemingly random songs (not from my playlists) even when it's locked and I'm not playing it myself from another source. I know I'm th...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Sweden   Device OnePlus 6   Operating System OxygenOs 9.0.3   My Question or Issue My phone starts playing seemingly random songs (not from my ...
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Spotify Starts Playing Randomly on Android Phone

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceOneplus 6Operating SystemOxygenOS 9.0.3 My Question or Issue Starting today, my phone would randomly start playing songs on Spotify while the phone was locked and without me opening Spotify myself. It is getting annoying beca...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Oneplus 6 Operating System OxygenOS 9.0.3   My Question or Issue  Starting today, my phone would randomly start playing songs on Spotify while t...
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Spotify "Play on this phone" doesnt work in android auto?

Hi All, So I have Spotify (I am premium) on my iPhone XR, my home PC, My work PC and on my Android head unit running Android Auto. Currently, if I am listening on my home/work pc then when I bring up my phone it generally starts playing where I left ...

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  • Hi All,   So I have Spotify (I am premium) on my iPhone XR, my home PC, My work PC and on my Android head unit running Android Auto. Currently, if I am listening on my home/work pc t...
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Devices Detect works bad

PlanPremiumCountryPoland DeviceSamsung Galaxy A3Operating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 My Question or IssueI have spotify on the phone and on a linux machine (linux mint 18). Spotify on the linux is running (not playing songs necessarily) all the time but the...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland  Device Samsung Galaxy A3 Operating System Android 6.0.1   My Question or Issue I have spotify on the phone and on a linux machine (linux mint 18). Spo...
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App Not Working on Razer Phone 2

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceRazer Phone 2Operating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.1.0 My Question or Issue The app doesnt work like it did on my Samsung S9+. I cannot turn off Data Saver so the music quality is garbage. I can turn the phone to get Datat saver ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Razer Phone 2 Operating System Android Oreo 8.1.0   My Question or Issue  The app doesnt work like it did on my Samsung S9+. I cannot turn of...
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Solved!! App stuck on car mode or premium user given free app

PlanPremiumCountry/usa MOTO z2 play android App no longer lets me see my artists or songs. All my songs have been moved to favorite playlist and they no longer populate the artist or album tab. I don't know if they are testing or this is a bug, but i...

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  • Plan Premium Country /usa  MOTO z2 play   android  App no longer lets me see my artists or songs. All my songs have been moved to favorite playlist and they no longer populate t...
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Artist Tab

As you can see from the screen shot below, the Artist tab isn't loading anything except the bands name, yet I have 85 songs downloaded and can only play their music through the Songs tab. What's the cause of this issue? This is happening with numerou...

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  • As you can see from the screen shot below, the Artist tab isn't loading anything except the bands name, yet I have 85 songs downloaded and can only play their music through the Songs tab. What's the ...
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Cant play an album

PlanFreeCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating System Android My Question or Issue I tried to play appetit for destruction by GnR, but the green play button disappeard. What happened?

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  • Plan Free Country   Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System  Android   My Question or Issue  I tried to play appetit for destruction by GnR, but the green play button ...
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Albums folder doesn't load on Android 8.0.0 I get the green circle instead but nothing happens

PlanPremiumCountry SpainDeviceOne Plus 3TOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0Spotify version8.4.92.949 My Question or Issue When I try to reach my Albums folder in my library, it shows the green circle and the folder doesn't load at all. I have this problem...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Spain Device One Plus 3T Operating System Android 8.0.0 Spotify version 8.4.92.949   My Question or Issue  When I try to reach my Albums folder in my ...
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[Bug] Previous button is disabled for song with 'new' UI when shuffling through a playlist

Plan - PremiumCountry - USA Device - Nexus 5XOperating System - Android O My Question or Issue Found this pretty niche UI bug, not sure exactly which of the steps below are required but I'm not able to narrow it down anymore on my phone. Repro: - Add...

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  • Plan - Premium Country - USA   Device - Nexus 5X Operating System - Android O   My Question or Issue  Found this pretty niche UI bug, not sure exactly which of the steps be...
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Infinite Loading in Albums

Yeah hi, The Spotify app is pi**ing me off sooo much for the past week.First, for some StUPID reason I cant download any songs. And now suddenly, out of nowhere I CAN download songs, but when I downloaded Lady Gaga Shallow, there is an infinite loadi...

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  • Yeah hi, The Spotify app is pi**ing me off sooo much for the past week. First, for some StUPID reason I cant download any songs. And now suddenly, out of nowhere I CAN download songs, but when I dow...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Genius: Behind the lyrics

Is Genius: Behind the lyrics not availiable anymore on Android? If not Why? I really liked it and i miss it!

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  • Is Genius: Behind the lyrics not availiable anymore on Android? If not Why? I really liked it and i miss it!
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Spotify not stopping when an incoming call comes through

PlanPremium CountryIreland DeviceGoogle pixel 2 Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue When I listen to Spotify, if I get a phonecall it just plays over. I've missed so many calls due to this and I've no idea how to fix it. I've tried to h...

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  •     Plan Premium   Country Ireland    Device Google pixel 2   Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue   When I listen to Spot...
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Album library on ONE device refuses to load

PlanFree/PremiumCountry United KingdomDevicePocophone F1Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueSo I fancied listening to an album today and, whilst on the underground, the album list wouldn't load with the green icon perpetually spinning. Ne...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country  United Kingdom Device Pocophone F1 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue So I fancied listening to an album today and, whilst on t...
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Liked song from notification does not get saved

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceHuawei P9Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue When I 'like' song from notification center, it does not get saved. Liked couple of songs yesterday but cannot find them anymore. See screenshots attached.

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Huawei P9 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue  When I 'like' song from notification center, it does not get saved. Liked couple ...
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Interface Issue

PlanPremium Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueThe interface of my friend is completely different on the button "Your library"(1 picture), this is not so convenient. There are a lot more buttons in my interface(2 picture), while a friend has...

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  • Plan Premium  Operating System Android   My Question or Issue The interface of my friend is completely different on the button  "Your library"(1 picture), this is not s...
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Download problems

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue Everytime my playlist are downloading the storage go go my SD card to my phone. I want my music stay on the SD card but i can't

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  •   Plan Premium Country  France Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue  Everytime my playlist are downloading the storage go go my...
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Spotify alle Alben button nicht da

PlanPremiumCountry DeutschlandDeviceHuawei Mate 20 proOperating System Android My Question or Issue Hallo ich habe ein Problem mit den Hörbücher. Wenn ich zum beispiel die drei Suche gibt es bei mir den Punkt alle Alben anzeigen leider nicht ich habe...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Deutschland Device Huawei Mate 20 pro Operating System  Android   My Question or Issue  Hallo ich habe ein Problem mit den Hörbücher. Wenn ich zum ...
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Can't Listen to songs added from local files on mobile device

I added songs from Local Files on my PC to a playlist, and set it to download. I can listen to those songs on my PC but they just show up as grey on my phone, which also has the playlist set to download. Tried restarting, disabling firewall, deleting...

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  • I added songs from Local Files on my PC to a playlist, and set it to download.  I can listen to those songs on my PC but they just show up as grey on my phone, which also has the playlist set to...
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Canciones bloqueadas

Hola! Alguien sabe a qué se debe que algunas canciones de ciertos artistas salen "deshabilitadas" o sea, si se ven en la lista de reproducción del artista pero salen en gris y no se pueden reproducir? Me pasa con el grupo Dir En Grey, solamente sale ...

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  • Hola! Alguien sabe a qué se debe que algunas canciones de ciertos artistas salen "deshabilitadas" o sea, si se ven en la lista de reproducción del artista pero salen en gris y no se pueden reproducir...
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