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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...

Amayy
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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...

Daniel
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Daniel
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
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Alex
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Superuser Contribution Automatic song play from search

Songs do not play automatically from search after a song is finished and I have a premium account. This used to work befor but not anymore, does anyone know why? Thanks!

Guru5
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Songs do not play automatically from search after a song is finished and I have a premium account. This used to work befor but not anymore, does anyone know why? Thanks!
2019-01-08 1:16:06 AM
2019-01-16 10:13:01 AM
Guru5
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See More Section

I have just gotten the new spotify update on my android device, and to say it is disatisfying, is putting it lightly, to me spotify has just taken 1 step forward and 100 steps back. Anyway, when viewing an artists page on mobile it just displays a ma...

louisboard46
Newbie
I have just gotten the new spotify update on my android device, and to say it is disatisfying, is putting it lightly, to me spotify has just taken 1 step forward and 100 steps back. Anyway, when view...
2019-01-16 6:23:19 AM
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I can't download podcasts

PlanPremiumCountry United kKingdoDeviceOne plus 6t Operating System Android My Question or Issue I been downloading albums songs podcasts for offline use. But now I cannot download any podcasts there doesn't seem to be an option for it to be download...

Sulxi
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Plan Premium Country United kKingdo Device One plus 6t Operating System Android My Question or Issue I been downloading albums songs podcasts for offline ...
2019-01-16 3:02:47 AM
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Shared link opens Spotfiy - nothing happens

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceS9+Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue When someone shares a link with me, it opens spotify and then nothing happens. No music plays. There's nothing to make the music play. Only way I can get anything to happen...

user-removed
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Plan Free Country USA Device S9+ Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue When someone shares a link with me, it opens spotify and then nothing happens. No...
2019-01-16 1:30:23 AM
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Offline downloads to SD card

Plan: PremiumDevice: Huawei P10 Lite (android 8.0 I have a rather annoying problem with my spotify app. I have a decent collection of saved music on my device and it has been set to be saved to my SD card. Spotify however "forgets" this with each res...

nemismerem
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Plan: Premium Device: Huawei P10 Lite (android 8.0 I have a rather annoying problem with my spotify app. I have a decent collection of saved music on my device and it has been set to be sav...
2019-01-10 1:06:59 AM
2019-01-15 9:57:21 PM
Yngkush420
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sd card

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Shuffle all songs from all playlist

PlanPremiumCountry Czech RepublicDeviceSamsungOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Hi!I have my songs sorted in playlists and I can shuffle the songs in the playlists, but as I've noticed, there's no shuffle all button. Is there any way you c...

voj7ak
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device Samsung Operating System Android My Question or Issue Hi! I have my songs sorted in playlists and I can shuffle the songs in t...
2019-01-15 8:39:50 PM
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Solved!! Searchbar Missing on Android

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerland DeviceSamsung Galaxy s9Operating System Android 8.0 My Question or IssueI can't find the search bar or sorting function. Can't I just scroll up in a playlist and it should be shown? I'm using Spotify for many years and o...

XxBrianxX
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Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Samsung Galaxy s9 Operating System Android 8.0 My Question or Issue I can't find the search bar or sorting function. Can't I just ...
2019-01-14 8:51:00 PM
2019-01-15 8:14:20 PM
XxBrianxX
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Skip a track via bluetooth

Since i updatet to Android 9 i am not able to skip a song via bluetooth speaker.Sometimes it is working but sometimes the track is just stopping for two seconds and playing further from the place where i klicked the ">>|" button on my bluetooth speak...

MisterLister06
Newbie
Since i updatet to Android 9 i am not able to skip a song via bluetooth speaker. Sometimes it is working but sometimes the track is just stopping for two seconds and playing further from the...
2019-01-15 7:53:55 PM
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Android 9.0
bluetoot problems
Bluetooth play-pause button not working
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Huawei Mate P20 Pro Lockscreen Music Controls Not Working

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceHuawei Mate P20 ProOperating SystemEMUI9.0/Android 9 My Question or IssueI can't seem to get the Music Controls to appear on the lock screen of the Huawei Mate P20 Pro no matter what I do. I've researched multiple solut...

hiimvictor
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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Huawei Mate P20 Pro Operating System EMUI9.0/Android 9 My Question or Issue I can't seem to get the Music Controls to appear on the lock scre...
2019-01-15 7:11:08 PM
2019-01-15 7:53:52 PM
hiimvictor
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are you serious?

so recently i just got a spotify premium card because after using the free app (which is inferior) i decided to check it out. So are you telling me you guys dont have song sorting, the queue, or proper shuffling on the free app so you could move to t...

lumster49
Roadie
so recently i just got a spotify premium card because after using the free app (which is inferior) i decided to check it out. So are you telling me you guys dont have song sorting, the qu...
2019-01-15 4:29:39 PM
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App should use internal cache to display home and library views

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceMoto G5 plus, Pixel 3Operating SystemAndroid 6, 7, 8, 9 My Question or IssueI have been using Spotify on Android for several years on several devices. All of them have had the same issue : when starting the app , the ap...

Kartaguez
Newbie
Plan Premium Country France Device Moto G5 plus, Pixel 3 Operating System Android 6, 7, 8, 9 My Question or Issue I have been using Spotify on Android for several years on seve...
2019-01-15 12:07:49 PM
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Sound is too low

I want to increase the sound of the volume... Im at max and it sound very quiet... And im not talking about increasing the freakin bass... I listen to punk rock and metal... The apps is clearly not meant to listen to this type of music... I want loud...

Dowset
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I want to increase the sound of the volume... Im at max and it sound very quiet... And im not talking about increasing the freakin bass... I listen to punk rock and metal... The apps is clear...
2019-01-15 4:28:01 AM
2019-01-15 12:04:03 PM
Yngkush420
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Solved!! Add Follow playlist as your own

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceSamsung S7 EdgeOperating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or Issue If I follow a playlist and want to add it as my own so I can customize and add music, how do I do it?

antin85
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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Samsung S7 Edge Operating System Android 8.0 My Question or Issue If I follow a playlist and want to add it as my own so I can customiz...
2019-01-13 3:45:25 PM
2019-01-15 12:02:45 PM
antin85
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Lockscreen Album Art

For 3 YEARS I have patiently waited for Spotify to add a feature to disable the fact that the album art replaces your wallpaper. Some albums have explicit art and generally, I'd rather have my original wallpaper. Google Play Music has had it for year...

KeshavM
Newbie
For 3 YEARS I have patiently waited for Spotify to add a feature to disable the fact that the album art replaces your wallpaper. Some albums have explicit art and generally, I'd rather have m...
2019-01-15 4:59:08 AM
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App don't acess menu and crashing

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceMoto G 4 Play Operating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 Hi, guys. I have a problem with the app, is basically:When I click in a menu for open, the app don't open the Menu and after it closes alone. I've reinstalled, but the problem ...

user-removed
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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Moto G 4 Play Operating System Android 7.1.1 Hi, guys. I have a problem with the app, is basically: When I click in a menu for open, the app ...
2019-01-15 4:25:11 AM
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Extremely long menu load times and random crashes

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLG V30Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or Issue Ever since yesterday the app on my android phone has been extremely buggy. Taking a long time to start songs back up after pausing, menus take an extremely long time to...

Frosternal
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country USA Device LG V30 Operating System Android 8.0 My Question or Issue Ever since yesterday the app on my android phone has been extremely buggy. Taking a lon...
2019-01-14 12:25:33 AM
2019-01-15 4:09:47 AM
Frosternal
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Screen rotate not working

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0Spotify Version8.4.88.150 My Question or IssueSpotify will rotate in all settings except the playback viewing mode (where the album cover is shown). I've downloaded t...

Niquitabanana
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android 8.0.0 Spotify Version 8.4.88.150 My Question or Issue Spotify will rotate in all settings except...
2019-01-15 3:33:31 AM
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I just see a bar in my huawei honor 8x i want to see all the lockscreen with my music.

PlanPremiumCountry ColombiqDevice Huawei Honor 8xOperating SystemAndroid oreo 8.1 My Question or Issue I want to see the entire lockscreen the music i am listening, it shows just a bar a little bar and i want to see the entire lockscreen with the mus...

Eaglejpgamer1
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Colombiq Device Huawei Honor 8x Operating System Android oreo 8.1 My Question or Issue I want to see the entire lockscreen the musi...
2019-01-15 2:35:31 AM
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lockscreen
Lockscreen control

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Hacked account

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDeviceRedmi Note 4Operating System Androdi 7.0 NRD90M My Question or Issue Hello, So my account as been hacked left and right and they had to re-set my subscription with consequent loss of downloaded songs. In reading other to...

moto1860
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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Redmi Note 4 Operating System Androdi 7.0 NRD90M My Question or Issue Hello, So my account as been hacked left and right ...
2019-01-14 8:57:59 PM
2019-01-15 2:33:44 AM
Loxer
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Playing in offline mode

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceGalaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.0 My Question or IssueI'm in offline mode and I search for some artist I have plenty of musics downloaded and I hit play on the first song of the list found.When the first song e...

GoviBR
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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android Oreo 8.0 My Question or Issue I'm in offline mode and I search for some artist I have plenty of musics ...
2019-01-08 11:15:08 AM
2019-01-15 1:12:06 AM
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